I have found knowing some man's perception of human history outside of Scriptures is kind of useless. I believe God makes Himself known to every man who seeks to know Him. It seems He chose Scriptures for us to know, and rightly so, given all the differing religious sects and businesses, all promoting a different Philosophy based on the testimony of dozens of philosophers, "who come in Christ's Name".
I believe the Christ of the Bible, the Rock of Israel, the Holy One of Israel, became man in the person of Jesus. There are those who say He came to earth as God, and not flesh and blood as other men. I think philosophy is what John was teaching against. Basically that when the going got tough for Jesus, HJE just kicked in some God powers no other human had access to, and by this HE overcame. I don't believe HE, or His Father who gave Him such a Great Reward, would engage in such deception as to pretend to be a human, but having no real skin in the game.
Deuteronomy 4:2: Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Proverbs 30:6: Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Revelation 22:18: For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book.
Since I am not adding or taking away, simply discerning and trusting, I have nothing to worry about in this regard.
I agree that we shouldn't place our faith and trust in Hollywood, or any man other than those we know were inspired by God. They exist in the Holy Scriptures Paul said could be trusted "
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
The Pharisees killed their own Redeemer, believing they were serving this same Redeemer's Will. Religious scholars who had God's Oracles in their own hands, still rejected God's Laws by their own religious traditions.
This is a deception not to be messed around with. If these men could be deceived, who am I to let these same Scholars into the Temple of my mind.
It is written;
Matt. 24:
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I (Jesus) am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Jesus could have warned against Islam, Atheists, Buddhism, satan worship, even Jews. But HE didn't. He warned me to take heed of men from a Specific Religion, "Christianity".
If HE was worried about them over all religions of this world, then who am I to let their doctrines, traditions and philosophies into my mind through videos, sermons, or movies?
I have the Holy Scriptures. If I believe, as Paul did, I might have hope. If I ignore the warning of the Christ "of the Bible", and am cut off, who do I have to blame by myself.
