Beware of Christians

This documentary depicts 4 college Christian boys, who struggle with their understanding of the bible and others' understanding and how Christianity feels in America. So they traveled to Europe to ask them what they think about Christianity and several topics that can relate to Christianity and living a life for Jesus. Topics included drinking, sex, money, and a few others.

These guys admitted they do many things that may get in the way of their "mission" in life. They show us a number of moments throughout their journey that really made them seem ignorant and straight out of the cast of MTV's Jackass (making an ass out of themselves in public, being rude typical American tourists, stealing each others property, and smacking each other around). But then they'd reflect on something that reminded you that these are confused guys trying to do what they think is the right thing. You gotta give them that at least.

To me the overall film was a little boring and immature and obviously preachy. That's the point of course, to preach the message of being a real Christian by behaving as a Christian and not just doing a few Christian things every now and then and call it a day. For that, I can respect their message, because there are many Christians in America that behave like that, and they make Christianity look pretty silly in many ways.

As a non Christian, and a anti-theist, I looked at their regrets and shame for not knowing what the gospel is and not following it right, as a sad existence. They love some things in life, that hurt no one, and feel such sorrow from that, just because they see it as a distraction from Jesus and spreading the gospel. Spreading the gospel, in my point of view, is self righteous and rude and infringing on other people's beliefs. I do not condone such a thing, and do not see it as a moral thing to do. So in that sense, I'm against the message of the film.

Considering though that so much of the sort of Christianity we are bombarded with on a daily basis in America is judgmental and cruel and full of hate, it is nice to see a Christian film that rejects greed. bullying and holier than though tactics that are used by many preachers to gain more followers.

Visitng 6 major European cities to talk to Americans temporarily living in those cities is NOT anywhere near exploring European cultures. Please! These kids visit London, Paris, Rome, etc. and due to their lack of language skills, they pick up Americans living/visiting those cities to talk about Christianism. What kind of journalism is that? These kids are boring, obnoxious, and uncultured, which perfectly reflects their documentary. I was looking forward to getting a new, fresh outlook on things, but this movie didn't provide me with what I was looking for. What a wast of time. The European...(not from Paris, London, or Rome)

I'll admit that I was skeptical of this movie based on the descriptions I'd read. In the end I was pleasantly surprised by how heartfelt and entertaining it was. I rarely watch so-called "Christian" movies because I usually find them to be saccharine with simple and obvious plot-lines. However, this man-on-the-street style exploration of the meaning of being Christ-followers was unique and honest. The thing that a lot of movie makers do wrong in exploring religion is going in with an intent to undermine the religion, taking parts of the religion out of context and kind of making fun of it. This movie was different in that aspect as they pointed to scripture and discussed the meaning. I especially liked the fact that it was from the perspective of four young males from what seems like a well-to-do part of Texas (Highland Park, TX...not sure if all of them are from there) because they could easily go on making up their own rules about life and religion with little or no challenge, but they took time to really question their own beliefs. My two critiques are that the viewer isn't left with much of an idea of how the guys fared after college (but I guess that's what sequels are for) and the postcard thing was a loose end (there was a brief mention of how it resolved in the end, but it wasn't clear why that was included in the first place).

I would recommend this movie to anyone ready to question long-held religious beliefs.

I am a high school student who recently went to a Christian conference called Passion held by 268generation. The conference started a while ago with the help of Louie Giglio and our divine father. The purpose of Passion is to open up college students eyes to what God is doing in their lives and teach that Jesus saved us because he loves us all. God came for us. He came to save us from...us. I like how you four average people like the rest of us showed yourselves on a personal level. This film is very personal in its own right and can potentially help Christians everywhere to stop being superficial. I enjoyed it and learned a lot as well thank you all for making this documentary and thank god for inspiring you!

I watched this documentary for the first time in 2012. It made me laugh AND gave me a stronger desire to live out the faith I believe in. It is a great combination.

Young Christians who have grown up in the church can totally relate to the humor and the questions that these four guys present. I think the film is definitely made for the young Christian audience that just wants to see someone who's willing to be honest and talk about the topics that Christians sometimes avoid.

As a young Christian filmmaker, this documentary inspired me. The four guys in the film were completely honest about themselves and their struggles, and they didn't hesitate to be the crazy college guys that they were.

I have never seen another Christian-made documentary like this one. Most Christian documentaries are geared towards a much older generation and are often deal with more dramatic/dark issues. It is so refreshing to watch this and see someone else has dealt with the same issues I and many other young Christians have dealt with.

The film is definitely not perfect, but it is entertaining and effective with its unique style and purpose. I would love to see more films and documentaries made for a young Christian audience. I love sharing Beware of Christians with other young Christians and will continue to do so.