Horatio B.
asked • 05/09/22What does Narnia the movie say about God
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Toina V. answered • 08/30/22
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"The Chronicles of Narnia" by CS Lewis. Is a book written in code as was the movie. I remember when I first read the book as a child, who did not know anything about God, it never dawned on me the book was about the bibile. Then I found myself teaching the book and realized, in the middle of teaching the class, it was the story of the Savior. So let me approach answering your dynamic question this way...
It was through this book Lewis introduced people to the concept of laying down your life for another. The shame that it brings and the hardship that comes along with having to pay the price for the "sins" committed by someone other than you. Edmund was a spoiled brat, who had a total and complete entitlement issue. There was NOTHING about him that was deserving of dying for. The point, none of us are worth dying for, but that did not stop Aslan/Jesus from going to the cross to pay the bill NONE of us could pay.
The book/movie tells us, that no matter what choices we make, the Father (God), Jesus and the Holy Spirit all love us despite our unwillingness to believe in them or to care enough about them to understand, truly understand, who they are. Aslan/Jesus demonstrated that only through the power of love can true change come. By the end of the book, Edmund's attitude changed when he realized the effects his selfishness had on all parties involved. This is what it means to be repentant. Often times people run from Jesus, because he brings the accountability. "We want to do what we want to do" and Edmund was no different.
With all of this, back to the original question; " What does Narnia, the movie, say about God"? It says that God loves us and was willing to allow his Son to pay for our selfish decisions. It tells us that we have enemies (represented by the White Witch) that can get us into trouble; when we are too proud to follow what God says, it tells us that God knows what is best for our lives and we should believe and it tells us that we can NEVER be so bad that Jesus isn't willing to pay the price for us.
Hope this gives you something to ponder.
Carole T. answered • 05/10/22
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This is a very broad question! The book (and the series) say many things about God. Without rereading it, a couple things come to mind. Aslan dies in Edmund's place because a blood atonement was demanded by the Queen.
There is also the quote from Mr Beaver. "Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion"..."Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.” God is all-powerful, a mighty King, the Creator of all, but His goodness is beyond even His power.
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Sorita D.
Why is Narnia so popular with Christians? The Narnia books have a large Christian following, and are widely used to promote Christian ideas. Churches like Memorial Drive United Methosist are even putting on Narnia musicals to teach Christian themes. Narnia 'tie-in' material is marketed directly to Christian, even to Sunday school, audiences.The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. In addition to numerous traditional Christian themes, the series borrows characters and ideas from Greek and Roman mythology, and from British and Irish folklore.Lewis has also received criticism from some Christians and Christian organizations who feel that The Chronicles of Narnia promotes "soft-sell paganism and occultism", because of the recurring pagan themes and the supposedly heretical depictions of Christ as an anthropomorphic lion. The Greek god Dionysus and the Maenads are depicted in a positive light (with the caveat that meeting them without Aslan around would not be safe), although they are generally considered distinctly pagan motifs. Even an animistic "River god" is portrayed in a positive light.[14][15] According to Josh Hurst of Christianity Today, "not only was Lewis hesitant to call his books Christian allegory, but the stories borrow just as much from pagan mythology as they do the Bible". His books have also been criticized by non religious critics who feel it is religious propaganda.[16]God’s Word and the principles found therein condemn astrology. Did God allow his people to consult professional foretellers of events? We read: “There should not be found in you anyone . . . who employs divination, a practicer of magic or anyone who looks for omens or a sorcerer, or one who binds others with a spell or anyone who consults a spirit medium or a professional foreteller of events or anyone who inquires of the dead. For everybody doing these things is something detestable to Jehovah.”—Deut. 18:10-12. Because the one relying on it is not trusting in God or being guided by his inspired Word, of which the psalmist said: “Your word is a lamp to my foot, and a light to my roadway.” (Ps. 119:105Not among the worshipers of the true God, Jehovah, did astrology originate but rather among the pagan worshipers of ancient Babylon. God’s prophet Isaiah wrote of Babylon’s “worshipers of the heavens, the lookers at the stars, those giving out knowledge at the new moons concerning the things that will come.” From Babylon’s earliest days, from its youth, the prophet showed, it had toiled with sorceries and astrological predictions. (Isa. 47:12, 13) Much of the concept of magic-working sorcery is based on the belief that evil spirits can be induced either to leave or to enter a person, that they can be tricked and deceived, and that they can be captured or trapped in a piece of wood or a clay image. These spiritistic practices, so-called sciences, were developed and used by the ancient Chaldeans of Babylonia. Isaiah, in the eighth century B.C.E., tells us that Babylon of his day was rife with sorceries of all sorts. (Isa 47:12-15) More than a century later, in the days of Daniel, the magic-practicing priests were still a part of the Babylonian court. (Da 1:20; 2:2, 10, 27; 4:7; 5:11) This expression “magic-practicing priests” is a literal and explicit translation of the Hebrew.How dangerous is propaganda? It is insidious—like an invisible, odorless, poisonous gas—and it seeps into our consciousness. Because we may not see propaganda for what it is, behavior specialist Vance Packard observed: “Many of us are being influenced and manipulated—far more than we realize.” Under its influence, says one scholar, men and women have been “quite easily led into the most preposterously dangerous behaviour”—such as ‘genocide, war, racist hysteria, religious intolerance and many other forms of irrational behaviour.’—Easily Led—A History of Propaganda. Now if mere men can fool us with their propaganda, what might Satan be able to do? He has studied human behavior since man was created. “The whole world” now lies in his power. He can use any part of it to disseminate his lies. (1 John 5:19; John 8:44) So effective has Satan been in ‘blinding people’s minds’ that he now ‘misleads the entire inhabited earth.’ (2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 12:9) How can you resist his propaganda?07/30/22