In quite a bit of my study and reflection this week, this movie continued to come to mind.
It has been interesting because several people have asked me if being a truth-telling covenant community (a.k.a. church) means we will be like the people in this movie with Ricky Gervais who say mean and hurtful things about each others' weight, appearance, and general lack of social acceptability.
One of the distinctions I would make between the strong "truth" that is spoken in the movie and the truth that Christians are to speak is that one is truth and the other is poorly informed opinion. We need to keep in mind anytime someone (wives...) asks us how she looks, whether we like her hair up, down, curly, straight, brown, with highlights, or shaved off, or if she is looking fat (see link) we need to consider whose standard of "truth" these questions are rooted in. Do these questions and the answers they seek take seriously the reality that the person a fearfully and wonderfully made creation of God?
The challenge in all situations is to not mistake someone's opinions about "beauty" for what is genuinely true, good, and beautiful. Beauty standards change by the minute... There are more important questions that offer truth that often lie beneath the surface. Perhaps these are actually moments where we can drop beneath the superficial level and offer powerful and redemptive words to someone needing a reminder how precious he/she is to God.
Here are a couple videos that are both of Nick Vujicic that might help put this into perspective...
First Video
This one is special for our World Cup Soccer fans (Bryan and Chris)
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