Unbiblical

 I for one am weary of people trying to make money off Bible stories. They may throw a few verses in to make you think it is a Christian message. They may even include some biblical themes. The overall narrative may be one of redemption. Scripture is compromised while naive people sit and subject themselves to things that are not true. I cannot sit by idly while great liberties are taken with Bible truth. 

This was true of a novel titled The Shack that took the nation by storm. Many raved about the book. It made God seem more relatable as a female. Heretical. Unbiblical themes were introduced. Such was the case for Russel Crowe's staring adaptation of Noah. While the masses rave about the hit series Chosen, I had an opposite reaction when I watched one episode. Things were introduced into the narrative that are not included in scripture. The scenes do not accurately reflect what scripture records. Many had no issue with these things. People even showed them in worship. 

Here is the problem. What people see visually will stay with them. Especially young people. Many of them will grow up believing those liberties taken away from the biblical text to make a better story will be remembered more than the biblical text. People may even prefer the Hollywood version of the story more than than the Bible itself. This is a slippery slope of Satan to seduce people away from the Bible. Beware!

Brenda and I enjoy supporting Christian movies. We went to one yesterday that took the Bible account of Job, added science fiction to it and some elements of reincarnation, threw a few verses from Job into the story and at the end wanted us to pay it forward by encouraging others to go support the movie. I cannot and will not. The movie was NOT BIBLICAL. 

I told Brenda when we drove away from the theater that I am too much of a Bible purists to enjoy such a production. It was unbiblical and if you are going to make a movie adapted from Job, that story is pretty compelling in of itself. You do not have to add anything else to it. The production of the movie The Shift was dark, confusing, and far from staying within the boundaries of Christianity and the Bible. 

I believe the Bible is inerrant, God breathed, infallible, without mixture of error. It cannot be improved upon. God got it right the first time. His word is living and active, sharper than any two edged sword, and able to discern our thoughts, hearts and to pierce us. The story of Job is compelling. Millions can relate to the story of Job because they are also suffering. Stay with the scriptures. The job of preaching the Bible is more important and necessary as ever. Preach the word preachers! Do not tickle the ears! Do not entertain! Eternity hangs in the balance and many unbiblical books and movies will lead the masses astray into bowels of hell  because they are unbiblical.