I AM The Movie: Another failed attempt to be relevant

If you haven’t seen the trailer for this movie, take a minute and watch it.

 

 

I was watching an interview of the writers for this film the other day and I can tell you that they seem to be nice guys with a genuine heart to introduce God to the world.  Of course, the God in this film is nothing like the God of the Bible.  I guess I can’t actually say that, he’s half the God of the Bible.  All peace and love and just wants to wrap his arms around you and sing you to sleep but none of the harsher attributes the Bible talks about.

This movie removes all the talk of our responsibilities to God, like the responsibility to actually accept responsibility for our sins before asking for them to be forgiven.  How can anyone get forgiveness for something if they’ve never admitted they did anything wrong?  How will they know they’ve done something wrong if we don’t tell them?  But that’s too harsh, much better to tell them that God loves them just like they are and offer some false peace that only lasts for a while.

I know the writers of this movie are trying to present God in a good light so the world will accept Him but they just don’t realize that if they compromise on His character they aren’t presenting God but a false idol.  False idols don’t save anyone, they don’t offer real peace, and they don’t offer anything of lasting value.

I sincerely hope the next set of “Christian Screenwriters” that come down the pike can get it right.  Go ahead and show us a God that is intolerant of sin, that is angry with sinners, that expects perfection from every man, woman, and child on the planet.  Go ahead!  Maybe then they will understand how amazing Jesus’ death actually was.  Maybe then they will see that although God will judge sin, he has provided a substitute for that judgment in His Son.  Maybe then they will actually understand the Gospel and their need for repentance instead of seeing God as some weary traveler hoping that somebody somewhere will come to their senses and look to Him for help.

Maybe.

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