Fantasy...Good or Bad?
Alright, I'm not going to lie. I love fantasy...especially medieval fantasy. But is such fantasy Biblical? I do want to follow the Bible, but I don't want to become too legalistic.
I took the issue to the Bible and found that in Revelation chapter 12, symbolic language it used to describe an event that never took place. But the message was meant to point us to Christ. So if fantasy points it's readers/players to Christ, is it justified.
Also, is it prideful to place our Creator in a world that we have created?
Are representations of Christ, such as Aslan, wrong in the light of the second commandment?
Where does 'magic' fit in to all this? Should it be used at all in such books/games?
These are all questions that I have been dealing with lately, and would like your opinion on. I have not cut fantasy out entirely, as I believe that creativity of that nature is a gift from the Lord. In fact, I am still working on my fantasy trilogy, which has a Christ-driven story line.
So what do you think?
I took the issue to the Bible and found that in Revelation chapter 12, symbolic language it used to describe an event that never took place. But the message was meant to point us to Christ. So if fantasy points it's readers/players to Christ, is it justified.
Also, is it prideful to place our Creator in a world that we have created?
Are representations of Christ, such as Aslan, wrong in the light of the second commandment?
Where does 'magic' fit in to all this? Should it be used at all in such books/games?
These are all questions that I have been dealing with lately, and would like your opinion on. I have not cut fantasy out entirely, as I believe that creativity of that nature is a gift from the Lord. In fact, I am still working on my fantasy trilogy, which has a Christ-driven story line.
So what do you think?