Stop With All the Biblical Movies

Not to overshadow my post from yesterday because I believe it to be way more important than this one. With that said, I'm sure to get some opposing views from this post, but I'm over the need to have Biblical stories made into full-length motion pictures. I honestly do not feel it helps Christians to spread Christ and I actually feel it does more harm than good. Let me explain.

The reason I even got on this today is because I read an article that Paramount, who is releasing the movie Noah next month, decided to put a disclaimer at the start of the film. This was after some dialogue with the National Religious Broadcasters. The statement was:

"The film is inspired by the story of Noah.
While artistic license has been taken, we believe that this film is true to the essence, values, and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide.
The biblical story of Noah can be found in the book of Genesis."

Now, I'm giving mad props to Paramount for this because I feel it is a classy move on there part albeit not to upset Christian groups. They could have not and still made millions of dollars, but they chose to be sensitive to something very important which is Biblical accuracy. Now, with an array of Christian based movies coming out, such as Son of God and Gods Not Dead(which is not a biblical retelling but a modern day challenge type movie) we need to understand a fine line we are walking. That is why I feel these movies do more harm than good. They are not true representations of the Word of God and sadly most people watch them thinking they are or they pull their knowledge of said event from that movie.

I'm not saying that watching them is bad. I for one own several of these movies, but only allowing them to speak to you instead of personally digging into the Scriptures is wrong. I'll say this once, MOVIES ARE NOT SCRIPTURE. ONLY SCRIPTURE IS SCRIPTURE.

People can disagree with me all they want, but I have encountered too many that have gained there Biblical knowledge from movies, TV programs or poorly crafted teaching materials. Don't even get me going on the last one but I digress. These mediums are not a substitute for God's Word, Period.

I will say this. It is not a sin to see them. It's not a sin to own them. They can speak to you, but when they trump what they are trying to accentuate, that's a problem. Whether you want to admit it, I think to a degree they are making us lazy when it comes to Bible reading. It's much easier to pop a movie in than to sit down and read God's Word. There are cliff notes for many things in this world, but cliff notes for the Bible is the Bible!

I'll end with this. Feel free to watch them for the entertainment they are. That's what movies are supposed to be and I know a little about movies. But when it comes to knowing God and knowing His Word, that only comes from the Bible and prayer. End of Story!