I have been thinking about grace, the Christian life, and improvement in light of the movie poster for Crank, High Voltage. Despite all of the Oscar Buzz surrounding Jason Statham for his role as Chev Chelios-this statement is dripping with sarcasm-the tag line on the movie poster jumped out at me: “He was dead…but he got better.” This line resonates deep within me because for the longest time this was my impression of Christianity. That Christianity is about just finding Jesus for the purpose of making my life better. Unfortunately, everyday I make the theological error of believing that while yes a sinner, I am actually morally neutral. It actually offends me to think that ‘sinner’ is not the title given to me because I have failed to do the law, but ‘sinner’ is actually the title given to me born as a human.
Awesome…
Despite being centered on a complete joke of a plot, and being completely racist, Crank 2: High Voltage was kind of amazing.
Great post! Thanks Jacob!
Very much enjoyed this post, Jacob. I must remind myself every day that,
(1) God is not a behavior modification guru, and
(2) the Holy Spirit is not righteousness rocket fuel,but the Comforter who points me to my weakness and to my security in the Cross, and
(3)I am saved by God’s grace in spite of my unworthiness, not because I can “walk the walk.” But, maybe it is not me reminding me of these things.
great post Jake. . . I especially loved the intro: I have been thinking about grace, the Christian life, and improvement in light of the movie poster for Crank, High Voltage.
Stands alone as an awesome statement:)
Jacob: this was Fan-freakin-tastic!
Especially, since I was desperately needing to read/hear something like this…wow…what incredible timing.
My fav. line: “Therefore grace is actually a verb and not a noun. Grace no longer is the HIGH VOLTAGE Jesus Juice in a Chev Chelios sense, which I the sinner, who is getting better, needs an “extra measure of” to see me through my rough day.” hu hu…High Voltage Jesus Juice.
Great post, Jake. And it ties in so wonderfully with Kierkegaard’s prayer from JAG’s post yesterday: “…you take away that which is corrupting us…you take away our power and grant us new life….So, help us also to die, to die to ourselves.”