Jesus / Avatar / Jesus / Avatar?
First up – I loved the movie Avatar when I finally got to watch it last week. The whole 3D thing was pretty cool, and it is certainly a great looking film – and a really enjoyable storyline too. I’d heard a few people saying it was a good film for making connections to ‘The Big Story’ too… Wasn’t so convinced about this, but a great story nevertheless.
This morning I listened to a great sermon by Greg Boyd called ‘Jesus: Avatar or God’ (which you can download from the very bottom of this page) – a really good refresher on the uniqueness of Jesus, particularly in the light of the Avatar film.
The big difference between Avatar and Jesus, as Boyd makes really clear, is that Jesus is the only human ever to also be fully God, and the only God who ever became fully human. Ever.
Still a great film though….