God’s Not Dead

Psalm 74:22-23 “Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long. Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.”

A week ago, the newest Christian movie “God’s Not Dead” came to the “big screen” across America and by the end of the opening weekend took in more than $8.5 million, with a fifth place in box office numbers while just playing in 780 theaters nation-wide. Why did so many go see this faith-based movie centered on a College student defending his faith in God against a misuse of position and power of his college professor in class in an attempt to destroy and silence Christianity by attacking God, stating categorically that God does not exist as fact. Sure, it has a great cast of stars of Kevin Sorbo (Hercules), Willie Robertson (Duck Dynasty), Dean Cain (Lois & Clark), Actor, Dancer, Singer Shane Harper (Good Luck Charlie) and David A.R. White and excellent plot, tremendous character development, outstanding side-stories, and brilliant humor elements, but people see a real attack on America’s freedom of Religion issue here and that is troubling to them. In a nation that defends Freedom, Liberty and Life of its people, where does oppression, repress and suppression of those freedoms and liberty (especially where In God We Trust” is our national motto) have a place? It’s un-American. This movie doesn’t pretend that it isn’t happening in our colleges today, but takes the issue head-on because, sadly, our students face the reality of these anti-God professors in our institutions of higher learning daily. Opposing world-views are expected, but intolerant exclusion and exclusivity is unacceptable. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental arguments, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. There are both Christian and Non-Christian philosophers (past and present) and both side’s arguments should be heard. Discussion, debates, questioning, presentation and defense of all world-view truth-claims are supposed to be offered and welcomed, without embracing as equal. Truth is not relative. That’s the point of the movie.

Jeremiah 22:16 “He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the Lord.”

In the movie, the College freshman and devout Christian Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper) correctly states from the beginning that the existence God (who is Spirit and invisible) can neither be proved or disproved because the “finite” man cannot define the “infinite” God. How do you define “infinite”, “all-powerful”, “ever-present”, “all-knowing”, “Creator”? Yet, the evidence is plainly seen around us in nature, supernaturally created … the fingerprints of God. The natural cannot explain the Supernatural. But, nature is not the issue; unbelief is. Atheism (the doctrine or belief that there is no God) is, by definition, a religion that is contrary to the belief in one God as the transcendent Creator and sovereign Ruler of the universe. Kevin Sorbo, the actor who plays the atheistic philosophy professor, said: “There's a negativity towards Christians in Hollywood and a negativity towards people who believe in God. The silent majority is starting to get annoyed with what’s going on,” the Christian actor continued. “I think more people need to start speaking about it instead of just sitting there and taking it.... It’s happening; you’re getting attacked; you need to stand up for yourself and your beliefs.” Negativity is not what Christianity is about. God is real, God is love, God is merciful and without a doubt “God is not dead”. Loving God and loving your neighbor are the great Commandments of our Almighty Creator. Silence about Him is not an option. I hope that you get a chance to go see and support this superb movie. Here is the Website, so you can get more information: http://godsnotdeadthemovie.com/. God’s not dead; He is surely alive!

Philippians 1:4-8 “ In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.”

In Christ, Brian