Flawed Heroes

The annoying thing about Superhero’s is that they cannot hide their flaws. Both the good guys and the bad guys know that Superman cannot be around Kryptonite, Spiderman cannot stay away from MJ, and Tony Romo cannot stay away from famous women. Those who are supposed to be the heroes eventually need redemption just like the ones they are trying to save.

Here’s an NT Wright quote from “Paul in Fresh Perspective.”

“Put simply (Paul’s) point…is that Israel too is in Adam: the people who bear the solution are themselves part of the problem, and the good and holy Torah, to its own surprise, one might almost say, simply intensifies this problem, partly by pointing at sin within Israel, and partly, as a second level, by apparently encouraging Israel to make it an idol, to use it as a way of establishing an inalienable status of national privilege."

God’s people who bear the solution to redeem the world, first Israel and now the Church, end up needing redemption just like those they are suppose to redeem. The solution becomes part of the problem. I guess every hero ends up needing help just like everyone else.