...”for a protestant, the order of the day is style over substance”.....
For a Christian it’s about substance without forgetting style too has it’s place. Jesus taught using both...
Just as long as it doesn't have a pagan origin, right? It taints everything it touches. I'll remember that the next time I see protestants taking advantage of successful secular advertising slogans and incorporating them into their Christian message. I suppose one could argue that secular doesn't necessarily mean pagan, but in this day and age who would argue that? Or perhaps the act of incorporation isn't as heinous as its being portrayed here.
We can judge “style” by the fruit it produces. Christ himself had no “style” since he was not “comely that men should desire him”.
It is not about style vs. substance....it is about form vs. function! Christ was not some beautiful earthly being yet he took our sins upon himself...proving he was perfect in function!