Red One, in theatres now, is a Christmas action-adventure-comedy in which Jolly Old St. Nick (J.K. Simmons) gets kidnapped.

It happens right under the nose of Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson), the head of North Pole security. To help rescue Santa, he enlists the help of Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans), a bounty hunter and—gasp—a Level Four on Santa’s naughty list. That man is rotten; he literally steals candy from babies. Callum doesn’t want to work with him, but if they don’t find Nick fast, there will be no Christmas. 

Can the two men set aside their differences and work together to rescue Santa and save Christmas?

The Best Gift

In today’s world, it’s easy to get distracted by the secular trappings of Christmas. We often think more about gift-buying and card-sendingthan we do about a baby in the manger. Jesus, who was born in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago, grew up and saved the whole world.

The truth is, we’ve all been on the naughty list. Even if we think we’re a good person, the Bible says that everyone has sinned and, therefore, we fall short of God’s standard (see Romans 3:23).

Our sin separated us from God, and there was nothing we could do to fix it. But God—because He loves us so much—had a solution for our sin problem. He sent Jesus to earth to be born as a baby, live 33 years, die on a cross and then overcome death when He rose again. When we accept Jesus’ sacrifice, God forgives us of our sin and gives us a new life in Him.

Accepting Jesus as our Saviour removes our name from the naughty list. Because of Jesus, we can be for-given and guaranteed a place in heaven when we die.

There’s no better gift than that.

Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures