', California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. ” I agree that God can use other things to confirm His Word, but if we don’t know His Word, how can we trust these secondary ‘voices?’ ”, – To respond to your thought. 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And while God’s Word to mankind throughout history has been through progressive revelation, we know that we now hold the complete Word of God as He has chosen to reveal it to mankind (Revelation 22:18). Unfortunately, the “listening” centered on being receptive to God’s voice through things such as our circumstances, “signs,” words from other people, etc. Unless noted, all material belongs to me and may not be reproduced without permission and proper attribution. A lot of people must have missed that, because whispers are hard to hear even for those with good hearing. (lots of other details really needed some explanation somehow) “things aren’t how they look” just doesn’t cut it. Get all the premium resources, a 5-Day email series, plus Bible study "sneak peeks! (When quoting God, it’s best to stick to the Bible.) I have been in so many churches where the preacher, minister, what have you as respect to their given title, have mis-led more people down the wrong path, by each and every theme’s interpretation of God’s word. ChristianHeadlines.com is a member of the Salem Web Network. God then tells Paul, "I would like to help you if you would let me." And, if doctors of theology and pastors had gotten their way, the movie would have suffered from their disagreements on key points and fell short of the level of poignancy that made it so thought provoking. Certainly the Spirit does speak to us, but we also know that God warns that “the heart is deceitful above all things” (Jeremiah 17:9). And he's battling emotions and thoughts from seeing soldiers die. Either way, I consider the nonsensical whispering (along with the strange “fairy” lights in another scene) as entirely unbiblical and therefore only serves to degrade the film’s credibility (at least from a Christian perspective). A first stage production in June 2019 at the Theater Guild of Simsbury near Hartford Connecticut. However, there was little to no discussion about the importance of knowing God’s Word, even though Scripture is how God speaks to us. At best, I would suggest this may have been the movie director’s attempt to reflect the main character‘s own internal confusing thoughts. But God also is sovereign. An Interview With God (unrated) debuts in theaters for three nights only: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday August 20-22 (click for tickets and showtimes in your area). While I agree we as Christians very often give, I would agree; however, without a sound understanding of what the Bible actually teaches on these topics, this could mislead viewers to simply embrace God’s love, ignore that hell exists, and “go and make the world a better place”. I want people to feel empowered to share and discuss the tough questions in life.”. Even the concepts of God, evil, and salvation, if taken as a whole and carefully considered in light of the Bible (you almost need to “read between the lines” to get the gospel message), are reasonably on target (more on than off, but that’s the best I can say). I would be amiss if I did not address those who want the “Bible version” of everything related to God that it was those same types ( Yes, in your sermons you call them Pharisee’s, as if they were some evil people)…they missed the message of Christ! …I think you have a misunderstanding about the nature of faith." your name and your word” (Psalm 138:2). That's exactly what Paul gets: three sit-down interviews with God, 30 minutes apiece. But as understood by man and as translated by man." We are that we are as God said I am that I am to Moses. Perhaps an interview with the Almighty would help. He doesn't want to discuss his crumbling marriage. There is also a discussion about free will and God’s will. On the positive side of things, as you pointed out, the movie has things mostly right, and it’s good to see this sort of thing in movie theaters – far better alternative to most of the stuff on the movie screens these days. His word is the Bible. "[5] The Christian Film Review said "The story is good, the production is good and the acting from David Strathairn and Brenton Thwaites is great, really making this a gripping and thrilling film."[6]. No. However, I would add that there were points in the movie where I kept expecting something that the screenplay writer didn’t provide – then I would be disappointed – missed opportunities in my opinion, particularly in the end, where God’s character says “very bad things happen to very good people” as he walks away into what I guess was the light of glory – I expected an image of Christ on the cross – the most terrible thing happening to the only truly Good Person. Copyright © 2020, ChristianHeadlines.com. I believe you can experience deep and refreshing engagement with God’s Word, even if you’ve read it many times before.