Robbie Williams’ Bodies and Jesus
Christians always get excited when they hear Jesus’ name mentioned in a pop song. Robbie Williams (I understand he was raised a Roman Catholic) gives Jesus the treatment in another of his songs. However, as is often the case, the thinking about God in the song is not really from a Christian viewpoint.
Here is one of the verses from his song
God gave me the sunshine,
Then showed me my lifeline,
I was told it was all mine,
Then I got laid on a ley line,
What a day, what a day,
And your Jesus really died for me,
Then Jesus really tried for me
The last two lines of this verse are fine but it’s the rest of the song that confuses things.
I guess this just reflects common thinking on religion where you pic n’ mix from them all. My own thinking is that we should listen to different perspectives but not assume that somehow the best answer is going to be to try and mix them together. I like ketchup and I like Golden Syrup. One day I tried mixing them together in a sandwich – it didn’t come out well. Not all things are better mixed up.
All religions claim to hold the truth but they can’t all do so at the same time. Jesus says some pretty distinctive things about himself and God that just don’t fit with any other religion. I advocate respect and the right to choose but we don’t find the truth in a mixing bowl of religions.
