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The Matrix – Post 1

The Matrix – Too Complex to Pin Down

The Matrix has been studied from so many perspectives, perhaps showing how brilliant the movie is.  There’s really no telling what the beliefs of the movie’s makers are; there’s such a montage of meaning in it.  Analyzing all the underlying meaning is daunting, but that is not my goal with movies.  Because I want to edify my Christian faith when watching a movie, I’m always going to gravitate to the biblical meanings that were either intentionally or accidentally in the movie.  I believe it appears in all aspects of life even in artistic works.  I don’t contend that there are no other meanings; I just don’t see the need to go there.  Reviewing it from a biblical perspective only is still daunting.  In the Matrix are the obvious Christian messages and the not so obvious. But it’s odd for a movie to be so wrapped up into a worldview that so parallels the Christian or biblical worldview as The Matrix does.  It will take several posts to get anywhere with this movie, so here are my initial thoughts. Continue reading “The Matrix – Post 1”

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Jacob has been Slandered by Preachers & Teachers

Jacob – A Bad Rap

Whenever you hear a message involving Jacob, you hear about how he was such a deceiver, manipulator, and cheating scoundrel.  AT best, these messages are superficial in their analysis of the story of Jacob and Esau. It is often cloaked in some misled intent of showing that God saves and blesses even the sinner. But this is the overwhelming message of the bible – God saves sinners. However, it is not contrary to that message to recognize good characters in the bible, knowing all the while that they also are sinners in need of grace. Daniel and Joseph are perfect examples. They were men of good, even sterling, character, yet we don’t get misled and think that they had no sin.

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Rebekah-A Most Impressive Woman of God

Rebekah serving Abraham’s servant

Listening to most explicators/preachers/teachers of the bible, you’d think Rebecca, the wife of Isaac was just a scheming mother who deceived her husband for the selfish goal of helping her favorite child. This is wrong, unbiblical, and highly misleading for young women needing a mentor or example for godly living as a woman. Rebecca is one of the most godly women you’ll find in scripture, and women will find in her a model for life as a wife and mother. It is a bias based on a moral standard that modern moralistic Christians claim is higher than God’s standard in the bible.
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