We went to see the new Cowboys & Aliens movie. It's a pretty good shoot-em-up film, with a few creatures from outer space tossed in for good measure.
Also in the mix is a "preacher" who isn't caricatured as weak or corrupt.
In one scene he is a Good Samaritan to a wounded stranger. Tending wounds with compassion and no questions asked.
In another quickly passing segment, one of the characters questions whether God will help him - taking into account his past sinful ways.
The preacher encourages the man by saying,
"God doesn't care about who you were...he cares about who you are..."
It's a rare moment of redemptive encouragement in today's Hollywood culture.
We believers know that there's an ever deeper level of spirituality left unsaid - we're all in need of a Savior to actually turn the corner of repentance.
The preacher's matter of fact confidence in God's mercy and forgiveness is a welcome topic for post-movie conversation with our friends and family. Whether lost or found.
"And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1Corinthians 6:11
It's not about who you were...its about who you come to be in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of God.
What do you believe?
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