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Jesus Doesn’t Improve Your Life—He Ends It Makoto Fujimura, the celebrated artist and survivor of nihilism, captures a truth many modern Christians avoid: “Jesus doesn’t improve your life. He ends it—and gives you a new one.” This isn’t motivational language or self-help theology. It’s a confrontation with reality. Fujimura, having wrestled with emptiness and meaninglessness, understood that following Christ is not about upgrading comfort, achieving success, or feeling fulfilled. It’s about death—dying to the self, the old ambitions, and the illusions that define human existence apart from God. And yet, death in Christ is not final. The end of the old life is the doorway to something radically new. Resurrection is the promise, transformation is the gift, and hope is the fruit. This mirrors what Tyrese and others have emphasized: faith is not a matter of choice—it is surrender to what is ultimately true. Fujimura’s words unsettle because they reject soft, palatable Christianity. The Gospel does not coexist with comfort; it demands that the old order of your life collapse so God’s reality can take root. Art, culture, beauty, and meaning all flow from this radical reorientation. Christianity doesn’t ask you to improve yourself. It asks you to die to yourself—and be remade. #FaithAndTransformation #DeathAndResurrection #MakotoFujimura