Why Are Superheroes So Popular?

The Romans used to worship all sorts of gods that they would collect from other nations. They especially liked the Greek gods. Why even today we see people spending millions at the box office for the Marvel and DC superhero films. In those films and comic books we see Greek and Norse gods coming back into popularity. So why are superheroes so popular?

 The world knows it needs a saviour. It wants a hero. It knows humanity needs a rescuer. But they don’t want Jesus. They don’t want only one way to God. They want to choose their favourite. One that suits them. Anyone who can fill the role of the deliverer. But they are not satisfied with Jesus. So they create their own or choose their own personal identity or something else. Superhero movies sell because people want to see good triumph over evil and justice prevail. They want a selfless hero who lays his life down for others and puts himself before others. Who extends mercy even to his enemy. They want someone they can respect. One who avenges the victimized, one who defends the weak and stands up to corruption. One who understands all of our pain and has compassion for the low at heart. But they are not satisfied with Jesus.

Well the thing is the Roman society, you are free to worship any god you like as long as Caesar is the one who you submit to above all. In the same way in our society, people believe that you can make up whatever god and believe in any god you want or any fact of reality you feel is true to you. The reason they reject as Jesus, at least the real Jesus, is because He demand is only to worship Him alone and all other gods are false. As long as the self is king then no one can reign on your parade. You can add on Jesus to anything. You can add Jesus to ask the other false gods and that’s fair. But don’t tell me (the king of my world) who is should worship. They grim reality is Jesus + anything = ruins everything. Jesus commands us to worship Him alone. There is no other God. There is no other way. He is the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father expect through Jesus Christ.