Tuesday, January 26, 2010

I Once Was Lost.... by Chris Kaatz

Amazing Grace is was directed by Michael Apted, written by Steven Knight and was released in 2007. This movie is appropriate for all audiences. This story is about a man named William Wilberforce. He is a politician and has a seat in the House. In the movie, he debates whether or not to go into ministry or to fight to end slavery. He realizes that he can do both by fighting to abolish slavery. While he works on fighting it, he becomes incredibly ill and is on medicine in order to dumb the pain. After a 20 year struggle, against all odds, he is finally able to get the House to abolish slavery.
This movie portrays the message that all men are created equal. That we should stop at nothing in order to be fair to our common man. It is also a movie of friendship and determination that against all odds, as long as you have friends and are determined you can do anything. Christians can also get a strong message to this. Everyday we face opposition to our faith. We always hit brick walls and yet we know that as long as we have God with us, we can do anything. As Christians, we need to remember that everyone is equal because it is not our place to judge others. Because of this, we need to be able to understand each other and be willing to stand up for each other. To help others because that is what God instructed us to do.

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