Chip and Joanna Gaines have publicly accused Bible-believing Christians of “hate” and “vitriol” and apparently become disciples of Oprah.
They made their fortune and fame from a TV show called Fixer Upper, where they renovate a house in a depressingly run down condition and turn it into a beautifully styled, functional family dream home.
19 million viewers tuned in every week for five seasons to watch them live their Texas-conservative family values as public Christians on the small screen.
In an interview with Oprah early this year, they described their global popularity as “a gift God handed to us” and “it’s not ours to begin with”.
The problem is, Chip and Joanna are very poorly formed Christians, if they’re genuine converts at all. Seeker-sensitive church strikes again!
Chip told Oprah – and the whole world – that despite his faith-filled upbringing, he never considered himself to be well versed in scriptures:
“I’m not a theologian. I don’t understand. We both grew up in pretty conservative Christian families, and we were brought up in Church in the very traditional sense. But I didn’t love to open the Bible and read the Bible for hours a day.”
All that is background for their latest decision to feature a homosexual couple raising twin boys they daily deprive of their mother via surrogacy, and thus normalise behaviour which God unambiguously condemns.
Chip Gaines was called out by Amercian media personality, Jon Root, who references 1 Peter 3:15 in his bio on X.
“Why are you promoting homosexuality as a Christian? Why compromise on the Bible’s clear teachings on this? Why support homosexuals buying kids? Disappointed would be an understatement…”
Chip replied by quoting that Scripture and with sarcasm.
“ “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,” 1 Peter 3:15
I really felt the hope, and gentleness and respect here.”
Katy Faust blew Chip’s biblical incompetence posing as Christian virtue apart with her reply:
“Can you “revere Christ as Lord” while normalising a household where children will never be able to obey the 5th commandment because two men:
– bought their genetic mother
– rented their birth mother
– are starving them of daily maternal love
It’s not the Internet to whom you will need to give an answer, Chip.”
Jon maintained a generously gracious posture, answering:
“Chip, this is obviously a clear Biblical issue & I simply & respectfully asked you questions. Instead, you deflect, paint me as the bad guy – claiming I’m not following Scripture, which I proudly display in my bio…
Why not answer the questions, Chip?
Why are you promoting gay marriage & gay surrogacy on your show as a Christian?”
The American Family Association commented:
“This is sad and disappointing, because Chip and Joanna Gaines have been very influential in the evangelical community. Moreover, in the past, they have stood firm on the sanctity of marriage regardless of the personal cost that has entailed. We aren’t sure why the Gaines have reversed course, but we are sure of this: Back to the Frontier promotes an unbiblical view of human sexuality, marriage, and family –– a view no Christian should embrace.”
Chip is doubling down on dumb, however, just 12 hours ago at time of me writing this with another comment defending his & Joanna’s decision as producers to pollute their show with content which no Christian family should watch with impressionable children.
“Talk, ask qustns, listen.. maybe even learn. Too much to ask of modern American Christian culture. Judge 1st, understand later/never
It’s a sad sunday when “non believers” have never been confronted with hate or vitriol until they are introduced to a modern American Christian💔”
Here’s my message to Chip and Joanna, all liberal (poorly-formed) Christians with a low view of Scripture, and all the non-Christians watching this skirmish.
Firstly, start reading your Bible a whole lot more – all of it, often.
When Jesus said, “Let him who is without sin cast the first stone,” it wasn’t a metaphor for criticism or judgement or ideological condemnation. It was literal execution with heavy rocks designed to break open skulls with fatal results. There is no Scripture anywhere, read in context, which forbids condemning sin or judging the unrighteousness of sinful behaviours. Quite the opposite.
Jesus Himself in that same incident went on to tell the woman caught in profane, perverse, prohibited sexual behaviour two things, highlighting the difference between immediately imposing a legally-justified death penalty and judging a person’s behavioural actions:
“I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”
Chip & Joanna, Jesus is also telling those two blokes that He’s not requiring the legal penalty for their sin today, but that they have to stop it immediately and forever.
Jesus’ true disciples are saying amen, but you two are putting them on a pedestal and helping them convince everyone else that their path to destruction is of no concern to you or God!
Homosexual activists have publicly commented about the homosexual men’s involvement and how they’re using you both to convince more people to view two men of the same sex as legitimately married and legitimately, deliberately denying children their mother:
“Proving that their [sic] a family just like any other [is] a mission Jason and Joe have been dedicated to as long as they’ve been together.”
Chip & Joanna, the world’s definition of “love” condemns Christ and promotes perversion of what He inaugurated in Eden – marriage. He alone gets to define what He created.
As builders, you know that there are non-negotiable rules in design and construction, no matter how much client feelings are hurt by them. Foundations and load bearing walls and beams can’t simply be removed or weakened because they’re inconvenient. God-married, biological parents are critical to the best interests of children and the sustainability of society. There is no way around it. In fact, those whose agenda is the destruction of society have deliberately vandalised modesty, morality and marriage. Please tell me that’s not over your head.
If you truly love sinners the way Jesus did and does, not for one second will you let them be confused that you might possible approve of or in any way affirm or normalise their sin, instead clearly communicating: Jesus came to save us from the condemnation we already have (John 3:18) – from now on stop sinning and commit your whole life to obedience to His perfect plans for your life, whether you like the design and rules of reality or not.
That is true love.
You don’t tell people living in condemned houses that they’re okay living like that. You let them know there’s plans for their homes which far exceed what they could imagine, if only they’d admit they can’t do it by themselves and desperately need saving.
Stop denying that the sexually immoral person is a “Fixer Upper” like every other person who has sinned. Stop denying them the opportunity for the perfectly loving God to renovate their souls which are in a depressingly run down condition, and turn them into a beautifully restored, functional dream home for the Spirit of God.
Be builders of people too, not giving affirmation, approval or assent to their condition of condemnation and destiny of destruction.
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Dave Pellowe is a Christian political educator & writer who gives priority of philosophy to God’s Word. He founded Church And State ministries in 2016, which has grown to include annual teaching conferences in Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and regional Australia by invitation.
Specialising in what God says about complex ethical and social issues, Dave Pellowe is a sought after guest speaker at churches, Christian schools, TV, radio and podcast interviews and other secular and Christian forums where love of Truth and nonpartisan thinking are valued. [more]
