Super Bowl Performance: Cultural Controversy vs. Faith

Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl

Did you like it, or did you despise it? There has been quite a bit of controversy over his Super Bowl performance. I’ve read glowing testimonies from people who supported the show, and I’ve also read strong criticism from those who vilified it.

I have an opinion too. I am Puerto Rican, as he is. And while I understood the scenes that were depicted — and in some areas I appreciated the nostalgia — I did not like the show overall. Even though I speak Spanish, I could not understand what he was saying. I understood Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin when they performed, but with Bad Bunny I could not follow the words.

I’m sharing this opinion for one reason: to make a point — and I am writing this especially for a Christian audience. Some of you have spent real time and effort clearly articulating your support or your disgust. From what I’ve read, many of you want to be heard. You felt the need to share your thoughts about this event. The passion and the well-designed arguments, both for and against, required real effort.

But let me ask you something: will it matter in five years? Very few of you can tell me who performed at the Super Bowl five years ago without looking it up. I know I can’t. It simply will not have moved the needle in any lasting or substantial way.

But as Christians, will we put that same effort into testifying about what God has done in our lives recently? Will you speak with the same passion, love, sincerity, and conviction about Christ as you do about an entertainer’s performance?

We Christians sometimes make Christianity harder than it needs to be. Yes, there are commands. Yes, the walk can be difficult. Yes, it can even feel confusing at times. But it can also be very simple and very honest: tell people what God has done for you recently.

It’s not that hard.

Let me give you an example. Late last year I was diagnosed with lung cancer. I had a third of my left lung removed, and I am currently going through chemotherapy. Yet through this time I have had peace because Jesus has been with me. If you want to know more, contact me — I will gladly share.

One of our problems as Christians is that we often don’t tell others what Christ has done. We will defend or criticize people in the public eye, but we hesitate to give God the glory for what He has done in our own lives. Your testimony doesn’t have to be a parting-of-the-sea miracle. Maybe it’s the miracle of inner peace that keeps you steady in the middle of cancer. That testimony is powerful. That moves the needle in people’s lives.

Your testimony will have far greater impact on those around you than any twenty-minute show an entertainer puts on.

Our job as Christians is not to be spectacular. Our job is to share Christ — to show a living, vibrant Jesus to the people around us.

So here is what I propose. This is a church-sponsored group with over a thousand members. Will you share a testimony? Will you let your neighbors know what God has done for you?

The Bible says you are a new creation. You are not the same person you were before you were saved. Tell them how God is making you new.

If you accept my challenge post it an let me know via the comments

“Will we speak with the same passion about Christ as we do about entertainers?”

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