(12-30-2017, 12:58 PM)izzy Wrote: Kindly nore the title of the thread was prefaced with:
For the religious:
for a reason. I wanted to give the theologically oriented an exclusionary thread to discuss the implication of the wesen world and various religions without being disparaged. I would ask that you respect this.
Thank you.
As I am one of the people who took this very interesting topic off track, I would like to try and bring up a discussion with regard to the term, 'children of God'.
I have been doing some reading on the term, and in a short paraphrasing, a child of God is one who has come to redemption through faith in Jesus.
There was an episode from Grimm called "The Believer", in which a wesen woged into a devil like form in order to cleanse his congregation of their sins. The preacher (Dwight) then changes back into his human form and declares the congregation free from sin.
All during this time the event is being recorded, which of course, leads to the eventual downfall of Dwight.
The scoobies talk to Dwight about his wesen abilities, and Dwight tells them he's not doing anything wrong. Dealing hope is not illegal. He believes he is using his wesen abilities for good.
His former wife believes him to be Satan, who can revert to human form. In a direct tribute to Judas, gold coins are exchanged in order for Dwight's ex-wife to kidnap him, tie him down, and the faithful then spear him with hot pokers in order to save his soul and free him from Satan. It seems this is a direct tribute to Jesus as well.
I brought this particular episode up because behind Dwight is a cross, which is a Christian symbol. This does show some proof that wesen do indeed have faith in Jesus, and would be in fact, "children of God".
Or, does it? Nick, Wu and Hank seemed to be contemptuous of anyone going to a tent revival.
I am adding something else to this.....Are grimms contemptuous of faith in God?
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