Son of God Movie...

I read an online article, and it appears that within this year, there is to be a number of releases of bionically themed movies.  The first one that is coming out is entitled, "Son of God," and is a representation of the historical Jesus Christ, as you would find in one of the gospels.  The first thing that I have to say is that, isn't it amazing that after 2,000 years this Man is still receiving such attention.  What an impact His short earthly life has had upon the last couple millennium (I speak from almost an unbelieving viewpoint).

Here's the trailer

There is potentially a lot to say about this upcoming movie, as far as how true of a re-presentation of the true Jesus will be seen in this movie. Why I am interested in it is that I might be prepared to share with people who Jesus was and is in the light of this movie, and what it is He came to do.

First off, the great work that He came to this earth for is not representable on a movie screen, because it was a spiritual work.  How can you represent on a movie screen Christ restoring humanity, recreating the image of God in man in Himself?  How can you represent Jesus becoming a curse for us on the cross and taking the sin of the world upon Himself.  How can the One New Man being created on the cross in Himself be represented?  How can His resurrection as the Second Man be represented.  It cannot on a movie screen, the only possible representation is in our lives. Thank God for that!

The true value of Jesus Christ can only be communicated to your heart through the Spirit of God...not merely a movie screen...His value is almost visibly unrepresentable visually.

An interesting line inn this trailer is where Jesus can be seen saying to Peter that they are going to "change the world."  I smell politics in that. That sounds good, but we have to handle that carefully.  He certainly did change the world, but not by a teaching.  Well, actually His teaching has changed the world, but that was not His mission.  He didn't come to change.  He came to "seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10).  That goes a lot deeper than social reform, we are talking about humanity in God's image recreated in Himself. From death to life.  From the authority of Satan to God.

Having said that I do believe that this movie can serve a great end if it is properly handled.  People are going to be contemplating the question of who Jesus really was and is?  May that work that He accomplished be shown in each of the lives of those who are realizing that men and women bear the image of God, and Jesus came to restore and breath His own life on that in them. Hallelujah!