I just finished watching Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, it is a great story. It is just as spell-bounding today as when C.S Lewis penned it in 1950.
But it got me thinking as I watched the movie for the umpteenth time, how could this be used in an apologetic situation? Then it hit me, Mr Tumas says to Lucy at the end of the movie, "he is not a tame lion." Lucy agrees but then goes on to say, "He is not tame lion but he is Good."(Mr Beever says it in the book) Well I think that is is just such a profound statement! One that can be utilised in apologetic situation.
Aslan is a representation of God, and this is something that we, both non-Chistian and Christian alike, need to rediscover. That God is not tame, we cannot fit him into our worlds, concepts, ideas, or lives, he will not be forced our told how to fit into our carefully constructed boxes. God is to infinite for that. But just because we can't control him, doesn't mean he is not good. God is good, but he is not tame!
I think if we can awaken people to the idea that God is good and that he wants the very best for us. That he has even gone and cut the cords of death itself, that we might have life. But that he is more powerful then life and death itself, then we might get a response.
Why?
Because people love a story. They love that good guy who is brave and true, who will save the day no matter the cost to himself. But have you also noticed in movies and books that the good guys like Indiana Jones, Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter, Superman, Batman, and so on, that they cannot be caught captured or held down for very long. Heroes can't be bent to someone else's will. There goodness and their love for what is right, makes them un-tamable. But that's what makes them awesome! If they were tamable and could be captured and won over to the dark-side...what kind heroes would they be and what kind of story would that make for? Not a very good one in my humble opinion!
If we can understand that concept for heroes, why can't we relate that concept back to God? He is writing The Story, (and it is a story even though its true) and he is the ultimate good guy.
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Shall we borrow from our Lutheran friends and point out that the failure that we have is that we don't see ourselves as the dark side? We want to tame God for ourselves, for our own convenience and comfort (not even for our own good!); and we don't see that this is sin. How different is that from Satan wanting to be like God? We want to take the ultimate power in the universe and use it for ourselves, to have it at our disposal. They seem eerily similar...
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