discovering truth

Today, we’ll take a look at the movie, The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin, is the story of a man with a violent past who has renounced war in order to raise his seven children. In one scene, Martin is challenged to behave according to his principles. The Colonial Commander, played by Chris Cooper, says: “If your principles dictate independence, then war is the only way. It has come to that.” In the end, even though he attempts to have peace with the British, his family is at risk. When the war becomes personal, and his son Thomas is killed, then and only then does he go to war. We’ll consider a question prompted from C.S. Lewis’ book, Mere Christianity by asking:  When confronted with choosing between personal loss vs. following Jesus, will we quote Joshua and say: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord?" 

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Today, we’ll take a look at the movie Planet of the Apes, in which an astronaut lands on a planet ruled by apes. There are people on this planet, but they are hunted and enslaved by the apes. At first, he thinks he’s on a different planet. But, finally, through a series of events, he comes to realize that this is earth sometime in his far-distant future. We’ll consider both the 1968 original and 2001 remake to help us set up a question that C.S. Lewis tackled in Chapter 4 of Mere Christianity:  Where do we get the idea “It’s Not Fair?” We’ll tackle this question: Who Is the Law Giver?  To order Discovering Mere Christianity at the Movies, go to https://payhip.com/b/dpXL