Evangelism isn't just about sharing doctrines or refuting objections. Our Lord used stories in the form of parables to make his teachings endure in his listeners.

In today's episode, we're going to look at nine films that are great and imparting Christian themes to non-Christians.

Now, a few caveats about these films. First, I'm talking about films with Christian themes,

even if the creators themselves were not trying to preach those themes, or they're not even

Christian themselves. I'm also talking about films that you could just casually sit down and

watch with a non-Christian. So while the passion is probably the best depiction of what Christ

endured for us, it's not exactly

a casual Friday night movie to watch with friends. Finally, I'm excluding films that are overly

cheesy or beat you over the head with their Christian message. Films like God's not dead,

God's not dead two, God not dead three, God's not dead four, We the People, and God's Not Dead 5 in God

We Trust. At some point, I hope one of the sequels takes place in space and has a crossover

with Air Bud. God's Not Dead 6, caught up in the Air Bud to meet him. But in any case, let's go

through these films in order of their release date. Number 1, 1959-Hur. The film is based on the novel Ben-Hur, A Tale of the Christ by Lou Wallace, which was published in 180 and was the most successful novel in America until the publication of Gone with the Wind in 1936. The author Lou Wallace was a Union General and governor of the New Mexico Territory. In 1876, Wallace spent a train ride discussing

religion for two hours with Robert Ingersoll, the Richard Dawkins of the 19th century. Wallace

later said of the encounter, I was ashamed of myself, and make haste now to declare that the mortification

of pride I then endured ended in a resolution to study the whole matter.

After being humbled by Ingersoll, Wallace sought to study his Christian faith as much as he could,

and he ended up writing a story about Jesus Christ through the eyes of a fictional slave named Judah Ben-Hur.

The novel was adapted into two silent films, and then into the 1959 epic starring Charlton Heston.

The 2016 version does not count. Don't look it up. It's awful. Now, what makes the 1959 version of great film for

non-Christians to watch is how it beautifully portrays the Christian message of grace through the

redemptive story of Ben Hur, a slave who learns about forgiveness through his providential encounters with Christ.

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