http://www.kubecki.com/blog/2009/03/21/the-twilight-series-from-a-christian-perspective/ "Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own." - Philippians 3:12 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:50:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.kubecki.com/blog/2009/03/21/the-twilight-series-from-a-christian-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-6107 James Kubecki Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:16:40 +0000 http://www.kubecki.com/blog/?p=889#comment-6107 Wes, I don't think he's arguing for Biblical purity, but rather that the underlying message(s) of the series are unbiblical at best, and anti-biblical at worst. He is arguing (take it for what it's worth) that the series is ultimately about obsession, which is a form of idolatry. And beyond that, the series presents the idea of "forbidden fruit" as something desirable and good, which is difficult to square with a biblical worldview. If either of those arguments are true, then at the very least they ought to be approached very cautiously by the discerning Christian, as Tim Challies also recommends in <a href="http://www.challies.com/archives/book-reviews/book-review---twilight.php" rel="nofollow">his review</a>. Wes, I don’t think he’s arguing for Biblical purity, but rather that the underlying message(s) of the series are unbiblical at best, and anti-biblical at worst. He is arguing (take it for what it’s worth) that the series is ultimately about obsession, which is a form of idolatry. And beyond that, the series presents the idea of “forbidden fruit” as something desirable and good, which is difficult to square with a biblical worldview. If either of those arguments are true, then at the very least they ought to be approached very cautiously by the discerning Christian, as Tim Challies also recommends in his review.

]]> http://www.kubecki.com/blog/2009/03/21/the-twilight-series-from-a-christian-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-6104 Wes Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:50:31 +0000 http://www.kubecki.com/blog/?p=889#comment-6104 James, I believe this guy has really thought about what he's saying. He brings up good points, and they're well rounded opinions. But after reading his critique, I feel sad that he found so much fault with this series. I know it's not ideal within his interpretation of the Bible, but we have movies out there like "Saw V" that people seem to steer away from. Isn't Twilight at least somewhere in the right direction? Or must a movie be completely pure Biblically to be okay? That is a rediculous notion to me, since the Bible was written in a time when girls got married at the age of 12. Of course they were better and controlling their remarrital urges... they didn't have any! James, I believe this guy has really thought about what he’s saying. He brings up good points, and they’re well rounded opinions. But after reading his critique, I feel sad that he found so much fault with this series. I know it’s not ideal within his interpretation of the Bible, but we have movies out there like “Saw V” that people seem to steer away from. Isn’t Twilight at least somewhere in the right direction? Or must a movie be completely pure Biblically to be okay? That is a rediculous notion to me, since the Bible was written in a time when girls got married at the age of 12. Of course they were better and controlling their remarrital urges… they didn’t have any!

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