No one can ever find God on their own. God Himself must draw you to him. It is too hard to honestly find God on your own. It is impossible. God made every human after his image, which means you have conscience. Conscience means you know the right and wrong unless you are mentally ill. Holy Spirit means a FORCE FROM GOD mostly to guide you.
We do evil because we are trapped, no way out. Sometimes people kill because they feel trapped. Feeling trapped means you have to choose between roof over your head, food in your belly or paying for a doctor to save your life. Now tell me who in their right mind would not gladly tell a few white-lies to feed their children? Who in their right mind will not shoot an intruder who has just stolen all your lifetime savings and was just about to escape through your window; the gun is within your reach, would you not shoot to kill? The wage (fee) for ANY sin is death. CHECK THE TEN COMMANDMENT- you do any of the Ten, you die.
The loss is too great. You might lose your house, car, money, job, friends, family or your health so no one in their right mind will jeopardize all of these just to obey God UNLESS THE HOLY SPIRIT IS PULLING YOU AWAY FROM EVIL. You might give up a few but when it comes to your health or your children being hungry; you’ll draw the line there and say “I’ll worship God tomorrow instead”Satan knows he's no longer going back to God. The door is shut for him so he manipulates as many people as possible to disobey God, THEN he turns around and demand God to carry out his punishment as he has written. Some people were originally chosen by God before the beginning of the world- about (not sure) 20% of every thousand. No one knows his selection criteria and no one knows exactly who is chosen. It could be from street hookers to priests at the altar. No one knows. He reveals it to these chosen folks at different times of their lives, some when still in the womb and some even shortly before they die. These people will reside with him eternally after they die or if they are still alive when Christ comes, regardless of how they died or when they died; whether they died in the womb or of old age.
A major characteristic of those whom he has revealed himself to as chosen is that THEY CONSTANTLY SEEK TO DO THE WILL OF GOD. Everything they say or do is about who they love which is God. They still sin But God punishes them so severely that the consequence of that sin is more than the pleasure. When non-chosen people sin, Most of the time they don’t know that it is sin. They simply see it as way of life thereby multiplying sin and digging their own grave without even knowing it. But the people that have been saved, not chosen but saved; has a computer chip in them and is called Holy Spirit.
This chip (Holy Spirit) tells them what to do and what not to do, what to say and how to do everything according to their master who installed the chip. Of course being descendants of Adam & Eve, the saved sometimes forgets the chip in them and momentarily go back to their old ways; NOT FOR LONG, BECAUSE THEIR MASTER WON’T JUST ALLOW THEM TO REGOIN THE DESOLATE. The master now punishes them so severely that over time they learn that obeying the Master is the only way. At the end of that life, AT THE END OF THAT LIFE what does the master come up with, an obedient sinless servant who will reside with him eternally.
NOW there’s nothing anyone can do to be saved (get that chip which is Holy Spirit) because you need to be chosen first before you were born, before the creation of earth. Can you go back before the beginning of the world and ask God to choose you? Impossible, so my dear there’s nothing you can do about it. How do you know you are not chosen? REMENBER THE CHOSEN’S DO NOT YET DISPLAY THE CHARACTERISTICS BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE THE CHIPS YET. THE SAVED ARE THE ONES THAT DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS BECAUSE THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE CHIPS (HOLLY SPIRIT). You might be the apple of his eyes even if you are a murderer or a saint. THAT PERSON YOU WANT TO KILL MIGHT JUST BE THE APPLE OF HIS EYES. THE FACT IS EVERYONE HE HAS CHOSEN IS THE APPLE OF HIS EYES AND WILL RECEIVE THE CHIP AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. YOU CAN’T TELL WHO THEY ARE. Imagine hurting any of them in any way, He will destroy you, no but’s and no if’s.
His chosen might have already received the chip or he/she will receive it moments before he die. No need to get jealous, He chose him and MUST save him Period. HE CHOSE HIM AND MUST SAVE HIM. YOU CAN’T SAVE YOURSELF, IT’S IMPOSSIBLE. YOU CAN’T GET THE CHIP WITHOUT GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD TO GET YOURSELF CHOSEN.
HOWEVER, YOU CAN ENJOY THE PARTY WHICH THE HOST HAS GRACIOUSLY THROWN FOR EVERYBODY WITHOUT CHARGE. AT THE END OF THE PARTY YOU THANK HIM AND BOW OUT IF YOU ARE NOT CHOSEN. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE INVITED TO A PARTY AND YOU BECOME A NUISANCE, A DISTURBANCE TO THE PARTY? YOU WILL GET YOURSELF THROWN OUT OF THE PARTY RIGHT? YOU LEAVE THE PARTY EARLY.
SUCH IS THE WORLD, HE’S NOT CHARGING ANYTHING. COME ON IN, ENJOY THE PARTY AND LEAVE. IF YOU TRY TO CREAT A BRIDGE BETWEEN HIS CHOSEN ONES IN THE WORLD NOW AND HIS CHOSEN ONES STILL TO COME INTO THE WORLD; HE WILL THROW YOU OUT OF THE WORLD EARLY.
I’M SORRY BUT IF YOU ARE NOT HIS CHOSEN ONE, THEN YOU ARE NOTHING TO HIM BUT A GUEST AND A TOOL SO EITHER YOU ENJOY THE PARTY LIKE A CIVILIZED HUMAN BEIN AND STAY TILL THE END OF THE PARTY OR YOU BEHAVE LIKE A WILD ANIMAL AND GET YOURSELF THROWN OUT.
Some of your descendants might be among the chosen ones; that is why you are still alive even though you are evil. You might play a major role in cautioning a saved one or giving a chosen one his chip and that’s why you are still alive you evil one. Don’t be fooled, God is not a fool. Your days are numbered you fool, THE HOST IS WATCHING. You will be thrown out of the party once He is done with you. If you want to stay in the party, then set your evil ways aside and enjoy the party. If not, you will be removed very soon.
Next time you are about to hurt someone with your action or word, stop and think; suppose this is His? What will He do to me?
Don’t be mistaken, every breath He HIMSELF has allowed and every life has a purpose even the stillborn. ONCE YOU DIE, GAME OVER.

I almost decided not to watch after reading the reviews about it being "odd",but when I saw Thomas Mitchell, I decided to watch. I'm very glad I did.Good and evil,right or wrong,listening to your conscience.Definitely a Christian basis,with a nod to the different denominations.The temptress must have been a Jehovah Witness- by her fate.Loved the bit of Irish humour with Michael's nagging Mother. I personally loved the movie and recommend it, the one annoying dislike I had was: Jimmy had the worst attempt of a Texas accent, I've ever heard.

It's vaguely Xtian, but more of metaphysical mashup of Rosicrucian or Theosophy mystical morality tale - maybe more Gnostic actually - the producers just tossed the setting of this taking place during Xmas, and the carols were obv public domain. What's up with the Russian countess or whatever she was before the Revolution? Never mind. Over the top melodrama and an evil temptress in the devil's playground, The Theater and radio. The temptress is shot by a jealous lover, dies, presumably going straight to hell. Just an weird, strange film. Thanks?

If you are at all attached to reality and wit, this movie will make you want to stick a fork in your eye just to feel something.