the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few bible

#The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few bible series#

In The Search for Spock, the other crew members were safe and sound, yet Spock had lost his life on their account. Looking beyond the wellbeing of those who are perfectly healthy, the Shepherd seeks to bring perfect health and safety to the single sheep separated from the fold. “…If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he does find it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray” (Mt. Similarly, Jesus uses the parable of the shepherd’s willingness to pursue the one lost sheep. This is Kirk’s reasoning as to why they were willing to sacrifice so much to have Spock back in the midst of their crew. “The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many,” Kirk tells him – reversing the roles in one of Spock’s famous paradigms. Kirk tells Spock something that gives him a philosophical jolt back into the period of his life which he had left behind when he died. In the end of The Search for Spock, Kirk confronts his old friend, who starts to unlock his memory of their former relationship. Thus, his rebirth draws greater similarity to the Christian understanding of resurrection than some concept of reincarnation as that adopted by various Middle Eastern religions. But Spock’s rebirth is much more of a resurrection than a reincarnation he returns to having his same body and physical appearance. There are many instances of seemingly miraculous “rebirths” in sci-fi.

#The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few bible series#

Ironically, through a series of staggering events, this is just what happens to Spock. The procedure of the scientific project acts in such a way that it annihilates any life on a planet’s surface (if there is any) and generates a new and vibrant climate complete with vegetation, water sources, and an atmosphere. It has landed on the Genesis planet, which is a result of the Project Genesis. The recap leads into a sequence featuring a lush tropical landscape, evocative of any sizable biblical garden, where the jettisoned coffin of the deceased Vulcan comes to rest. It turns out, despite his frequent suppression of emotions, Spock had a heart somewhere deep down inside of him. The Vulcan then laid down his life for his friends.

“I have been and always shall be…your friend,” he tells the remorseful Captain Kirk. Enterprise, Spock had sacrificed himself in a deed of heroism. To save the lives of those on board the U.S.S. The Search for Spock opens with a commemoration of what Spock had done at the climax of the preceding film. This particular installment among the Star Trek films shares a message that closely resembles the Christian understanding of the miracle of the Resurrection. The philosophical themes explored along the way make it even more satisfying. “There’s something stirring about exploring the vast reaches of the galaxy with nothing but a trusty starship, a seasoned crew, and your wits. As Sam Guzman writes in The Catholic Gentleman: Star Trek is a franchise that can be both entertaining and intellectually engaging. One of the old Star Trek movies, The Search for Spock, does a good job at symbolically reflecting the beauty of this greatest feast in Christendom. The stone of the tomb was rolled away, and Jesus left that garden of repose to walk again among the living. Through the Resurrection, Jesus Christ conquered sin and death, paving the way to new and abundant life. And, later in the story of salvation, the God-Man restored human life with new meaning and mission from the locale of another garden. Human life was first brought forth in a garden.