One of the fun things about watching movies is discovering the theology presented. Sometimes it's intentional, sometimes it's hidden. Sometimes it's confusing, sometimes it's clearly promoting a religion. It seems like the basic theological themes of Christianity often turn up in movies. In fact, I believe that some of the movies that best portray Christian themes of love, grace, forgiveness, sin, evil and goodness are the movies that are not "Christian" movies.
All that to say, I enjoying trying to find good solid Christian theology in movies. It's like discovering a hidden gem. The trick is to not somehow justify a certain movie just because it seems like there is a faint hint of the Christian movie. As this comic reminds us, we shouldn't be getting our main theological training from the movies. That, my friends, needs to come from the Bible. (In order to read this comic, try clicking on it and it should take you to a bigger view.)
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