A Review Of God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust

God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust,” is the fifth film in the “God’s Not Dead” series where the Rev. David Hill, played by David A.R. White, finds himself running for Congress in order to uphold Christian values.

The “God’s Not Dead” series started in 2014. Hill wears many hats throughout the movies. He’s a reverend, juror, prisoner, advocate and most recently, a man running for Congress.

In the previous movie, “God’s Not Dead: We the People,” Hill’s character found himself in the spotlight after testifying in court to protect a Christian family’s right to homeschool. In this film, Hill was nominated to run for Congress because of the stance he took in the previous movie after the incumbent candidate passed away.

Hill’s opponent, State Sen. Peter Kane, wanted nothing to do with religion. He wanted religion to stay out of the government. As a reverend, Hill believed America was founded on religious principles for a reason and refused to back down from his Christian worldview.

As he joined the campaign, his team requested he keep the “God talk” to himself. Although members of his campaign wanted him to present himself as a good Christian man, they didn’t want him to be too forthcoming with his views in fear he would lose.

Hill grappled with this and ultimately decided to continue to speak the truth.

This movie proved that all sides of the political spectrum can include unethical choices,  corruption or deceit. The world we live in today seems to praise political parties, candidates and ideologies over God. Everyone wants their side to win, but as Christians, it’s important to make the right choice that glorifies God the most, even if people disagree.

The film’s producer, Michael Scott, told Great American Pure Flix Insider that the 2024 political climate was the perfect time to release this movie because millions of Christians choose not to exercise their right to vote every year.

“For me, as a Christian, I think we need to do that,” Scott said. “I always say, let your voice be heard, let your vote be heard. I think it’s so important. And I think in today’s world, we have such a political divide. I don’t believe any one man’s going to fix that divide. I think if we put God in the center of that, that’s where we can see a difference.”

As with many Christian movies, this film had some embarrassing moments. Some of the discourse between the two candidates seemed exaggerated.

Out of all the movies in the series, “God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust” was the most uneventful in the series. Previous movies included Hill’s church family and support from the community and others gathering around him. This movie lacked any characters from the previous movies, and the story seemed separated from the rest. While the principles and lessons of this movie were relevant to modern society, I’m not sure if they needed to add another film to the series.

The previous movie left me in tears while this one left me confused. There were parts of the story that had no background information, and Hill didn’t have his usual church body around him. 

“God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust” is streaming on subscription services like Amazon and Apple TV and is available for purchase on other streaming platforms with subscription.

Denny is an opinion writer for the Liberty Champion.