"Oh, we struggle against a cunning Adversary. Never doubt it. We move
about on our crust of earth and we imagine we see the world as it is. What we see is the world we imagine.
No man sees the world as it is." ~Merlin pg.194
Music, books, TV...all that these timeless works fiction strive to do is
bring us to a place where we don't have to deal with what's real. It's
the essence of all human arts. Art is an illusion. Free choice, however deceiving, is not. God does not govern our lives as though we are dumb animals. We have a choice and are guided in how to use that freedom, which brings me to my second point.
The most epic historical piece I know of that was intended for growth only is the bible. None of it was ever taken to fictitious or wrongly-inspired authors, and yet it holds such potential for the losing of oneself in all its glory. The word of God moves to such un-proposed desires, motivations, and the Word is always living and striving to win the hearts of men. God's own spirit flows freely through those who surrender their flags to His...often uncertain cause. Thus, while pieces of amazingly crafted fiction can be uplifting in nearly every way, it can also hold opposite. Like anything, fiction has the potential for either taking up the timeless example of scripture, or slighting it; the defining line toward our only true reference to life's (God's) very real calling.
The most epic historical piece I know of that was intended for growth only is the bible. None of it was ever taken to fictitious or wrongly-inspired authors, and yet it holds such potential for the losing of oneself in all its glory. The word of God moves to such un-proposed desires, motivations, and the Word is always living and striving to win the hearts of men. God's own spirit flows freely through those who surrender their flags to His...often uncertain cause. Thus, while pieces of amazingly crafted fiction can be uplifting in nearly every way, it can also hold opposite. Like anything, fiction has the potential for either taking up the timeless example of scripture, or slighting it; the defining line toward our only true reference to life's (God's) very real calling.
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who
dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined. ~Isaiah 9:2
It takes some extreme faith to know what's real sometimes, to know what to do (and where God is) in hard situations.
Things may feel strange, like somehow God just isn't there sometimes, but He is. Always. You have only to look for Him.
Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?
~1 Corinthians 3:16
Those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
~1 Samuel 2:30
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