God's Not Dead: 4-Movie Collection [DVD]

One of the greatest . Love these films.

I planned on watching this movie last night and had some time to kill yesterday so I read some reviews on here. I must say that after reading some of the detailed negative reviews I was expecting something completely different than what I had previously heard when the movie initially came out. And after sitting edge of my seat for the first 30 minutes to see all of the 'highly charged Christian political non-sense' (as several 1 star reviews pointed out), I realized their reviews were a bunch of non-sense and sat back to enjoy the movie.While some of the acting was a bit ham handed, as there are new actors as well as some famous non-actors in the movie, the overall message of the movie is a positive one. Given that this movie was probably not going for any "best actor" awards, I can look passed this. I did wish that they could have gone into greater detail in the debates, but given that he only had 20 minutes at the end of class to present his case I feel it was probably an accurate representation of what he could get into.For anyone that has gone against the grain to stand up for what they believe in, this is a great movie to show that there are others out there that struggle as well and that not all parts of that path are easy.To the "stereotype crowd", you obviously don't know that these type of people exist that these types of incidents do actually happen around the world. It's not meant to represent everyone, but it does accurately portray some of the personal struggles people come across.Overall I greatly enjoyed the movie's message and the types of characters and their growth.**SPOILERS** Going to get into some specifics.Kevin Sorbo's character is claimed to be unrealistic by some. I actually knew someone for many years that lost a grandmother to poor hospital conditions before I met him and then last a grandfather to cancer after I had known him for years. He was raised "Church of England" and struggled with anything religious. After his grandfather died, there was an obvious change. He grew angry and bitter and blamed God for taking him. He became unbearable to be around and eventually I had to break ties with my best friend of 10 years. Back to Sorbo, you can also see his progression back to Christ. He's never been challenged like that since he made his decision to hate God. He didn't accept Christ at the end because he feared death (IHMO), he accepted Him because he'd come to the realization that God was the the truth and he'd been living a hate filler lie.The main character's girlfriend - I have known people like this as well. I had a former boss who's first wife left him because he wanted to go to a seminary college for his education. Not because he wanted to become a preacher, but because he wanted to learn more about God. She left him because she refused to be a preacher's wife (as she thought that was the only outcome) and that was not part of her plans.The Muslim woman - There are plenty of stories of children being disowned or worse around the world by Muslim parents after they convert. I don't know why this is unheard of to some. And I would say they chose a Muslim character due to the reportedly worse outcomes. They are careful to say that his father is more traditional and they also show how remorseful her father is. He is angry at first, but you see his heart break at the end and I'm sure if the story continued we would see him try to reconnect with his daughter as to me that appeared to be the kind of man he was.The Chinese man - There are still reports of Christian persecution in China. It's not a secret that it still happens, heck it happens to almost any religion over there that the government doesn't approve of. I felt his father's reactions were quite accurate of someone that feared repercussion from the government.Dean Cain's character obviously didn't want to go through loosing someone like he was loosing his mother, so he cut ties with his girlfriend after she got cancer as a defense mechanism. You actually have to watch the entire movie and think about it afterward to understand that.

I seen an ad somewhere with a little preview of the first movie and it really intrigued me. So I decided to buy the set. It arrived fast and in perfect condition. As for the movies they are great and I highly recommend them for many reasons. Looking forward to getting the new one that’s out now. 😄

I love the God's Not Dead movies, and it is a great value to get them in this set. The movies are interesting, offer a different perspective, are entertaining, and convey a message about God forever and always being present even when we don't feel it or even believe it.

First I just want to say I loved the movie. It has a great central core meaning that no matter the persecution, keep faith and stand up for that faith. I will say *SPOILER ALERT* I will be discussing parts of this movie to combat the negative views it has been given.That being said, all those who are stating that the movie is unrealistic and doesn't stand for real apologetics and hermenentics are missing out on the big picture. Having a philosophy teacher force the students to sign a paper stating that God is dead may sound unrealistic, and for the most part it is. However, persecution comes from every angle, including college. This isn't a movie founded on political standpoints of what is and isn't allowed to happen within a college atmosphere, but a spiritual revival in the sense that we all should not fear persecution but attack it head on. So my advice to you is to not focus so much on realism (I mean when has a movie ever been fully realistic? Spiderman isn't real, nor is Thor. So save the relistic expectation to a different media) and focus on the concept at had. A freshman in college, entering into a new world, who on the first day of class faces persecution, gets rediculed, loses his girlfriend of 6 years because of his commitment to stand up for the Lord. This movie focuses on one passage, Mathew 10:32-33. "So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I will deny before my Father who is in heaven." -ESV. Let this be the message you see and hear, do not focus on the political realism within the movie.There was another who stated that it was unbelievable due to the fact the movie ended with everyone believing. For one, I do not think this is fully true, The son of the woman with dimentia does not fully make that leap of faith. However, of course a religious movie will end with all believers because in the end of days that's exactly how it will end as well. All believers.The last point I want to argue is that the movie seems to follow an Evangelical Christian stand point in which they try to 'force' their opinion on you. But let's again turn to the scripture. "How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”" - Romans 10:14-15 ESV. This movie discusses the importance of spreading the word, having faith, and enduring persecution.For all those who focus on realism, movies aren't the best things to watch. If you want real 100% truth, the only thing that can offer that is the Bible, so just stick with that if you are such a stickler on realism. For those who believe it was not realistic to end on everyone believing, I ask you, how do you expect the end of days to be when the only surviving people are the believers. Lastly for those who say that it focuses on Evengelical Christians who 'force' their beliefs on people. It does not, they are simply spreading the word of God as we are commanded to. They can not force the person to leave, and this movie does not even have any pushing of beliefs, as the main character states, "I am here to give them the choice to believe or not." That is all this movie does.For all that still wish to dislike this movie, that is your decision. Just know that this movie was for young adults and teenagers. The day we live in can be very unfriendly and is filled with sin. It is our choice which path we will take.