Movies and Other Lies

I really like going to the movies, but they do not present the truth very often. They are designed to tell a “story” for entertainment purposes. Here are some examples of what you might be misled to believe if you took the movies too seriously: • It's easy for anyone to land a plane, providing there's someone in the control tower to talk you down. • The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there, and you can travel to any other part of the building you want without difficulty. • If you need to reload your gun, you will always have more ammunition- even if you haven't been carrying any before now. • You're very likely to survive any battle in any war, unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home. • If an imminent natural disaster or killer beast threatens your town, the mayor's first concern will be the tourist trade or his forthcoming art exhibition. • A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating, but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds. • Interbreeding is genetically possible with any creature from elsewhere in the universe. • All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off. • Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communication systems of any invading alien civilization. • No one involved in a car chase, hijacking, explosion, volcanic eruption, or alien invasion will ever go into shock. • You can always find a chain saw when you need one. • Any lock can be picked in seconds by a credit card or a paper clip, unless it's the door to a burning building with a child trapped inside. • You can always rely on your car keys already being in the ignition when you get in the car, but if it's an emergency you can't find the keys anywhere. • No one locks doors, and if they do, chances are there's a hatchet about to come through it. TV and the movies rarely depict real life accurately. But, then they’re not supposed to! There is only one source of truth. That is the Bible. Here’s what the Apostle Paul has to say: But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:14-17 ESV). Don’t settle for anything less!