All I ever needed to know I learned from Star Wars
One of my favorite movies is Star Wars Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith... It really struck a chord with me because of the time of my life in which it had come out... (See previous posts if you don't know what I'm talking about) ... I know very much what it's like to have people over you who hold the same belief system as you ask you to do something that goes against the code you both follow, and I know what it's like to have an enemy you once called brother.... and while I'm in control enough to not "Fall to the Dark side" or anything like that I can understand what Anakin Skywalker was going through and why he did what he did.
Now call this geeking out if you want to, but I see many valuable lessons we can take from this movie to apply to our christian lives.
One factor that plays a part in Anakin's fall to the dark side is his lack of understanding and prejudgice of his Jedi brethren. Anakin is driven crazy because he knows he can't go to the Jedi with his problems or they will cast him out of the order. Do we ever hold our problems inside because we think our brethern will think less of us because of what we struggle with? Or inversely have we as christians ever got on such a high cloud that all we could do was rub in someone's face that what they're doing is wrong when they need to be told so in a more gentle caring fashion? I know I can find myself guilty of that one in the past.
Another lesson I think we can take from Episode 3 is how we can't let our own overzealousness cause us to defy God's commands. Mace Windu was one of the seniormost members of the Jedi council, but his hatred of the Sith led him to defy the Jedi code. The Jedi code strictly stated that if at all possible you take a prisoner rather than kill. When he found Darth Sidious and had bested him in combat, his own hatred of the Sith, and his own love for the Republic caused him to forsake that rule and go for the killing blow. When reading the gospels one of the groups Jesus rebukes the most are the Pharisees. The Pharisees are a very religious people and have a great will to serve God, but in serving God they got so carried away they made up all kind of rules that were all their own and ended up with something that was nothing like what God wanted. In their willingness to serve, they forgot who they were serving, and what he commanded.
This scene actually leads into another point we as christians can take from this... Anakin, being weak in faith anyway , and upon seeing that even one of the seniormost members of the council has forsaken the code, turns the tide for Sidious so that he can finish Windu off and promptly drops ties with the Jedi to join the Sith as Darth Vader. We as Christians have to be very careful, you never know who is looking up to you or who is struggling with their faith. Upon seeing you sin you may cause someone who looks up to you to sin, or even worse you may shatter a already fragile faith. We are to be examples to each other, remember your sin may be a stumbling block to someone else as well.
And there ya go, something to think about the next time you're watching Star Wars Episode 3, God bless and may the force be with you!
Now call this geeking out if you want to, but I see many valuable lessons we can take from this movie to apply to our christian lives.
One factor that plays a part in Anakin's fall to the dark side is his lack of understanding and prejudgice of his Jedi brethren. Anakin is driven crazy because he knows he can't go to the Jedi with his problems or they will cast him out of the order. Do we ever hold our problems inside because we think our brethern will think less of us because of what we struggle with? Or inversely have we as christians ever got on such a high cloud that all we could do was rub in someone's face that what they're doing is wrong when they need to be told so in a more gentle caring fashion? I know I can find myself guilty of that one in the past.
Another lesson I think we can take from Episode 3 is how we can't let our own overzealousness cause us to defy God's commands. Mace Windu was one of the seniormost members of the Jedi council, but his hatred of the Sith led him to defy the Jedi code. The Jedi code strictly stated that if at all possible you take a prisoner rather than kill. When he found Darth Sidious and had bested him in combat, his own hatred of the Sith, and his own love for the Republic caused him to forsake that rule and go for the killing blow. When reading the gospels one of the groups Jesus rebukes the most are the Pharisees. The Pharisees are a very religious people and have a great will to serve God, but in serving God they got so carried away they made up all kind of rules that were all their own and ended up with something that was nothing like what God wanted. In their willingness to serve, they forgot who they were serving, and what he commanded.
This scene actually leads into another point we as christians can take from this... Anakin, being weak in faith anyway , and upon seeing that even one of the seniormost members of the council has forsaken the code, turns the tide for Sidious so that he can finish Windu off and promptly drops ties with the Jedi to join the Sith as Darth Vader. We as Christians have to be very careful, you never know who is looking up to you or who is struggling with their faith. Upon seeing you sin you may cause someone who looks up to you to sin, or even worse you may shatter a already fragile faith. We are to be examples to each other, remember your sin may be a stumbling block to someone else as well.
And there ya go, something to think about the next time you're watching Star Wars Episode 3, God bless and may the force be with you!
posted by Ross at 9:03 PM
2 Comments:
Excellent post, Ross! All I can say is, "Amen. Preach it, brother!!"
Have a great day, and may the force be with YOU!
: )
Love ya, Liz
What you are describing is all too common in many "churches" today. Any time extremism or exclusivism (not sure if that is a word) take root, not much good results.
Hang in there...keep searching for truth. Never let go.
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