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Satan's temptation of Christ took place at the beginning of His ministry. The uproar was over the temptation on the cross and the resulting alternate reality vision, none of which is Biblical.
It may not follow your personal interpretation of what is "biblical" or your denomination's interpretation. But not all Christians believe the same way.
I read the Bible daily and extensively, but I am not a fundamentalist. So I see things differently when I read it. If you read everything in a wooden literal fashion, then you will never be able to read between the lines. It's impossible to understand the gospels without an extensive understanding of the Old Testament. The gospel writers deserve a lot more credit than fundamentalists give them. I'm not addressing this to you or anyone in particular. Just making a point.
Oh okay. I just feel that if Jesus had overcome temptation really early on, then he would have been the same character throughout the movie and not go through a character arc much, and would be kind of boring as a result.
But I guess a lot of Christian viewers would rather have it be accurate, even if it meant not having much of an arc.
Oh okay. I just feel that if Jesus had overcome temptation really early on, then he would have been the same character throughout the movie and not go through a character arc much, and would be kind of boring as a result.
But I guess a lot of Christian viewers would rather have it be accurate, even if it meant not having much of an arc.
Jesus spoke so much of the prophets, so to be "accurate" a movie would have to incorporate more than a fundamentalist's version of the literal gospel story. The classic film "Greatest Story Ever Told" seems to be the most biblical story of Jesus I've seen.
Well that's what I read that all the controversy is over is the movie being sacrilegious and blasphemous, but I don't see how. I mean the devil plants temptations in Christs head, but didn't Jesus fight temptation from the devil for 40 days in the bible, if I recall correct?
If that is so, than why is it blasphemous?
The novel was considered to be blasphemous too. The movie is a very close adaptation to the novel.
I read the book long before I saw the movie, and thought both were very humanist.
The notion that Christ was as much a man as divinity seems to be objectionable to a lot of people.
Oh okay. I just feel that if Jesus had overcome temptation really early on, then he would have been the same character throughout the movie and not go through a character arc much, and would be kind of boring as a result.
But I guess a lot of Christian viewers would rather have it be accurate, even if it meant not having much of an arc.
Salvation vs Condemnation. Heaven vs Hell. Right vs Wrong. Truth vs Lies.
It's not a matter of entertainment when a person's eternity is on the line. It's a matter of truth which, in the end, matters infinitely more than anything else. (Your real life character arc and conclusion.)
Sadly, many people get their theological beliefs about God, truth, Christianity, etc., from Hollywood, which is massively (and unashamedly) anti-God and anti-Christian. The "poetic license" they take is nothing more than deception and propaganda. Sadly, it's working, too.
Salvation vs Condemnation. Heaven vs Hell. Right vs Wrong. Truth vs Lies.
It's not a matter of entertainment when a person's eternity is on the line. It's a matter of truth which, in the end, matters infinitely more than anything else. (Your real life character arc and conclusion.)
Sadly, many people get their theological beliefs about God, truth, Christianity, etc., from Hollywood, which is massively (and unashamedly) anti-God and anti-Christian. The "poetic license" they take is nothing more than deception and propaganda. Sadly, it's working, too.
I thought the movie was an interesting "thought exercise".
I don't look to Hollywood for anything other than entertainment, same as I don't go to my electrician for medical advice. If the weak-minded do so, that is their own issue. Hollywood is a reflection of society, that is all.
Salvation vs Condemnation. Heaven vs Hell. Right vs Wrong. Truth vs Lies.
It's not a matter of entertainment when a person's eternity is on the line. It's a matter of truth which, in the end, matters infinitely more than anything else. (Your real life character arc and conclusion.)
Sadly, many people get their theological beliefs about God, truth, Christianity, etc., from Hollywood, which is massively (and unashamedly) anti-God and anti-Christian. The "poetic license" they take is nothing more than deception and propaganda. Sadly, it's working, too.
But how is a person's eternity on the line though? What do you mean by that? Jesus's eternity is not on the line because of this movie, is it?
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