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It's a shame that these are reaching non-Christian hands, who apparently are accepting the faulty theology as truth and being misled. Either that or the message is watered down so much that it isn't convicting, like something the is truly Christian should be.
Or people can actually relate to the honest situations the characters experience. Hence, readers are more inclined to stick with the books and thus begin to appreciate the biblical truths are the heart of the stories.
Ultimately, a comic (Christian or secular) has to get the basics right like compelling characters and relevent stories to keep an audience. Otherwise, the readers are going to drop the comic, no matter how positive it's underlying message is.
We will ultimately judge angels, but not here on Earth. You do make a seemingly valid point about Walter and Aaron, but why would the messenger lie to them about what part they are playing?
I don't see how the Messenger is being deceptive. He simply told Walter and Aaron to take care of the angels. If they do their job well, then Walter and Aaron will have proven worthy of much greater responsibilities like judging angels in Heaven.
My point about the messenger speaking God's words was that the writer should not have written it that way, being blasphemous. If this were a true story then of course His messenger could speak His words if He deemed it necessary. This is a work of fiction. You put words into God's mouth, that's usually blasphemy. And, yes, the writer made God the responsible party for the murder of the boy when he could easily have written it so the boy didn't get killed. The writer chose to make God the responsible party. Bad choice.
Saul chose to become a follower of Christ. There are no instant conversions, as dramatic as some of them are. We have free will. If God chooses to orchestrate events so someone gets killed, that's fine. Writing it into a story when it can be avoided isn't very responsible, especially if non-Christians are looking at it and figuring it out: "Maybe God will have me killed if I quit the gang...hmmm..."
To be fair, God never promised that you will enjoy a long mortal life after you're saved. However, you are promised an eternal life in Heaven.
So, let's say a future issue of Genesis 5 confirms that Quincy did accept salvation through Jesus Christ. (Note: Issue #1 is just the first issue of the series and thus isn't going to reveal every plot twist.) Is Quincy's death really tragic? Nope because he's now in eternal paradise. That simple fact give hope to gangbangers who think that death is final and thus fear it enough to stick with the gangs.
So, Quincy's death is ultimately a good thing. It also demonstrates that God doesn't take lives frivolously even though it may appear that way at first.
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