And what about King Abimelek who was not a believer in Abraham’s God but nevertheless heard God speak to him and reported that honestly to Abraham (see Genesis 20)? Or what of the four true oracles from the false prophet Balaam in Numbers? And do you recall the story of Jonah? Who had a better handle on God’s revelation, God’s prophet Jonah or the “pagan” sailors in Jonah’s boat?”Īs a result, perhaps we shouldn’t be so quick to limit God – particularly when it comes to artistic expression. As Robert Johnston, professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and author of the new book “ God’s Wider Presence” asks: “Can God speak through an unreliable source? Surely the answer is yes as King Josiah learned the hard way when he rejected King Neco’s words about God in 2 Chronicles 35 and was killed as a result. This isn’t meant to disparage any of these men, but to point out that God uses more than we imagine to tell His story. Other writers have reported he had a “ raging foot fetish.”ĭuring the filming of Romeo and Juliet, a male actor accused film director Franco Zeffirelli, director of “ Jesus of Nazareth” of making unwanted sexual advances during filming. He was a Freemason, profoundly religious but a non-church-going Christian with a strong belief in reincarnation.” Multiple sources confirm his mistresses, and film historian Terry Lindvall reports that one mistress – Jeanne MacPhearson – was the screenwriter for “ King of Kings” (1927) and adapted the 1923 version of The Ten Commandments. DeMille – director of “ The Ten Commandments” was pegged as a “ sentimental Salvationist, a warm-hearted man-of-God and a cinematic lay preacher, but also as a salacious cineaste who proffered epic sex-and-sin behind a moral façade. According to one film historian, Cecil B. Other classic Bible films are no different. They have also documented more than 200 million people who have indicated decisions for Christ after seeing the film. Not to mention Brian Deacon, the actor who played Jesus also acted in a supernatural film called “ Vampyres” that many would call pornography.Īnd yet the team at The Jesus Film Project in Orlando acquired the film after it’s theatrical release and is currently reporting more than 6 billion viewings worldwide for the purpose of evangelism.
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The Jesus film’s writer, Barnet Bain, also wrote the new age movie “ The Celestine Prophecy” as well as a film on Buddha. It’s co-director, Peter Sykes also directed horror films like “ The House At Nightmare Park” and “ To the Devil a Daughter.” The latter movie involved an occult novelist, a group of Satanists, and an excommunicated priest, who plan on using a young girl as the representative of the Devil on Earth. The classic case is the Jesus Film produced in 1979. But looking back on the history of treasured Bible films the Church has enjoyed and valued for a lifetime, it’s difficult to find much evidence that many people associated with those films were actually Christians. The understandable implication is that Christians shouldn’t trust a film about a Bible story directed by a non-believer. While there are many issues (both good and bad) about the recent Noah movie, one of the biggest criticisms that Christians have leveled at the film is that it’s director is an avowed atheist.