But a seizure and diagnosis of terminal cancer is in store for the angelic Mrs. The born again Christian then has a born again, second wedding. The film then becomes melodramatic with a reunion with his wife. Harkans experiences his epiphany, and, in the subsequent scene, he gets dunked in a baptism in a small stream. In his journey from being a "wise guy" on the streets to ministering to his faithful flock, Vinny was born again when reading the good book in the pokey.ĭuring his conversation with Pastor Vinny, Dr. Harkans' conversion occurs after a meeting with Pastor Vinny, who got religion while he was doing hard time in Lompoc Prison in California. Sol Harkans until a near-death experience momentarily reunites him with his beloved son Davey, who died of cancer. The light slowly comes to stubborn pop culture atheist Dr. The film's theme is to shine the light on the glory of the Lord in accordance with the Gospel of Matthew (5:16): "let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven."
While the intent of the filmmakers was genuine in trying to depict a hard-boiled atheist transformed into a born again Christian, the results of this film were disappointing, due the shallowness of the script and an appalling set of performances that often included outright mugging for the camera. That this was the first day's work, The evening and the morning were the first day - The darkness of the evening was before the light of the morning, that it might set it off, and make it shine the brighter.Reviewed by lavatch 1 / 10 Wooden Performances & Ham-Fisted Scripting He is the Lord of time, and will be so 'till day and night shall come to an end, and the stream of time be swallowed up in the ocean of eternity. He called the light Day, and the darkness he called night - He gave them names as Lord of both. That God divided them from each other by distinguishing names. In heaven there is perpetual light, and no darkness in hell utter darkness, and no light: but in this world they are counter - changed, and we pass daily from one to another that we may learn to expect the like vicissitudes in the providence of God. God has thus divided between light and darkness, because he would daily mind us that this is a world of mixtures and changes. Tho' the darkness was now scattered by the light, yet it has its place, because it has its use for as the light of the morning befriends the business of the day, so the shadows of the evening befriend the repose of the night. That God divided the light from the darkness - So put them asunder as they could never be joined together: and yet he divided time between them, the day for light, and the night for darkness, in a constant succession.
God saw the light, that it was good - 'Twas exactly as he designed it and it was fit to answer the end for which he designed it. That the light which God willed, he approved of. That the light was made by the word of God's power He said, Let there be light - He willed it, and it was done there was light - Such a copy as exactly answered the original idea in the eternal mind. That the first of all visible beings which God created was light, the great beauty and blessing of the universe: like the first - born, it doth, of all visible beings, most resemble its great parent in purity and power, brightness and beneficence. 1:3-5 We have here a farther account of the first day's work.