![]() Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ![]() Yes, there it is, the Light rebuking the darkness, scattering it. And so the Christ figure says to him: Hey Darkside! Get off the car! As if to say, Begone, Satan. In the background the Christ figure just keeps working as if to say, My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working (Jn 5:17).īut now the carnal thug is sitting on the car, sitting on the kingdom if you will. ![]() He is the perfect projection of her carnal, lustful and fallen nature, and you can see it in the glint of her eye. He is rouge, a thug really, lustful, arrogant, irresponsible, and immature. She calls for her “agent” and he appears. She hardly makes notice of the Christ figure, except to powerfully reject him with a sneer. She is lustful, impetuous, daring and wants a man who is the same. A third woman to the right is a carnal Christian.She wants one who is cute and more “warm and sensitive.” Creature comforts, and an unchallenging agent, is what she wants, one who will be more soothing and surely not one who is dressed in a business suit (as is the Christ figure with the red tie, for he means business). For, it would seem the one standing there does not please her. Though the Christ figure stands in her midst, she ignores him and wants to see if she can come up with her own State Farm agent, an agent of her own making. A second woman to the left is a worldly Christian.Later, in the ad, he will rebuke the darkness. He arrives not only to bring help, but also to make a judgement, and thus he consults his book and goes to work ( cf Rev 20:12 ff). He has a book in his hand, wherein everything is recorded. He wears a red tie, reminding us of the blood that was shed for us. Her State Farm agent is a Christ figure.She trusts him to handle everything and even encourages her friends to call on him. She summons her State Farm agent who appears as if out of nowhere. She owns the car and, upon seeing the damage, is unfazed. There is the sensible Christian, the woman in the center.The three women may be likened to three different kinds of Christian and there is also a Christ figure who makes appearance: Perhaps we do well to look at it by analyzing the dramatis personae (cast of characters) and weaving in the plot.Īs the scene opens there are three women who come upon a car belonging to one of them. Let’s look more closely at this commercial. But there’s just something about the way biblical archetypes still find their way into our culture. ![]() I am also aware that I am reading into the commercial what the creators did not likely intend. You will call me crazy, but please add that I was crazy for Christ. I saw the State Farm commercial in the video below and something said to me, “Pay attention this is a parable about the Kingdom.” And upon further reflection, Indeed it is.
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