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And the Garden of Eden?
by humanrebar 9y ago
And the Garden of Eden?
- xorcist 9y agoBoth examples are good examples that there are no omnipotent evil power in Christianity, and that there certainly is no facing off. Both of these stories serve to show the power of God. There is no power struggle. The one exception where there is a struggle against evil is perhaps Revelation, but that is a bit of an outlier in Christianity as it serves very little liturgical purpose and clearly speaks in images more than anything else.
- humanrebar 9y agoWhy does it need to be an even match to make it a good vs. evil story? Tolkein is the classic example of high fantasy. Does Frodo square off against Sauron on equal footing? > There is no power struggle. This is an interesting but very different point. Are there implication in modern good vs. evil action films that violence is the answer and that the pursuit of power to conquer evil is good? Those are arguably recent trends in film. Though, again, they're hardly new themes.