Without giving away too much of the plot of the movie Fireproof let me encourage everyone to go see this family-based film which tells of the power of authentic love in an attempt to save a failed marriage. The movie has humor, good dialogue, an excellent story line and quality acting. It is a movie the whole family will enjoy.

For me, the larger issue at stake in encouraging the Christian community to support this film and be blessed at the same time. Furthermore, this movie gives the Church a chance to reclaim a small part of the culture for Christ.

Historically, the Christian community has not supported the theater. This was true of the first century Christian society and it was especially true when Fundamentalism had a stronger influence on American culture during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Today, statistics reveal there is no discernable difference between what Christians watch on TV or what they view at the movies and what non-Christians watch. Because this is true there is no compelling reason for Christians to reclaim in a distinct way any part of the culture for Christ. Someone once said, “I sought for the church and found it in the world. I sought for the world and found it in the church.”

With the Seeker Sensitive movement even formal worship has been reshaped and redirected with the result being that blatant non-Christians have overtaken many church services.

With the worldly culture transforming or pressing its militant stand on everyone and targeting Christian principles in particular, prayer is no longer allowed in school, Creationism can no longer be taught in the same venue and the homosexual agenda is being advocated from the earliest years of public education on up. All of this ungodliness is being supported by tax dollars.

Only because of divine mercy can the voice of God be faintly heard again calling Christians back to the basics of Christian living. Only because of grace will some individuals boldly risk their financial resources and artistic gifts to remind the Christian community that what ever we do and say should be done for the glory of God. Therefore, let us reclaim our culture for Christ. Let us not continue to abandon education or values nor the arts and sciences to the ungodly. Let us redeem our culture for Christ. Go see the move Fireproof and you will understand what can be done by God’s grace.