If you listen to what Spielberg actually says (as opposed to headlines), it's not unreasonable. He asks a pertinent question: Is our God the God of the entire universe or just our planet?
Judaism and Christianity were born out of a strongly pagan time and place, where people worshiped gods of tribes and nations. Then along comes Judaism and says there's just one God, the Creator of Earth and the entire universe, which must have been a profound shock.
Even more shocking, centuries later Jesus Christ, the Word - through whom the universe was created - enters our world to preach about the kingdom of heaven and how we are all intended to be brothers and sisters in Christ. No tribes, no nations in heaven. One kingdom ruled by Christ.
God is OUR God. Our God created the entire universe. He is the God of the universe, not just of the people of Earth.
What I find amusing, even in these dumbed-down and sensationalized headlines, is that anyone thinks Christians as a whole will question their faith if it turns out there's life elsewhere.
As Christians, we believe in an eternal, uncreated transcendent Being who spoke the universe into existence; we believe God has the capacity to enter our world in the flesh; we believe that a powerful unseen enemy rules our planet; we believe in angels and demons, and heavenly messengers who show up on earth and whose appearance is so other-worldly and terrifying that they have to tell people not to be afraid. We believe people can be possessed by evil spirits. We believe people can die and be resurrected. We believe we'll go to an entirely different place beyond the universe after we die; we believe we'll get new bodies on a brand-new Earth in a renewed universe.
Some people think we're crazy to believe all this outlandish stuff. They can think that if they want.
But does anyone really think we're going to be dismayed by little green men from Alpha Centauri?
Clemson CB Avieon Terrell, a projected first-round pick in next month’s draft, aggravated his hamstring injury today on the first run of his private pro day at Clemson.
As Buffalo GM Brandon Beane was answering a question about Keon Coleman and the Bills wide receivers, Terry Pegula said: “Can I interrupt? I’ll address the Keon situation. The coaching staff pushed to draft Keon.”
Bills owner Terry Pegula said he made the decision to fire Sean McDermott in the locker room after the divisional round loss to the Broncos as he felt the team had hit “the proverbial playoff wall.”
Story via @agetzenberg:
https://t.co/l6iTOQEkR1
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