pentecostal, charismatic, emotional, etc.

Today, Pete (shameless plug) and I watched “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”  The movie is hilarious, and for those of you who’ve seen it, you’ll be familiar with an infamous scene where Borat attends a pentecostal church meeting.  The basic synopsis is that Borat becomes “saved” by Jesus and speaks in tongues, much to the delight of the pastor and onlooking congregation.  Of course, those of us in on the joke laughed our asses off, much to the dismay of many in the Christian community.

I have a lot of convoluted thoughts about this scene, and an attempt to blog about them only revealed my own confusion on the matter (and several others).  About halfway through writing, I realized that:  a) I was creating more questions than answers, and b) I was beginning to write a serious blog, which is sort of against my core blogging values.

That being said, I’ll risk a little seriousness and leave you with a few questions:  are you real or fake?  Is Jesus your Savior or an emotional crutch?  Is the bible the Truth or a self-help book?  Do you seek God because you believe that you need Him, or because you’re satisfying your need to feel good about yourself?

Sometimes I don’t know.