Mark Anthony Stephens graced Facebook with another teal-wall sermon:

“Your character must match your cause.”

Inspirational, right? Almost sounds like wisdom—until you stop and actually measure the man by his own words.

But then came the chorus of validation. Dan Skognes chimed in:

“Make sure your cause is righteous.”

To which Mark, ever the philosopher, dropped his seal of approval:

“💯”

And just like that, righteousness was apparently settled with an emoji.

The problem is, when your character is the thing being measured, emojis don’t carry much weight. Because if Mark’s character is the standard, then what must his cause be?

• Chaos: Wherever he goes, disruption follows. That’s not coincidence—that’s character aligning with cause.
• Neglect: The pattern of avoiding responsibility, expecting others to fill the gaps, speaks louder than teal backgrounds and platitudes.
• Abuse: Words and actions that tear down instead of build up, that manipulate instead of nurture, become the “cause” whether you admit it or not.
• Evasion: The refusal to face accountability, to answer hard questions, to own mistakes—that becomes the guiding principle, the real cause.

So yes, Mark’s character does match his cause. Just not in the way he’s trying to brand it. When your cause is chaos, neglect, abuse, and evasion, your character reflects it perfectly.

And Dan? You were right—make sure your cause is righteous. But righteousness is more than teal gradients and 💯 emojis. It’s lived, not posted.

What Would Jesus Say About Mark’s Character?

Mark Anthony Stephens loves to quote scripture on Facebook. Teal backgrounds, bold fonts, and a sprinkle of emojis — it’s his way of sermonizing without ever stepping into a pulpit. But here’s the question that actually matters:

Would what you do and how you act stand up to the Bible verses you so often quote?

The honest answer: NO. The verses you use call for truth, humility, repentance, and service. Your actions instead reflect chaos, neglect, abuse, and evasion. Those aren’t biblical values. They’re contradictions.

What would Jesus have to say about your character?

• To your chaos, He would say: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” You don’t bring peace. You manufacture disorder and call it righteousness.
• To your neglect, He would say: “Whatever you did not do for the least of these, you did not do for me.” Turning away, shifting responsibility, and expecting others to pick up the pieces is the opposite of Christ-like care.
• To your abuse, He would say: “Do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Yet your words and actions have sown harm where there should have been guidance.
• To your evasion, He would say: “Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.” Accountability and truth don’t bend or hide — but yours always do.

So what would Jesus say about your character? He would say: Repent. Stop using His name to brand your chaos as righteousness. Start living the verses you post.

Because teal backgrounds and 💯 emojis don’t make a cause righteous. Integrity does.