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Legendary movie director Steven Spielberg sparked a viral reaction with recent comments questioning how alien disclosure could affect people\u2019s religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf this truth were just known overnight, if the government announced, \u2018Yes, we have been keeping this from you since 1947,\u2019 that would mess up a lot of people,\u201d Mr. Spielberg said during a June 7 interview with \u201cCBS Sunday Morning\u201d while promoting his highly anticipated, UFO-themed film \u201cDisclosure Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cJurassic Park\u201d director went on to discuss how his movie tackles the question of how people of faith might react to the news that human beings aren\u2019t the only intelligent life in the universe.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the movie also takes the position of the church,\u201d Mr. Spielberg said. \u201cWhat does this do to the fundamental beliefs that many of us have? Is God our God only on this planet, or is God a God for every system where there\u2019s civilization, intelligent life and even developing life?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Spielberg is hitting on something that\u2019s been getting a fair bit of attention in theological circles: the potential impact the existence of alien life would have on Americans, and, in particular, the faithful.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had numerous conversations with devout Christians who have echoed Mr. Spielberg\u2019s contentions. Some have even openly postulated that their own faith might be challenged if they discover that sentient alien life is a reality that\u2019s been intentionally kept in the shadows.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m not quite sure why alien life would be such a challenge or barrier to people\u2019s faith. One element that has emerged in the faith conversation surrounds salvation. If Christians believe Jesus came, died and resurrected to save the sins of humanity, how do aliens \u2014 particularly if they\u2019re floating around the universe exercising free will \u2014 fit into the mix?<\/p>\n

Some would argue that such a reality would turn the Bible on its head, but a closer look at Scripture should lead us to dismiss such a notion. Let\u2019s start with the Bible\u2019s most popular verse: John 3:16. It reads, \u201cFor God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life\u201d (NKJV).<\/p>\n

This verse proclaims Jesus died for \u201cthe world,\u201d indicating the inhabitants of Earth. Another, 1 John 2:2 (NKJV), makes a similar proclamation: \u201cAnd He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Scriptures make it clear that Jesus died for \u201call people.\u201d This is indicated in Titus 2:11 and 1 Timothy 2:5\u20136, with other verses pointing to Christ\u2019s sacrifice for humanity. Some might ponder why this matters to the conversation about aliens and UFOs.<\/p>\n

Among other topics, some have wondered how Jesus could have died for aliens with hypothetical free will \u2014 creatures not mentioned in Scripture and who don\u2019t reside on Earth. But such a concept isn\u2019t biblically unprecedented.<\/p>\n

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In fact, angels, spiritual beings described in Scripture as \u201cministering spirits\u201d created to serve humanity, also have free will. But according to the previous verses, these spiritual beings aren\u2019t part of the biblical salvation plan, which appears to be intended exclusively for humanity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Among other verses, 2 Peter 2:4 indicates that \u201cGod did not spare angels when they sinned\u201d and that he \u201csent them to hell.\u201d Even the Old Testament seems to paint a scenario in which angels \u201cobey\u201d the Lord. Such language seems to indicate that they have agency and choice.<\/p>\n

\u201cPraise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word,\u201d Psalm 103:20 reads.<\/p>\n

One of the most fascinating Scriptures \u2014 Revelation 12:9 \u2014 proclaims that both Satan and his angels were cast down from heaven.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe great dragon was hurled down \u2014 that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray,\u201d the verse reads. \u201cHe was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taken collectively, it seems these verses suggest that angels have choice, have sinned and, as a result, have faced punishment. If true, this means there\u2019s no conflict between nonhuman, thinking and reasoning beings existing, making choices, and yet not being covered under the Bible\u2019s salvation paradigm.<\/p>\n

Of course, as I cover in my new CBN film \u201cInvestigating the Supernatural: Angels and Demons,\u201d many theologians and Christians would reject the alien theory entirely, pointing instead to the belief that apparitions and sightings of purported UFOs and extraterrestrial life are actually demonic manifestations \u2014 or simply a lens into the spiritual realm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Others, of course, would reject any of these ideas, seeing natural causes for strange signs in the skies. Regardless of where one stands, though, there\u2019s no reason to assume that the existence of aliens would create a crisis of biblical proportions for believers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Plainly stated: There\u2019s simply no basis for Mr. Spielberg\u2019s statements on the matter. Or, at the least, there shouldn\u2019t be any real theological conflict.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Billy Hallowell is a digital TV host and interviewer for Faithwire and CBN News and the co-host of CBN\u2019s \u201cQuick Start Podcast.\u201d Mr. Hallowell also is the author of four books.<\/em><\/p>\n

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