Try to use a simple karma to judge the people in the film from the perspective of an atheist: Those who don't believe in Christ are rewarded, and those who believe in Christ are good results. It is really biased. Using the second verse quoted by the pastor in the film (Luke 12:48), “Only those who don’t know do what deserves to be beaten, and they will be beaten less.” Ordinary people have never heard of God before. , And now, knowing God, not only will not be punished, but also grace. Another example is the parable of the prodigal son in the Gospel of Luke (15:11-31). The youngest son ran away from his father’s inheritance and returned to his father in shame. Running to hug him by the neck, the eldest son did not understand, and asked his father why, the father said, because my son was resurrected from the dead, and was lost and gained. So what a joy it is. Obviously we will question, how is this possible? Because this is contrary to the more or less ignorant religious view in our hearts-evil is rewarded for evil, and good is rewarded for good. This is often narrow and one-sided from the perspective of the world. This pulls out that one of the core of Christianity is grace, not punishment. This is why it was the sinners, prostitutes, and tax collectors of the Roman Empire who first converted to faith. Ephesians (2:8-9) says, “Salvation is by grace. Behavior, lest anyone boast'. Maybe you think it’s unfair, because you think you are actually much better than others (prostitutes, thieves, etc.), but in fact, each of us has the following shortcomings-sin (hypocrisy, selfishness, jealousy, lust, gluttony, pleasure , Arrogance, pride, bitterness...), but it’s ridiculous that we often judge others with the spirit of fifty steps and a hundred steps, instead of knowing ourselves. Before God, each of us is the same. You will not be a little bit taller than others because of your intelligence, and you will not be a little bit lower than others because of your mediocre appearance.
And the other core of Josh's argument with the teacher is that since the world is dominated by God, why are famines, wars, and disasters allowed to occur? The answer is free will. God gave us choices, just as he gave Adam in the Garden of Eden. A choice with Eve, they chose to violate God's order and eat the fruit of the tree of wisdom, then the result was that they were dominated by sin and lost the sovereignty of life. Sin has entered the world, and Satan is in power. The most obvious thing is that we often fight in our own minds and bodies. We often do what we don’t want to do. If we don’t do what we think we should do, it is very difficult for us to live our lives. Take control, let alone ask the people around you, so sadness, disappointment, resentment, and despair follow one after another. In the film, the teacher’s hatred of God and even denies his non-existence is because he does not understand why God takes away the dearest people around him. This leads to another understanding of suffering. We cannot figure out the meaning of suffering. However, when people have nothing to do, it often comes down to karma. In fact, it has no causal relationship with human sin, but we may not know it now, but we will understand it later (John 13:7).
Regardless of religion, if a person can defend what he believes, such courage and perseverance are enough to make me ashamed. In today’s advocating material and desires, I can’t wait to complete all my ambitions in my life at the age of 30, and start pension at the age of 40. In the torrent of the times, in addition to grasping the black humor of the helplessness and emptiness of life, do we have the power to go upstream and make ourselves different from others.
If you ask me whether God exists or not, I can’t give you a convincing reason because I can’t show Jesus to you, but I want to say, if you want to, invite God into your life and try it. Just as we were in the darkness and did not know the light, now the light shines in the darkness to illuminate all those who are born in the world (John 1:9).
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