The History Channel’s Bible Miniseries Glaring Omission of the Gospel

Amy Spreeman of Stand Up For the Truth writes:

The Bible miniseries on the History Channel is one we cannot endorse. Many have said, “What’s the big deal? It’s getting unchurched people interested in the Bible, isn’t it?” The problem with this is that the complete Gospel – the only message by which the Bible says we can be regenerated to life by the Holy Spirit – is missing! No sin, to repentance. And there’s something else you need to know. Something huge.

Open your Bible to the Last Supper and then watch this: (Source)

If you didn’t catch it, the man playing the Lord said, “I am the way, the truth and the life,” and the script ended the statement there. But the New Testament records Jesus going further in describing His exclusivity. John 14:6 says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Notice also in the clip that the man playing Jesus says, “This is my blood. . . Remember me.” But the New Testament contains much more crucial information necessary for salvation which the miniseries omitted. In Matthew 26:28, Jesus says: “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”

These statements are essential to the Gospel. It should not surprise us that this miniseries contains such blatant omissions of the exclusivity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as well as the forgiveness of sins in the blood of Jesus, when we consider who is behind, produced, The Bible miniseries. The official website tells us:

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey did consult a team of advisers while writing and filming the miniseries. This team includes: Rick Warren - Pastor, Saddleback, Joel Osteen - Pastor, Lakewood Church, Erwin McManus - Pastor, Mosaic, Jim Daly - Focus on the Family, Sam Rodriguez - National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Paul Eshleman - Campus Crusade for Christ, Bobby Gruenewald - YouVersion Bible, Brad Lomenick - Catalyst, Leith Anderson - National Association of Evangelicals, Frank Wright - National Religious Broadcasters, Tom Peterson - Catholics Come Home, Geoff Tunnicliffe - World Evangelical Alliance, Gabe Lyons - Q, Luis Palau, George Wood - Assemblies of God, Craig Groeschel- Life Church, Denny Rydberg - Young Life, Andrew Benton - Pepperdine University (source)

Chris Rosebrough also examines some of the theological errors in The Bible miniseries in the videos below: