Well last night with the vignette of Lion King, that was mentioned in my sermon, I sparked some interest in comparing the movie to our relationship with God. So write how you think the movie the Lion King is comprable to our spiritual walk.
Ok, so I (Shelly) am the one who told Beau to put this up here cuz I thought it would make an awesome blog post, so therefore I should probably post here to show my enthusiasm and gratitude.
So what I think is, the Lion King can be seen as an allegory of Christianity in general. Mufasa is (or rather, can be taken as being) God, possessing characteristics of every part of the God head. He is not only Father, but also Savior and guiding presence to Simba, "living within him" as Rafiki puts it. Simba, of course, is us. He wants to do his own thing and prove himself on his own terms, which gets him in to much trouble. He runs away from his problems and must be shown the path back to his destiny. Rafiki, I have dubbed the encourager. He almost has that aura of being a prophet, or at the very least, a preacher type. (You're our Rafiki Beau-- who else would hit us over the head when we do something stupid? ;) JK) Rafiki is the one who brings Simba back to his father.
Scar, obviously, is the Devil of the movie who surrounds himself with his evil minions. He lies, manipulates, and murders, but luckily is foiled in the end (I mean, what kind of movie would it be if the bad guy won?) He even, like, falls of the rock into the fire!
Then of course-- last but not least-- Simba's friends. They are comparable to our friends in general, from our school friends to our Bandina buddies. Timon and Pumba I would compare to our school friend: they always mean well, but don't always see the big picture of our destinies. Nala is that friend (maybe from the youth group or from camp) that will absolutely drag you every step of the way if that's what it takes to make you come to your sences. Nala has a good grasp of her destiny and seeks to find and fulfil her purpose. Though she is characteristically head strong, her motivation is love and she only wants what is best for Simba and will go to whatever means to show Simba exactly what she thinks is best for him.
The storyline could not function without any one of these characters, just like our own storylines could not function without them. In the end, good always conquers evil, but only when the Simba is willing to own up to his past, taking a few hits over the head in the process.
I can definitely see your whole picture. And I will gladly hit anyone over the head with a staff!! But more than that I hope we can all be a Rafiki and Nala character where we encourage each other and keep each other accountable (even if it takes getting hit on the head). What does everyone else think?
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Ok, so I (Shelly) am the one who told Beau to put this up here cuz I thought it would make an awesome blog post, so therefore I should probably post here to show my enthusiasm and gratitude.
So what I think is, the Lion King can be seen as an allegory of Christianity in general. Mufasa is (or rather, can be taken as being) God, possessing characteristics of every part of the God head. He is not only Father, but also Savior and guiding presence to Simba, "living within him" as Rafiki puts it. Simba, of course, is us. He wants to do his own thing and prove himself on his own terms, which gets him in to much trouble. He runs away from his problems and must be shown the path back to his destiny. Rafiki, I have dubbed the encourager. He almost has that aura of being a prophet, or at the very least, a preacher type. (You're our Rafiki Beau-- who else would hit us over the head when we do something stupid? ;) JK) Rafiki is the one who brings Simba back to his father.
Scar, obviously, is the Devil of the movie who surrounds himself with his evil minions. He lies, manipulates, and murders, but luckily is foiled in the end (I mean, what kind of movie would it be if the bad guy won?) He even, like, falls of the rock into the fire!
Then of course-- last but not least-- Simba's friends. They are comparable to our friends in general, from our school friends to our Bandina buddies. Timon and Pumba I would compare to our school friend: they always mean well, but don't always see the big picture of our destinies. Nala is that friend (maybe from the youth group or from camp) that will absolutely drag you every step of the way if that's what it takes to make you come to your sences. Nala has a good grasp of her destiny and seeks to find and fulfil her purpose. Though she is characteristically head strong, her motivation is love and she only wants what is best for Simba and will go to whatever means to show Simba exactly what she thinks is best for him.
The storyline could not function without any one of these characters, just like our own storylines could not function without them. In the end, good always conquers evil, but only when the Simba is willing to own up to his past, taking a few hits over the head in the process.
Nice reflection!!
I can definitely see your whole picture. And I will gladly hit anyone over the head with a staff!! But more than that I hope we can all be a Rafiki and Nala character where we encourage each other and keep each other accountable (even if it takes getting hit on the head). What does everyone else think?
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