Kylie Bisutti

I recently read the book "I'm No Angel: From Victoria's Secret Model to Role Model"

It is a very well written account of the path of one time VS Angel Kylie Bisutti as she discovers what it means to be a Christian woman. It details the life of a supermodel and puts up front the forgiveness Jesus won for us on the cross as the beginning of her retrieval from that lifestyle. I have a few minor subtle theological problems with her story. i.e. she seems to imply that "asking forgiveness" is the key to receiving it as if it is a work we do. It is Christ's death on the cross that gives us forgiveness, we receive it through trust that what he has done he has done for us, this is repentance and faith (both qualities she demonstrates in her account!) But overall, her discussion of God working in her life is very compelling. And forgiveness found only in Jesus is central.

She is primarily writing to young women as a way to show them the importance of living according to their faith. She wants them to see that they have value because God loves them (in Christ). There is a very nice set of devos at the end of the book pushing toward that goal. (I would prefer them to have a bit more cross and Jesus, and a bit less law. The Gospel is the power of God for salvation, Romans 1:16. It is the proclaimation of the Gospel that motivates Christian growth).

The account Kylie gives is very real. She is a sinful person who doesn't gloss over her mistakes and sins. And she credits Christ with her forgiveness. When you read the book you get a real sense of a real person behind the "angel's wings and underwear" so to speak. She talks about the means that Satan used to keep her trapped and how she was used by men (and women) as an object. After reading the book I think any Christian man would have second thoughts about what pornography (even so called "soft porn") does to the people behind the pictures.

I highly recommend this book for Christian women and men.

Rev. Jonathan C. Watt
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (LC-MS)
Creston, Iowa… (plus d'informations)