Wow, what a great number of Biblically based programming was out this Easter. Some of you may remember when The Greatest Story Ever Told and The Ten Commandments were shown on network television every Easter. We would watch them every year as a family. I remember vividly one year when I sat with my Bible as we watched The Greatest Story Ever Told pointing out all the things that were wrong with the movie. My mom told me to be quiet and watch the movie. So, I did.
I am also a reader of historical fiction. I really enjoy the Bible based books. I hesitate to call them Biblical fiction. It just doesn’t sound right. I think my first one was Two From Galilee. I was older now and knew the authors were taking literary license and filling in what we didn’t know from the Bible. I have since read many more. We have some in the church library.
Bible based movies and books are great tools to get us thinking. But we must remember they are tools. They are fiction based in fact. You know the disclaimer, “based on a true story.” I have read comments of people who watch The Chosen, that when they read in their Bible about Jesus, they see Jonathan Roumie’s face. Jonathan Roumie is not Jesus, and he will tell you that. Moses did not look like Charleton Heston. If you listen to interviews of the creators of these works, they will tell you their goal is to point you to the true source: The Bible. I want you to become so familiar with the true source you know what is fact and what is fiction.
Enjoy the shows and the books, so that we get more of them to help us spread the truth of the Bible. Be ready to answer questions about The House of David or The Chosen. And point those who ask to the true source: The Bible.
Psalm readings for May are Psalm 46 – 59.
Let’s study together,
Robin
Operation Christmas Child items for May are personal care items. combs, brushes, barrettes, toothbrushes, water bottles, dishes that fit in a shoebox, etc. Soap and Toothpaste are no longer accepted.
