Lot's of posts tonight, but I've got to get it done so here goes... I've recently been preparing for a Sunday school class I'm planning on leading this summer and I think that it fits into Science Fiction and Philosophy a little bit. The class is on looking at the world in way that is searching for Christ in everything that we see. My example is Superman, and yes I was working on this before all those theology classes stole the idea. I recently got into a debate as to whether Christians should listen to anything but Christian music. My adversary claimed that we shouldn't because it would corrupt the mind with all these secular thoughts, but I feel that this is wrong and that we should listen to all sorts of music and look for God in everything. Getting back to Superman, he was created Siegle and Siegel and Shuster, two Jewish guys, but when we look for God in something as simple as a comic book we can find a modern day parable for Christ. God has often used secular items to present his message to people. In theology we learned that God can take our most evil actions that are filled with the most malevolent of intent and make them work for his glory. My point is this: look for God in all that you do, watch, say, and think. You could learn some truth from Superman, some from U2, maybe even something from Keanu Reeves. What we need to do is remain open minded and faithful and God will reveal himself.
Labels: Superman and Theology


1 Comments:
I agree wholeheartedly Stelt! There is nothing wrong with being exposed to secular thinking. In fact I would dare say that it would be wrong to not be exposed to some form of secular thought. Blind faith is something that frightens me, and I believe that with out something to challenge faith, the word faith itself would be meaningless. Aside from that argument, there are alot of secular "things" out there that shouldnt be missed, i.e. certain works of art, hundreds of great movies, thousands of meaningful/just plain fun songs, amazing and important literature, etc.
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