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May 26, 2019 · In HBO’s television adaptation of Martin’s work, A Game of Thrones, the wisdom tradition expresses itself in three primary ways. Maesters, the official sages of the seven kingdoms, function as the scholars and doctors of Westeros. Like the scribes of the Hebrew Bible, they collect and interpret the history in order to learn from it. The ...
- Resurrection in The Bible
- Death Is Not The End
- ‘What Is Dead May Never Die’
Perhaps like some heroes, Jesus’ own resurrection points to his extraordinary identity as the Son of God. In Bethany, Jesus finds out that Mary and Martha’s brother Lazarus has died and is already entombed — he’s been dead for four days. He tells Martha that “whosoever lives and believes in me will never die” (John 11:26) and then orders Lazarus to...
If you aren’t up to date with season 6, you’re going to want to stop reading here. Coming back to life is not uncommon in the world created by George R R Martin. Aside from Jon Snow’s dramatic comeback, the current season boasts the White Walkers, whose corpse army threatens the Seven Kingdoms; the Frankenstein-esque resurrection of The Mountain, G...
The idea of a resurrected savior whose reign will save the known world from the armies of darkness clearly relies on Christian images of Jesus as divine ruler and defeater of death. But this closer look at resurrection perhaps raises more questions — are characters who have come back to life able to die — or, for example, will Jon Snow now have spe...
May 30, 2016 · May 30, 2016 by Fred Clark. I recently watched a fun little snippet of an interview taken from an event at the 92nd Street Y, “ George R.R. Martin reveals which inconsistencies in ‘Game of ...
Ephesians 6:12. For we wrestle not — Greek, ουκ εστιν ημιν η παλη, our struggle is not; against flesh and blood — Not merely against human adversaries, however powerful, subtle, and cruel, nor against fleshly appetites; but against principalities, against powers — The mighty princes of all the infernal legions: and great is their power, and that likewise of the legions ...
Aug 29, 2017 · Television shows, like Game of Thrones, are meant to titillate and entertain by reducing immoral circumstances to objects of enjoyment. The Scripture does not do that. The wickedness we read about in the Bible is meant to be an object of moral education. Namely, we learn about God’s anger towards wickedness and the consequences of human sin.
Aug 8, 2017 · Seriously, ‘Game of Thrones’ made me a better Bible reader. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) on “Game of Thrones” (HBO) Just days after defending “Game of Thrones” against a friend ...
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2 Those who claim to have faith in God yet watch Game of Thrones are trying to separate the light and the heat of the gospel, but it cannot be done. Those who truly trust in Jesus Christ are given a new heart, and though they still sin, they do not love wickedness as the unsaved do. Please keep your heart clean and avoid such an ungodly series.
