I love this cartoon. I’m sure I’m reading too much into it but I can’t help but think this is a perfect commentary on American flavored theology aka, a theology of glory.

Here’s how I see it: Americans tend to view spirituality like a product. Get religion—any religion will do so long as it works for you and you don’t proselytize anyone—and you’re on the road to attaining inner peace and balance. Ultimately, because you’re a good person, you’re bound to wind up getting all the things in life you want and deserve (
The Secret anyone?)
This Oprah worldview essentially says the world’s most pressing problems are rooted in the tragic state of being personally unfulfilled. Lucky for you, there’s a remedy for that: lots and lots of money. So here’s what you do. Mix a dash of religion to good old go-getter, All Your Dreams Will Come True Americanism into a blender, press liquify and you’ve got a match made in heaven.
“Ka-ching!” indeed.
On the other hand, a
theology of the cross contends that our deepest needs are not met in personal fulfillment but in seeing our self-inflated desires put to death as we’re identified with a guiltless man dying on a cross.
Remember
the old saying that those that lose their lives for His sake will find it? As in, you’ve got to die to live? That’s a hard sell. But when the beauty of the cross is seen for what it truly is, you know it’s a miracle.
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