Pixar and Jesus

Over the past few weeks our discipleship group has been watching the Pixar movies and discussing the spiritual ramifications of each film. Its been a lot of fun so far we've watched Wall-e, The Incredibles and Up! My favorite part so far has been a discussion we had about The Incredibles.

The Incredibles is about a family who all has superpowers. Unfortunately for them, society has forced them to live lives where they do not use their superpowers. This causes many difficulties for the family as they try to go about life as a normal ordinary family while hiding their identities as superheroes.

In connection with the movie, we spoke about Romans 8, where the apostle Paul writes about our identity in Christ. "Because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory."

The Incredibles desired to live into their identities just as we desire to live into our identities as co-heirs with Christ. Just as the world told the Incredibles that they couldn't be superheroes anymore the world is yelling at us that we are not co-heirs with Christ, that we are not princes and princesses of God (that's what a co-heir is!).

So, know this that you are a princess or a prince of the Living God, with Jesus Christ and the world cannot take that away from you. Pretty fun stuff

Much thanks to Mockingbird Ministries and their book The Gospel According to Pixar.