My tournament this past weekend (vids included!)
Disciple Dojo…in action at the recent Monster Cup grappling tournament here in Charlotte this past weekend.
Mel Gibson’s take on Satan (Conclusion)
Now we come to the core of EVERY deception for God’s children in Satan’s temptations: “Who is your father? Who are you?”
Palestinians and supporters MUST rebuke Mufti’s hate speech
“Without strong rebukes by the people, leaders will feel that such rhetoric is acceptable and will play to their base in order to gain political support–thus insuring that the loudest and most dominant voices are those of hatred and fear-mongering.”
Mel Gibson’s take on Satan (part 2)
“Gibson portrays Satan tempting Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane on the night he was betrayed. The scriptures do not say this, but it seems an accurate depiction of the spirit of that night, especially since Satan entered Judas only a short while before (Luke 22:3).”
Mel Gibson’s take on Satan (part 1)
“Disciple Dojo continues its series by Olatunde Howard on the topic of angels, demons, God and Satan as portrayed in pop-culture, particularly in movies. So far we’ve looked at “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and “The Devil’s Advocate”…now Olatunde takes a look at perhaps the most eerie depiction of Satan in recent film history–the androgynous figure in “The Passion of the Christ”
The Devil’s Advocate (Conclusion)
“On one hand, I want to be respected for my ability. On the other I want humility. In none of this does the devil help me. He only condemns me hopelessly. When the devil defeats me, I only feel guilty, and spiritually shoot myself in the head (as Kevin does literally in the climactic scene of the film). I try over and over to “die to myself,” but to no avail.”
The Devil’s Advocate (Part 2)
“We usually think of the devil telling us to sin, and of course he does. Yet even when he does, he’ll hide the evil in something good, or justifiable. But more than telling us to do something bad, he suggests doing something good with bad motivations, assumptions, or reasons.”
The Devil’s Advocate – What the movies get right about Satan
As the accuser/slanderer (which is the literal meaning of the Hebrew word “ha’satan”), I see a solid connection. Scripture often portrays life as a court–with witnesses, God as judge, Christ and the Spirit as our “defense attorneys/advocates/counselors/Paraclete,” and Satan as the prosecuting attorney.
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