I’m Christian and I loved sinners: sue me
What a vampire film taught me about spiritual warfare, scripture, and the danger of sleeping Christians.
To be completely honest, I went into this movie not knowing it was about vampires, slavery or spirituality (please do your research that wasn’t very discerning of me lol). But I’m glad I went because this movie was a wake up call to me and the church. M
We all know the Church is quick to label things as “demonic,” especially when it comes in the forms of horror. Mention a film like Sinners, and many Christians shut it down before the trailer even finishes loading. “We shouldn’t watch stuff like that,” they say. “It invites darkness.”
And to be fair, discernment is vital. But here’s the thing: we already live among darkness. Evil is not something we avoid by closing our eyes, it’s something we overcome by recognizing it. And that’s exactly what Sinners dares to do.
I watched this film expecting the usual genre tropes—jump scares, creepy music, some vague storyline. But what I got instead was a spiritual slap in the face. Sinners isn’t just a horror movie. It’s a warning. A wake-up call to the modern Christian. And if we have ears to hear, it carries three urgent, uncomfortable, and necessary truths:
1. The Enemy Wants Your Oil
In Sinners, the vampires don’t just want blood they want Sammie’s music. His talent. His sound. Why? Because in the spiritual realm, your gift carries weight. There’s a scene in the movie where he plays, and ancestors from past present future are all summoned yet he had no clue because he wasn’t discerning in the spirit. Sammie’s guitar isn’t just an instrument. It represents anointing. Authority. Influence. The very oil of heaven that God places on a person’s life to move others.
And the enemy? He doesn’t always want to destroy your gift, he wants to use it. Corrupt it. Control it.
How many of us, like Sammie, have chosen the world’s stage over the church altar? We’ve been taught that freedom means following our dreams but Scripture teaches that true freedom comes from serving the Giver of the dream.
We must stop thinking that creativity, art, and influence are “secular” playgrounds and start realizing they are spiritual battlegrounds. If the enemy is after your gift, it’s because it threatens him. He doesn’t chase after what’s useless..he comes for what’s powerful.
2. Evil Waits for an Invitation
One of the most haunting elements in Sinners is how evil enters: not by force, but by invitation. Not through some dramatic ritual but through ignorance. Through the slow compromise. Through passivity.
The vampires don’t kick down doors. They must be welcomed. And the people doing the welcoming? They’re not satanic or overtly rebellious. They’re naïve. Spiritually unaware. Too distracted to notice what they’ve allowed in.
And that’s exactly how the enemy still works today. We imagine him in extremes, but his real power is in the subtle. The unaddressed thoughts. The unchecked habits. The slow burn of apathy.
Jesus said, “Watch and pray.” Not “drift and hope.” The devil isn’t waiting for a grand invitation. He’s looking for your distraction. Your spiritual sleep. And once he’s in, he doesn’t just settle for a corner, he takes the whole house.
3. Yes, the Devil Knows the Bible Too
One of the most sobering moments in Sinners is when Scripture is quoted, not by a saint, but by someone operating in deception. It’s subtle, clever, and chillingly accurate. And it reminds us of one important fact: Satan knows the Bible.
Remember the wilderness? He quoted Scripture to Jesus. But he twisted it. Just enough to poison it.
This is why we need more than memory verses. We need discernment. Intimacy with the Holy Spirit. Because the Word of God is not safe in every mouth. In the wrong hands, even truth can be used to manipulate.
If the devil can’t keep you from reading the Bible, he’ll try to distort what you read. This is why shallow faith won’t survive deep deception.
So Why I loved “Sinners”?
Because it’s a mirror.
Not of gore or shock but of our current condition. It’s a wake-up call for every believer who’s traded oil for applause, every artist who’s chosen platform over purpose, and every Christian who’s forgotten we’re in a war.
Sammie chose the world. Not because he hated God, but because he thought his freedom was in the guitar, not the altar. He thought expression equaled liberation. But in the end, he discovered what many of us are still learning: that freedom without surrender isn’t freedom, it’s slavery in disguise.
“Sinners” may not have a choir or a sermon, but it does what some pulpits fail to do at times: it tells the truth. It shows us how demons don’t always look like nightmares. Sometimes they look like opportunities. Sometimes they sound like success. And sometimes, they quote the Bible better than we do.
If you’re looking for a neat, sanitized faith, this film isn’t for you. But if you’re tired of pretending the war isn’t real, if you’re ready to reclaim your oil, sharpen your sword, and wake up from spiritual sleep, then maybe this film is exactly what you need.
Because the enemy isn’t coming.
He’s already here.
(Was that last part scary, I was trying to play into the whole horror movie vibe sorry)