Last night (Monday 6th February) was the first of our 'Engage' film nights, concentrating on Inception and how it relates to the message of Christianity. For the first night the room was fairly full of people, some recognisable and some new, enjoying the free sweets and drinks. Russel's talk was spot on for something which is really a delicate subject, looking at how we normally deal with guilt as human beings through the storyline around Cobb and his wife Mal. The sharp contrast of Ariadne's advice to just move on and deal with it to that of Jesus giving us redemption encouraged questions that I'm sure many people have thought at some time in their lives. The story in Mark's Gospel of the paralysed man being healed AFTER his sins were forgiven illustrates the redemption we find in Christ and that only He may grant us it. When compared to this idea Ariadne's advice of 'move on' falls short as most people struggle to do so.
One of the more intriguing questions was 'What if your guilt is what defines you?' but it was the answer that I found more startling. Essentially, Russel began his response with 'Being defined by guilt is good because it means you recognise your sin'. Yet as he continued he made more sense, speaking of how we need to recognise our sin in order to give it to Jesus and be redeemed. After all, how do you give something up if you don't know what you're giving up?
All in all, a good night was had by all, spending time with friends and getting to know a bit more about Jesus and where He fits in today.
See you tonight hopefully at the Hive 7.30pm for 'Engage with the Dark Knight'.
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