Hello,
2015 has brought with it two new classes for me. Tonight I
started at new Bible Study on Genesis. I am really excited about it. It’s nice
that I have been reading Genesis since January 1st. That’s right, we
are 14 days into the new year and I am still going strong in my bid to read the
Bible in a year. I have been very good about posting it to social media too.
That helps keep me on track.
My second class is with my Sunday School after service on
Sunday. We started a new series called “The Jesus I never knew”. It’s been very
interesting. Do you know how many movies were made portraying Jesus? Way more
than I ever expected. And that’s what the series is about. How Jesus is
interpreted and portrayed in movies.
Some have been harsh and some have been very Disney like. I
mean you practically expected birds to be circling his head and singing. Some
have been how I have imagined and pictured him and some have been way off from
anything I expected.
One movie particularly disturbed me. It was made by the BBC, and I love the BBC so
I was a little upset by it. Jesus was boisterous and a bit of a buffoon. To put it mildly, it ruffled my feathers. I
was literally uncomfortable sitting there watching these clips.
I never thought of it before. How would I feel if Jesus is portrayed in a
not so serious light? Not good my friends. It seemed so wrong. It seemed
offensive. It got to me. Now I don’t
know the intention behind the movie. I don’t know if it was Christian driven or
just another movie to someone, but I didn’t like it. It’s been a week and a
half since I first saw it and it still irks me.
This thought seems very relevant today. The world is mourning
the Terrorist attack in France. A
satirical magazine was targeted for their depiction of Muhammad. Many people
are coming out and saying that our Freedom of Speech should not be infringed
upon. And they are correct. But, freedom of speech means that you can’t be
censored or punished by the Government. That doesn’t mean that people from
other cultures and countries will respect that. I am in no way defending the
terrorists.
What they did was completely wrong. All I am saying is that I can
identify with their sense of offense. If a BBC movie from the 50’s can upset me
this much, and I’m a fairly rational person, then just imagine how offended others
can be.
My response to this bizarre portrayal of Jesus was to pull
out my Bible and read some more.
*****
And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in
peace.”
-Luke 7:50
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