- In the second episode of the first season of "Yellowstone", there is such a scene. Kevin Costner's John Dutton, the Yellowstone boss, goes to the church priest to do him a favor and commit a crime so that his son can escape murder charges. The plot gives two beautification projects for the request of this crime, the first is the spirit of the contract. The priest seems to owe John a big favor, everyone is a sinner, and everyone has a history. In the past, John helped the priest. Today, John is in trouble, and it is also a kind of manly performance to take care of himself. The second is the Mass of the priest, who hides the act of sin in the reading of the Ten Commandments from the pulpit.
- The priest is slyly emphasizing that there is nothing in the Ten Commandments that says not to lie. Immediately afterwards, he said, care and love neighbors, emphasizing the protection of important neighbors.
- The priest retorted and said: In the ninth commandment, God forbids the use of words to seriously hurt the neighbor, and forbids to damage the neighbor's reputation, status, and holiness.
- But there is nothing in the real ninth commandment, except that you must not bear false witness against your neighbor. That is to say, you should not use things out of nothing to frame your neighbors and bring shame and humiliation to innocent people.
- Such an explanation makes it difficult for those who do not understand the Bible to distinguish and believe it to be true.
- Forget the episodes and just look at the topic of lying. Is it right to lie? Is it allowed by God? of course not.
- Also, Matthew 3:9: "Do not say in your heart, 'Abraham is our father.' I tell you: God is able to raise up children for Abraham out of these stones."
- Luke 19:40: Jesus said, "I tell you, if they keep silent, these stones will cry out."
- That is to say, God always has a way, and God’s plan will always be fulfilled, no matter whether people are willing to participate or not, and how they participate. There would still be many descendants of the Hebrews, even if the midwife did not lie and many children died; even if Rahab did not lie, even if the spies were caught, the land of Canaan would still be conquered by the Israelites.
- So don't take your weakness and limitation as God's weakness and limitation, as if God can't do anything if you don't sin.
- God's blessing on those who lie is a pity for the weakness of human beings and a reward for the simple reverence of human beings for God in their weakness and finitude. It's like a child stealing their parents' money in order to prepare a birthday present for their parents. How do parents feel about their child's behavior? Of course, it is funny and touching, and then educate children not to steal money from others.
- Another place where biblical principles are abused is homosexuality.
There are so many great things about this storyline. Perhaps the best is that, despite being devout Christians (April is even the leader of their Fellowship group), neither ever questions if what they're doing is wrong. As April tells Sterling on their first date,
"In case you're wondering, no, I do not believe God is going to smite me for being a lesbian. He made me, along with narwals and those tiny blue poison frogs. So clearly he has a master plan."
- In the series "Nazi Hunter," there's a female detective who plays a gay man from a conservative Christian family. In one episode, her mother, representing a devout Christian, uses her faith to endorse her daughter's homosexuality.
- Her truth is: God is love, he created love. Therefore, if a daughter is after love, it is also supported by God.
- Attacking the shepherds is the most common method used by Satan, and it is also the most common attack method in the secular world. The so-called capture the thief first captures the king, and the fortress is broken from the inside.
- The writers are happy to use Christians as gay characters, reflecting a secular worldview.
- A teacher full of foul-mouthed words, a gentle woman who smokes, a Christian full of tattoos, a monk with a gold chain, a politician who loves rock and roll and so on. This kind of character setting principle, which is as black as a crow in the world, can really add some interest to film and television works.
- The social structure of The Handmaid's Tale is very similar to the secular worldview's understanding of Christianity. On the surface, the leaders of various churches seem to be adhering to a holy way of life, and they are the guardians of fighting against a depraved life. But in fact, they poured into the degenerate club established by the collective behind their backs, enjoying the craziest depraved life.
- When a secular person confronts a dignified, noble Christian, does his/her backside depravity come to mind?
- What's behind the beautiful things? Sinners cannot imagine the beauty behind the good, and the sinner is more likely to accept the ugliness behind the good. The heart is ugly because of sin. All people, including Christians, are sinners. But Christians have seen the testimony of the Most High, and although it is equally unimaginable, there is beauty behind Christians accepting beauty.
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