On The Second Time I Saw Batman: Dark Night

Last weekend i saw batman again with some people.
After i saw it the first time, i wrote a blog about how Bruce Wayne uses his money for a useful purpose.

After seeing it a second time, i focused more on a couple of ideals presented by Christopher Nolan.

One thing that i've always tried to incorporate into my life is what the Joker lives by: that everyone always has a plan, and we're always happy when things go the way we expect them to. But that's boring and old.
He said to "introduce a little anarchy", but that's quite overkill, thank you very much.
I rather like removing myself from the box people put me in and showing them that i didn't fit in the first place.
And i've always liked not having a plan.

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One other thing that was said by Alfred i think was that the city of Gotham needed "more than a hero".
They didn't need someone who would follow the rules of "right" and "wrong".
They needed someone who would put an end to their problems for good, even if it meant doing things in a way that was frowned upon and that made him a Vigilante.

Paul wrote to Timothy once about how people would act in the "last days":
"They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth." [2 timothy 3:6-7]

That pretty well describes the situation in Gotham.
It also describes the situation in modern society.
And, coincidentally, the last part, "Always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth", also pertains to the attitude of Jewish leaders in Jesus' time.

They constantly wanted knowledge. They debated on a scholarly level.
But when Jesus came around, they were oblivious to what was standing before them.

In Romans 10, Paul says:
"Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israelites is that they may be saved. For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. Chris is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes."

Paul said that Christ was "the end of the law".
He voided the Jewish law; made it obsolete.
And the religious leaders didn't realize this.

See, Jesus was way over their heads.
They were completely unprepared for what he was bringing.
He didn't play by the religious rules.

Just like how Gotham wasn't ready for Batman- he didn't play by the rules either.
Coincidentally, the only real opponent Batman has is the Joker-
A man who's entire existence is based off of anarchy and destruction.
Much like someone else we all know.

My point here is simple:
Batman and Jesus were both unrestrained by the law of the time.
They didn't play by the rules because they had a purpose far, far above them.
And most people of the time didn't recognize this.