WWJD
WWJD stands for “ W hat w ould J esus d o?” ( English for “What would Jesus do?” ), The abbreviation for a slogan that is mainly found on bracelets. The idea behind the slogan is to be reminded with such bracelets, to ask yourself in everything you do how Jesus Christ would react, act or think in this situation.
The term is borrowed from Charles Sheldon's 1896 novel In His Steps and is the basis on which a businessman makes his decisions. Jamie Tinklenberg rediscovered the question "What would Jesus do?" In January 1989, the youth pastor of the Wesleyan Church of Holland in Holland, Michigan approached businessmen Ken and Mike Freestone to make badges with the expression. They produced the badges and also brought out a bracelet with the expression. The bracelets quickly spread among American youth evangelical Christians and became a fad.
Similar slogans
| abbreviation | English meaning | German translation |
|---|---|---|
| PUSH | P ray u ntil s omething h appens. | Pray until something happens. |
| DOG | D epend o n G od. | Rely on God. |
| FROG | F ully r ely o n G od. | Have complete trust in God. |
| GOLF | G od o ffers l ove and f orgiveness. | God gives love and forgiveness. |
| CIA | C hristians i n a ction. | Christians in action. |
| BIG | B elieve i n G od. | Believe in God. |
| - | God Chaser. | Follow God. |
| Joh 14: 6 | Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. " | Jesus said to him: “I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me. "( Jn 14.6 EU ) |
|
Ichthys ( Greek ) | Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior |
Other uses
WWJD can also stand for "Walk with Jesus daily".
Because of its widespread use, there were also various variations and parodies . Usually the four letters of the abbreviation were reinterpreted or a similar abbreviation based on WWJD was simply invented.
An example of a possibly very serious imitation would be the interpretation among some basketball fans: "What would Jordan do?"
Another example would be “What would Jesus download” - for the free Linux distribution Ubuntu , a developer has released a version specially adapted for Christians, with the current Bible software ( The Sword Project ) and the youth protection tool Dansguard for parents for surfing Internet are already preinstalled.
The pop singer and songwriter Ben Lee released his album "Ripe" in 2007, which included the song "What would Jay-Z do?"
Or also “WWAPD?” For “What Would A Pirate Do?” Among fans of the Flying Spaghetti Monster .
The title " W has W ould G oogle D o?" Erschienenem by Jeff Jarvis' 2009 book also plays ironically on the slogan of.
Furthermore plays Homer in the episode Bart, the advertising Baby ( Season 14 ) of the Simpsons depends on when he thought WWJD stood for "What Would Geppetto Do". South Park also takes up the WWJD armbands and addresses them with regard to fashion and commerce.
The American series GLEE also saw an episode entitled What would Michael Jackson do? Mistake.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Randall Balmer: WWJD In: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism . Baylor University Press, Waco 2004, ISBN 1-932792-04-X , pp. 769 (English).