We live in a world where the life of Jesus is repeatedly mocked time after time.

According to CBR, a teaser trailer recently released for Nicolas Cage’s new horror film that depicts the life of Jesus in a terrifying way. The movie, “The Carpenter’s Son,” is set to release later this year.

The film is reportedly “inspired by the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which purportedly charts the childhood of Jesus Christ,” as CBR explains. Cage, who plays a man known as the Carpenter, has set out to protect his family while hiding in Egypt. However, the description of “the Boy” depicts Jesus as a “….rebellious young son…After being drive to doubt his parents’ teachings by another child, the Boy begins using his preternatural abilities in ways that have horrifying consequences of both the natural and divine…”

This description points straight to blasphemy.

Jesus, who lived the perfect, sinless life and self-sacrificially gave His life on the cross for the sake of the world is being portrayed in some of the most degrading ways possible through this kind of media depiction. It’s a reminder that as believers, we must be discerning about the media we allow into our hearts and minds. Hollywood and much of the entertainment industry have no hesitation in mocking, twisting, and degrading the name of Jesus for profit or shock value.

Even though the world may continue to mock Jesus, we do not have to participate. Instead, we are called to shine as lights in a very dark world, offering the truth, love, and hope of the real Jesus to a culture searching for answers in all the wrong places. The cross was not a horror story—it was the greatest act of love in history. And while Hollywood may try to rewrite His story, we must stand firm, proclaim the truth and live in such a way that the light of Christ cannot be ignored.