In recent years and
definitely within the past 2 years, there has been a tremendous increase of
both Christian undertones and explicit connections produced in films.
There seems to be a fascination and interest in the Bible, not to read it
but to see it. The stories we are so accustomed to reading and hearing
are now being thrown up on massive screens in movie theaters across the world.
To me, this is an amazing concept that has certainly made the Bible more
than just a book but a living Word. As long as the depictions fall in
line with Scripture in that they do not contradict the accounts but complement
them, this can be a meaningful way to experience the Word of God. This
idea of filling in the white spaces, the unknown facts of biblical stories with
beautiful and creative imagery is appealing to me yet controversial to other
people. I would argue that they are
primarily against the idea because it is different from what they are used to
experiencing. Secondly, people say that the
way in which the films go about spinning stories from the Bible are offensive. Sometimes, the films don’t contain every
piece of the recorded story or they might add elements that are not found in
the pages of Scripture. To the first
issue, I would propose that sometimes change can be very good, only if it is
unto a positive cause. To me, seeing the
Bible come to life on screen and watched by millions is an awesome change. As for the second complaint, I will respond
by saying that even mythical language applied to a short story in the Bible can
contain and reveal truth. The God of the
Bible is not confined to the words in the Bible. For in Christ are hidden all of the treasures
of wisdom and knowledge.
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