With the sudden rise in popularity over the chosen, Christians have often wondered,
is portraying Jesus on film idolatrous? The Bible says in Exodus 20 verse number 4,
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven
above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
This is obviously referring to something that is carved out of wood or of stone
and venerated, and can't be applied to people, since people aren't graven images,
people are people. The problem with portraying Jesus on film is that the scenes often call
for others to worship the person that's playing Jesus Christ, which is an obvious violation of
scripture. Another problem is when Jesus Christ is often presented in an unbiblical way in movies,
such as having long hair, which is a clear violation of scripture, wearing long dresses,
which is a clear violation of scripture, misquoting the Bible, or even adding stories
to his ministry. At the end of the day, there are no clear scriptures that teach that portraying
Jesus on film or in place for theatrical purposes is wrong. But in my personal opinion,
I do believe principle teaches that it's sacrilegious since it's fallible man
depicting an infallible God.