For decades now, many Christians have seen fit to couch their language in militant terms, using words like battle, war, victory, crusade, etc. Part of this language makes me uncomfortable, because it fails to convey our love for those on the other side of the struggle in this world, those who have yet to find faith in Christ, yet are still loved by him nonetheless.
On the other hand, much of Scripture speaks of the warfare we encounter, the dark forces that we fight. Why this language? I think, rather than placing the focus on the battle or the enemy, we should instead focus on what it means to be a warrior.
I watched 300 this weekend. While the battle scenes are cool, I think what resonates most is the heart of the warrior - the valor, courage, honor that is shown. My favorite movies are where people find themselves heroic (intentional or not). Peter Parker, Rocky Balboa, Neo, Eliot Ness, Maximus, Leonidas, John McClane, the list goes on. Warriors give their lives away for others.
I thought it would be fun to make a collection of good warrior quotes from film. Leave them in the comments. Here's a few to get started:
"Come and take them." - Leonidas, when commanded to lay down their weapons by the Persians
"Let's take the fight to him." - Eliot Ness
"It ain't how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
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