“The things you own end up owning you. It 's only after you lose everything that you 're free to do anything.” The quote from the movie Fight Club, although despite the title, is a movie about purging a person’s life from the physical things that dictate one’s existence. The importance of materialistic possessions is meaningless, especially an obsession with things other than intellectual, and especially, spiritual things. As a Christian, God should be the only habitual occupation of our focus in life. Succumbing to the deceitfulness of false sources of contentment is a distraction from pursuing the one source of satisfaction, God. Naturalism, the belief of replacing God with something other than Him, is evident through the transformation of
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By placing anything, such as materialistic tangibles, before or instead of God, one is destined to lead a life filled with sorrow. The beginning of the movie Fight Club demonstrates how the main character Jack considers his job, his money, and even his furniture to be of more importance than God. The addiction of temporary bliss renders him senseless to the meaning of life itself. The concept of creating a club to channel male aggression conflicts with the sense of emasculation society feels because of the illusion of merriment in wealth and dependency on materials. The movie and the character embody naturalistic ideals since physical commodities dictate his life. However, the conjunction of Christianity, naturalism, and materialism are not justifiable based on a Christian …show more content…
Feeling self-importance or strength, in the movie’s perspective, from false aspirations does not reveal spiritual strength by relying on God. The focus in life should be on the Lord and having faith despite financial tribulations. Whether a person is poor and faces the temptation of doubting God’s provisions or a rich person being hesitant about trusting in their riches, the focus should never be on anything besides Him. The persistent force in culture today challenges the image of material success because the value of people is consumed by the notion of having and not of being. In summation, 1 Timothy 6:9 states, “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils.” First seek God and His righteousness and allow Him to fulfill His promises and provisions for us because He is good.
Fight Club symbolizes naturalism because Jack views life not from a biblical perspective, but from the point of view of seeking earthly and valueless means of satisfaction. He neglects in placing God first and forgets the importance in life. In the book Fight Club, author Chuck Palahnuik suggests, “Reject the basic assumptions of civilization—especially the importance of material possessions.”
By placing anything, such as materialistic tangibles, before or instead of God, one is destined to lead a life filled with sorrow. The beginning of the movie Fight Club demonstrates how the main character Jack considers his job, his money, and even his furniture to be of more importance than God. The addiction of temporary bliss renders him senseless to the meaning of life itself. The concept of creating a club to channel male aggression conflicts with the sense of emasculation society feels because of the illusion of merriment in wealth and dependency on materials. The movie and the character embody naturalistic ideals since physical commodities dictate his life. However, the conjunction of Christianity, naturalism, and materialism are not justifiable based on a Christian …show more content…
Feeling self-importance or strength, in the movie’s perspective, from false aspirations does not reveal spiritual strength by relying on God. The focus in life should be on the Lord and having faith despite financial tribulations. Whether a person is poor and faces the temptation of doubting God’s provisions or a rich person being hesitant about trusting in their riches, the focus should never be on anything besides Him. The persistent force in culture today challenges the image of material success because the value of people is consumed by the notion of having and not of being. In summation, 1 Timothy 6:9 states, “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils.” First seek God and His righteousness and allow Him to fulfill His promises and provisions for us because He is good.
Fight Club symbolizes naturalism because Jack views life not from a biblical perspective, but from the point of view of seeking earthly and valueless means of satisfaction. He neglects in placing God first and forgets the importance in life. In the book Fight Club, author Chuck Palahnuik suggests, “Reject the basic assumptions of civilization—especially the importance of material possessions.”