What does it mean to owe God five coppers?

That is the eleventh dedication of believers. Christians will give a tenth of their income to the church, which is given to God with gratitude. Because everything we have comes from God, including our life, the income from our work and the income from our efforts. Without what God has prepared for us, we have no foundation to do it.

Therefore, the eleventh dedication is to return one tenth of what God gave to God, just like a child who got 100 yuan from his father, and he was grateful, and then returned 10 yuan to his father.

But what does this "five dollars owed to God" mean in the movie? It is that some believers don't really believe in God. He thought he was smart and gave God an iou. That is to say, according to the rule of one tenth, I should take out five yuan, but I spent it elsewhere, so I owe God temporarily, and I will pay it back next time, or I will not pay it back at all. In fact, this is a self-deception approach.

Of course, Fan Wei's role in the film is not the image that a priest should have. This film deliberately uglifies this image to attract people's attention. In fact, there is nothing special.