Dave

The movie "Dave" is about a man who looks just like President Bill Mitchell and who takes his place after the president has a stroke. It's too bad the makers of the movie had to make it partisan, as if the democrats were the only politicans caring about people having jobs. Bill Mitchell is the consummate democrat, living for the camera, caring only about power and prestige, lying about who he was.

Otherwise, this movie actually demonstrates the gospel. Like the Christian receiving sonship in God's family as a gift, Dave receives the gift of a prestigious office, having done nothing to obtain it. But in a reversal of meaning, the real gift is in what Dave brings. He brings reality, a person who cares for others more than himself, more than the office. Thus, like Christ, he gives his righteousness to President Mitchell, whose life he is living. Not only that, but he takes on the guilt of President Mitchell and suffers for President Mitchell's sins, dying - in a sense - of the massive stroke only to rise again as Dave.

Thus, Christ, who cared little for office, prestige, the glory of man, gave Himself for us commoners. He took on our guilt and ended up with the greatest honor of all. For His righteousness was a real righteousness, not a pretend one. And He really gives His righteousness to us, not a pretend righteousness. And He dies a real death, not a pretend death.