(dramatic music) - One, two, three, four. You're it! (door clicks) (brooding music) - Can I help you? - Peter? Peter King? - Ryan Connolly? - What are you doing here? - I guess I should be asking you. - Peter, the bank is foreclosing
on your parent’s house. - We heard. Shocker. You know how tight my
old man was with money. - Yeah, I remember. Pete, they assigned me to
take care of the foreclosure. - Always a bank man. - Runs in the family. - Did I just hear someone
say Ryan Connolly? How are you? - I haven’t seen you since-- - High school! - And who is this? - [Peter] Say hi, Jess. - Hi. - Do you want to come in
and have dinner with us? Pepperoni or cheese. - I don’t know that that
would be appropriate. All things considered. - Ah, you’re just doing your job. C’mon. - Sorry we didn’t have
anything else to drink. Mom didn’t have a lot to choose from. - Oh, it’s great. Really. Especially once the sediment
sinks to the bottom. But hey, your parents made it a long time drinking this stuff, right? - Can I be excused? - You didn’t eat anything. This is all we have tonight. - I’m not hungry. - Okay. Go get cleaned up for bed. You know I feel a little like an outlaw. I mean, technically we shouldn’t even be speaking to each other. - That’s right. Us, in your dad’s house. Can you imagine his face if we told him? - You wouldn’t have to tell him. He could take one look in your eyes and know exactly what was going on. I could never figure him out. - He had his ways. - One day he and I are best friends. The next day I’m grounded for months and we’re never allowed to
talk to each other again. That was Dad. - Look at the mess I made. - He was a character. - Yup, something good
came out of his wrath. A few years after we graduated,
I became a Christian. - Because of Dad, or in spite of him? - Well, because he made
me rethink a few things. I gave my life to Christ and
haven’t looked back since. What about you? - [Peter] What? - [Ryan] Your dad made you sit
in the same pew every Sunday. You guys still go? - [Peter] I haven’t
been since we left home. - [Ryan] Would you think about going back? - No offense, Ryan, but
if church can produce a man like my father, they can go without my 10% every week. I can sleep in on Sunday and
still be a control freak. I don’t need church to help me with that. - Sorry to hear that. - He used this house as
a kind of prison for me. I felt it again when I came back in. What’s going to happen to it? - The house will be repossessed by the bank in five days. I have some paperwork for you to fill out. - [Peter] Five days? - Yes, the bank has been in
contact with your mother. They sent me to post final warnings. - So what are we supposed
to do in five days? - I'd get as much of your
stuff out as you can. The rest will be
auctioned off by the bank. (toothbrush swishing) - [Woman] With our schedules. - [Peter] Well, I guess that’s the beauty of my being unemployed. - But you can’t do this by yourself. - Oh, I’d be happy to help, after work. - [Peter] How Christianly of you. - I guess I could stop by too, but with two jobs and
Jessica’s schooling... Pete? What is it? (foreboding music) - Jess! Never open that door! - What’s wrong with you? - She’s not allowed in here. She should know that by now. - Peter, we have company. - Ryan knows. He’s not allowed in here either. - Allowed? Listen to yourself. - I hear myself. Let’s go back up and finish dinner. - The locked door. You gonna open it? - Not now. - C’mon, it’s been a long time. You know you’ve been
wondering what’s in there. - No. Not now. - [Woman] Peter. - [Ryan] Maybe I should go. - No. Wait. Lets just do it. - Dad wouldn’t agree. - Your father's been dead for years. - This was my parents' house. I think I should make the rules. Dad said nobody goes in, nobody goes in. - Peter, do you know
what’s behind that door? - No. - Then what are you afraid of? - I wasn’t allowed in there. Neither was Mom. It’s the rules. Besides, it’s locked. - Would you listen to yourself? You sound like you’re five years old. Do you know where the key is? Then let's find out. I’ll be right here with you. (rattling) (dramatic music) Oh, Peter. - [Ryan] Maybe I should have gone home. - King family. April 4th, 1985. Peter reports to principal's office. April 5th, argument with Barb. - I don’t get it. - [Woman] Peter’s birthday. Barb and sis, October 1985. - These are microphone cables. - [Woman] April 4th, 1986,
Peter recites Leviticus. May, Peter argues with mother. - [Ryan] He’s been listening. - To everything. - King Family Christmas. 1989. - Peter’s Sleepover. 1988. - Party with Ryan and the neighbors. November 12th, 1989. Peter practices Bible league. - [Woman] Business Trip. September 1988. Peter breaks his arm. - [Ryan] Peter practices piano. June, 1987. July, 1987. August, September, October, November. - He bugged the whole house. The kitchen, the dining room, the yard. - [Ryan] The attic, the
hallway, the pantry. - [Boy] Lieutenant Stevens,
this is Corporal King. Do you read me? Lieutenant Stevens, this
is Corporal King, over. (imitates radio static) They’re sending the reserves in! Can you hear me? Lieutenant Stevens? I’m going in! Cover me! - Come out of there, evil space monster! The planet command soldiers
have the base surrounded! - [Boy] I’ll never surrender! - Then face the wrath of my
double automatic laser guided rocket machine gun! (imitating gun zapping) - [Blue Shirt] Oh, you got me! I’m dying! I’m dying! - [Boy] I’ve defeated you! I claim this land for the Space Alliance! The galaxy is ours! - [Blue Shirt] Save yourself, Stevens! There’s no hope for us! - Peter, if you don’t
quit jumping on that bed, so help me, I’ll show you how my father used to handle disobedience. You could have broken your head open. - Sorry. - Honor thy father and
thy mother, young man. Isn’t that what the Bible says? Don’t you know God will
punish you if you disobey? - Yes, sir. - Ryan, get your things. Peter’s grounded for a
week starting tomorrow. I’ll take you home. (somber piano music) - [Young Peter] This isn’t fair. He never lets me do anything. I just want to be a normal kid. Someday things are going to be different. (button clicks) - He always knew what was going on. - Like that time in middle school when we snuck out without making a sound. - Or when he wouldn’t
let you out of the house to propose to me. - Or that one time we-- - It’s not funny. - No one was saying. - It’s not funny, it’s
not cute, it’s not right. I can’t believe I let you talk
me into opening this door. After all those long speeches
about how God knew everything about us when it was him the whole time. - It wasn’t right, honey. We weren’t saying that-- - He did it to keep me in line, to control me so I’d be his little puppet. Well his plan tanked. I'm nothing but his worst failure. - We didn’t mean anything by it, Pete. - We’re probably all on those tapes. How do you think that makes me feel? - But he wasn’t your dad. He didn’t punish you
for every little thing and not let you forget it. I guess that’s why he
didn’t destroy the tapes before he died. He wanted to rub it all in. - You don’t have to let him get to you. He’s gone now. We have to deal with what we have left. - Deal with what we have left? I don’t have anything left. No job, no future and a
room full of bad memories. I’m tired of this. (melancholic music) - Ready, munchkin? Are you ready for your
spelling test today? - Bye, Jessica. Have a good day. - I picked up an extra shift at work, so I’ll be home late. Are you going to tell
your mom about the tapes? - No. Not now. - Okay. Listen, have a good day,
and just do your best. I’ll get the room when I get home. Bye, honey. - Bye. (slow dramatic music) (clattering) (piano music) - Play the notes first. Then worry about speed. Do it again. And again. C’mon, you should be
past this hymn by now. - [Young Peter] Can’t I just stop? - Sitting on your hands leads
to working with your hands. This is a higher calling. This is the Lord’s music. Did you memorize your verse today? - Malachi 4:4-6. "Remember ye the laws of Moses my servant, "which I commanded him." - Unto him. - "Unto him in Horeb for all Israel, "with the statutes and judgments. "Behold, I will send
you Elijah the prophet." - While I was in Detroit you had two extra days to memorize-- - "Behold I send you Elijah the prophet "before the coming of the
great and dreadful day "of the Lord." - I expect you to know next week’s. Now finish the hymn. - Dad. - You’ll play outside when I say so! Do you think God is happy with
with halfhearted attempts? Now finish the hymn! (sighs) (piano music) (knocking on door) - Pete. Hey. I got an extended lunch break today and seeing as you are the
biggest case on my desk, I thought I’d make a house call. Can I come in? - Um. Yeah, sure. - You seem down today, Pete. Not feeling better? - Probably has something to do with my childhood home being repossessed. - I know what’ll make you feel better. Go on. You know you want to. - To what? - To do what you always said
would be the first thing you ever did if you got your own place. Jump on the bed. I’m not going to tell. Shoot, I’ll guard the door just in case. Maybe later then. - I guess it’s customary for me to ask about you now. How are you doing? - Not bad, all things considered. - What’s the world of repossession like? - The job's a job. Bottom of the barrel, even
after all these years. I hate being the hatchet man. - Be thankful you have a job. - Dad got me in back when
I was in high school. I guess I just never left. I’ve been there over 12 years. I’m 28. How did we get so old? - Well, if you’re going to quit, put in a good word for me before you go. - It’s not a lot of laughs, but it's work. Speaking of laughs, I
was reading in Numbers in the Bible the other day about how the people of
Israel were complaining that they didn’t have meat, only manna. God sent enough quail in one
go to feed them for a month. Something about it coming
out of their nostrils, they had so much. It says a lot about life, doesn’t it? That one always made me laugh. - Is it that time already? I didn’t think Bible hour
was until six o’clock. - Well, it came early today. - Interesting story, but
I don’t see how it applies to our situation. - To packing clothes? No, I suppose not. Nor jumping on the bed. But maybe soon it will be, oh, what’s the word? It’ll fit the situation. - [Peter] Applicable. - That’s it. - Seems wrong to laugh
at people in the Bible. Do Christians always take
joy in other people’s misery? - You’re right. I’m sorry. It’s not about laughing at their plight. - Seems like Christians
enjoy watching people suffer. You and Dad might have
something in common. - I said I’m sorry, right? The tapes are... Everybody sins. The real message of the Bible-- - Wow, the Bible hour is
a two-hour special today. - The real message of the Bible is that we're guilty of
death for this stuff. But Jesus died in our place. - Let’s just say we’ll
agree to disagree, okay? - Look, you can’t discredit
all of Christendom because of your father. - Right. - A lot of people discredit
God because of their fathers, because God is an authority figure. - Or because He created Dad. - But God is not like your dad. He’s different. He loves us. - That’s an awful nice thing to say about something you can’t see. - No, I can’t see Him, but
I can see what He’s done. How the earth is just the right
distance away from the sun. That and how the Bible
is so poignant, so true. - So... Long. - Well you kinda have
to know where to start. Have you tried reading the book of John? - I practically memorized
it when I was a kid. - [Ryan] Do you still know it? - I may look smart, but-- - Maybe you should read it again. That’s all I’m saying. - Yeah?
- Yeah. - All right. - Really? - Okay? - Yes. Maybe I should have stayed
away from you like Dad wanted. You’re already starting
to have an influence. (light piano music) - Lord, speak to Peter. - God, if you can hear me. - Open up his heart to see you. - Get Ryan off my back. - Teach him to talk to you. - Give him something else to talk about. - And Lord. - If you’re up there. - Show me what to do. - Show me what to do. - And where was Peter so late last night? - With Linda from his English class. - The girl from Kentucky? - That’s the one. - She’s a user. Is that why we’re paying
for his expensive clothes, his education? So he can marry into more debt? - He’ll hear you. - Let him hear me. He could use a good kick in the pants. When I was 16, I held down a job all four years of high school. - And you’ve been in and
out of our lives ever since. - Not now. I’ve got two more days here. - I’m not saying that’s
why Peter’s like he is. But goodness knows you
haven’t been there for him. - Put the food on the table, don’t I? - Yes. - Nice clothes on your back, shoes on your feet, don’t I? - Yes. - Go to church when I’m home. Elder, deacon. - I don’t know how you keep up. - Do you just let him do
whatever he wants when I’m gone? - I try my hardest. Peter’ll leave that
Linda girl, marry rich, and God’ll shine on us. Don’t worry. - Or he’ll marry for love
and you’ll lose the house. - Right now he’s childish and lazy. - Lazy? - [Dad] Can’t hold a job. - They laid me off! - Certainly not worth my sweat to give him a life of comfort. - Is this what you worked for? (dishes crashing) Is this it? Is this why you were
gone for 90% of my life? Is this why you used God to turn me into a bitter man, huh? Answer me when I’m talking to you! - You better wake up Peter. It’s time for his Bible lesson. - I don’t want your Bible lesson. I want my childhood back. (dishes crashing) (slow dramatic music) - [Mom] They just spent the whole night yelling at each other. It’s all they do anymore. They go on about every little thing. (sighs) What happened to my little boy? He grew into such an angry young man. - Knock knock. Lunch time. - A little early for lunch, isn’t it? - Brunch then. How’s the moving going? You look tired. - And you look hungry, you
going to eat that or yap? - Want half? - No thanks. - So, how are things with your mother? - Iffy at best. How do you tell someone their husband was spying on them? He had us trained. - It’ll be hard for her. - She never liked Linda, anyhow. She always said I should marry rich. I don’t go to church like they want me to. - Church is a good thing. - I couldn’t help but
hope you'd come by today. - Yeah? - Yeah. I mean, I may really disagree
with you on some things, and find you a little
bit irritating, but... I was looking forward
to another perspective. That and I have to move the couch. - Sounds like you have a lot
of tough decisions to make. - What do you think I should do next? - I’d say get rid of the tapes. - What? - Pete, it’s not doing you
any good to live in the past. What’s great about the tapes
is that they’ve shown you that you’re not perfect. - I never claimed to be. - I know. But now that you know that, now you can do something about it. Let me be straight with you. - Bible hour? - Bible hour. It’s like the Israelites
wandering around in the desert for 40 years and God sending them quail. Yes, as a punishment for
their loss of perspective, but also as a time of growth. God used that to show
them that they needed Him. - So you’re saying this is-- - This is a good thing, yes. Because there's a rift between us and God. That’s our sin. And now that’s clear to you. - You talk about it like it's
something you can look at. - No, I can’t. But I can hear it on
every one of those tapes. And that’s what’s good about it. You’ve seen your past failures, you know your own mortality. - So? - Pete, that doesn’t have to be a curse. It doesn’t. Now you know you need help. - I’m not quite ready
for Jesus or whatever. Small steps right now. - Yeah, maybe for now, but when? Pete, you’re not going to live forever. - I don’t believe in hell. - Maybe not, but that doesn’t
make it any less real. - Got any other advice,
anything practical? - I’d say you should
make good with your mom. - I think I’ll start with the tapes. - You already lost your chance
to make good with your dad. - Do you think my father
really was a Christian? - Only he and God would know that. - That’s a cop-out. - I better get going. - What? Just when this starts to get good? Was my Dad a Christian or no? - No, Pete. I don’t think he was. The Bible says you can
tell a man by his fruit, by how he acts and how he talks. Your Dad was a controlling,
legalistic hypocrite that loved money and success more than his family and his God. No, I don’t think he was a Christian. - Do you think he’s in heaven? So he’s in hell? He’s in hell, then, right? Right? - The Bible is very clear. It’s either one or the other. It’s not enough just to say
that you’re a Christian, or to walk down the aisle of
a church and pray a prayer, or be raised in the church. If your dad didn’t surrender his life fully to Jesus and follow Him, then hell’s the only place for him. I’m sorry, Peter. (somber music) - You better finish your sandwich. Lunch is almost over. I’ll get you something to drink. - [Young Peter] Mom? - [Mom] I’m fine, Peter. Go back to bed. - What’s the matter? Is something wrong? - No, honey, nothing's wrong. I just got a lot on my mind, that’s all. - Where’s Dad? - Pittsburgh. I’m sure he’s fine. You won’t worry about him, will you? You memorized those chapters
in Deuteronomy, right? Good boy. What are you doing up? - I had a nightmare. - You want to tell me about it? - It was about Dad’s room. - What about it? - I dreamt Dad was inside
and he couldn’t get out. - Don’t worry, sweetie. He can come out anytime he wants to. - What’s in there? - I don’t know. But don’t you worry about it. You've got your room, your father’s got his, that’s all. He’s a good man, your father. He works hard for us. He loves you very much. You know that, right? Go on, now. You’ve got school tomorrow. Mrs. Gregar will be telling me you’re sleeping in class again. I’ll go to sleep as
soon as I finish my tea. (slow dramatic music) - [Family] Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die-- - [Mom] I don’t care what your friends do. You’re my son! - [Dad] Play the notes. Just play the notes! - [Young Peter] Why
can’t you just trust me? - [Mom] I wish you could
stop going on the road. Maybe you could find
something close to home. - [Young Peter] I’m doing my best! - [Dad] You are unacceptable. God requires perfection. - [Mom] He’s a good man, your father. He works hard for us. He loves you very much. You know that, right? Go on, now. You’ve got school tomorrow. Mrs. Gregar will be telling me you’re sleeping in class again. He loves you very much. You know that, right? Go on, now. You’ve got school tomorrow. Mrs. Gregar will be telling me you’re sleeping in class again. (clattering) (dramatic music) (piano music) - Haven’t you moved on yet? - That’s why I’m here now. - I want to get this one right first. - You’ve never done anything right. You should just keep moving on. - I want to get this right. That’s why I’m staying. - Please don’t talk to me like that. - Why not? - Because that’s not what fathers... What were you thinking? - Because it's not true! - Then prove me wrong. - I don’t have to prove anything to you. - How can you say I’ve
never done anything right? - Because it’s true. - You’ve given me a false
impression of what fathers are. - Maybe if you were here half the time I wouldn’t be like this. - Honor thy father, did
you forget that, too? - You’ve misused the Word of God, you made me hate the Bible, church. - No! - [Dad] You heard me. - Now, I’m finally going to
do what I should have done a long time ago. - No! - I forgive you. - Do you know what God says about children who disobey their fathers? - I forgive you for your insecurity. - Fine, then go to hell. - No, I refuse to follow
in your footsteps. Instead, I forgive you for
your anger and me for mine. - And that’s exactly where
you're headed, young man. - I hate your God and I hate you! - I forgive you for
stunting my love of God. - Don’t say that. - If I hold onto this, I’ll
end up in hell just like you. - Don’t say that. - So I forgive you. For everything. - Don’t say that! You’ll never amount to anything. I should disown you right now. - And I’ve been thinking
about this God thing. - What’s wrong with you? (slow piano music) - Dad. - What? - Dad... I love you. And I forgive you. We opened the locked door. - You what? - We did. We had to. The room was filled with audio tapes. He recorded everything
we ever said in there. - Recorded? - Didn’t you ever wonder
what was going on? How he knew everything? - Why did you go in there? - We’re cleaning out the house. - You know you’re not
allowed to go in there. That was your father’s room. - He’s been dead for years. - So he’s been dead. Does that mean you can
go ahead and defy him? - Mom. - Go ahead. Blame your father for your mistakes. - I’m not blaming him, I forgave him. - Who told you to go in there? Was it her?
- No. - Who was it then? - No, I mean, yes. Linda did and Ryan, but
that’s not the point. - Ryan? - Connolly. He’s been helping me pack. (chuckling) - I could have guessed. - What are you talking about? - Ryan Connolly. Has Mr. Connolly bothered to tell you his own dirty little secrets? - What? - Oh, yeah. He’s had it in for this
family for a long time. And he’s still up to the same tricks. - Ryan has been helping me
get closer to you and dad to forgive you. - I’m not the one who needs forgiveness. - I know, but-- - Maybe you should rethink
who the real bad guy is here before you go ahead and
condemn your father. (dramatic piano music) - [Mom] What are you doing? - [Dad] These figures don’t match up. - [Mom] Take a rest, you can
look at it again tomorrow. - [Dad] Just a minute. Just give me a minute. I’ve gone over the figure 10 times. You sure you didn’t pay
too much on the gas bill? - No, Pete. I promise. - Where did we lose $300? - [Mom] I don’t know.. - It’s right here on the statement. $300 withdrawn 2 1/2 weeks ago. [Man] Let’s see. These are your only accounts? - [Mom] Yeah. This is all the paperwork we have. - And you're sure you didn’t
make this transaction? - Certain. I was out of town and Barb
was visiting her mother. - Peter, I know your family's
been having difficulties. - Please don’t imply that. We’re friends, Ron. - If I have your word, Pete, I’ll start the investigation immediately. - You have it. - We’ll put the money back
into your account tomorrow. I’ll let you know what we find. - From Linda to Peter. - [Peter] Where did you get those? - Where did you get this? You’re grounded. - [Peter] I helped Linda’s
Dad with his house. He gave me some money. - Grounded. - [Ron] Get in here. You got us into this mess and
you’re going to get us out! Face this like a man. - [Ryan] Please don’t make me do this. Can’t we just go home? - Ryan, I believe you
have something you wish to tell Mr. King? - I’ve been working in the
bank, in the back and... I’ve had access to your account. - [Ron] And? - And... I took some money from your
account, and I’m sorry. - [Ron] Sorry what? - I’m sorry I stole the
money from your account. - $1,500 over six months. You’re into drugs, is that it? - No, sir. I needed to fix my car, I swear. - That was very foolish,
Ryan, and cowardly. I guess I should have
seen this coming from you. I’m not pressing charges. But you are no longer
allowed to see Peter. - Yes, sir. - Does that mean Peter’s not grounded? - No. He’s grounded for six months. Teach him a lesson. He should have seen this coming. - Peter! I’m home! I went to the grocery
store and got some boxes, it took forever. Peter? (door slams) - [Barb] Get your things together. You’re leaving this
house for the last time. - How could you do it! How could you! - [Ryan] What are you talking about? - The money! You remember? - Pete, I don’t--
- From my family! - Pete, that was 12 years ago! - We were barely getting by as it was! - Pete, I-- - I should have known from a Christian. You’re all liars hiding
behind your religion. Let me ask you something. Is it always money? Is that always it? I may be crazy, but I’m
starting to notice a pattern. - Pete, I’m sorry. I didn’t know the Lord when I was 16. - My father kept us apart. I guess he knew what I was going to do when I finally caught up with you. - Wait!
- You stole from my family, and now you’re repossessing our house? You sick, twisted-- - Pete, I need you to forgive me. - You’ll need more than that. You had me feeling all
these feelings again like God gave a care about my life. All for nothing! But that’s all it is, right? A bunch of hocus pocus to
make idiots like me forget. Well I didn’t forget. I still hate my father
and I still hate you! - Pete, I’ve changed. I’m not the same person
I was back when I was 16! - What am I going to
find in here, Ryan, huh? What will I find? Cash in a rubber band? Old ladies' purses? Drugs in sandwich bags? What else is the holy man hiding? - Well, it looks like the bank
isn’t paying what it used to. Oh, but I see that hasn’t
stopped your spending much. Car payments, credit cards. Ooh, and what have we here? - Pete, put that down. - House payments? Now where did a washed
up repo man like you get money for house payments? - Please, let's just settle this, okay? - What’s the matter? Got your hand caught in the cookie jar? - Just put it down, all right? - If I check my mother’s jewelry, am I going to find
something missing, Ryan? You want to tell me something? - Pete. - Whose house is this? You got some girl stashed
in a house somewhere? Some illegitimate kid you’re ashamed of? Where does it talk
about that in the Bible? Whose house is it? Whose house is it? - It’s your parents house! - What? You made the house payments? For how long? Answer me! - As long as I could but-- - Why? - Because I feel like I
owe your family something. But that’s not important. - Not important? - No, Pete, it’s not important. What's important is that you face that what your father
did to you was wrong. What I did was wrong. - Forget that! Why didn’t you tell me? - No, Pete. You can’t just forget that. I owe your family everything. - Why didn’t you tell me? - God forgave me for
stealing from your parents a long time ago. And now it's your turn
to seek forgiveness. It’s too late to ask your dad, but it’s never too late
to get it from God. But once you do, you’ve got to
let the past be in the past! - I’m sorry I did this. - Don’t worry about this. I can buy new lamps. But I got to know, is this
going to keep happening? Every time you lose your temper, are you going to take
it out on someone else? What about your family? Linda, Jessica? Are they next? - I would never. - What about unemployment,
the house, your dad? How long are you going
to let them beat you down before you just surrender to God? - What are you talking about? - What I’ve been talking about! This whole week! We get in tough
situations, we go bankrupt, we make bad decisions, we wander in the desert. But God uses that as a time
to teach us to rely on Him. Pete, you just got to surrender to God. - It’s not that easy. - You’re right. It’s not easy. But listen. God forgave me of my sins and there's nothing you
can do to touch that. You put me in the hospital,
destroy my apartment, it means nothing to me because I know I’m forgiven and that’s all I’ll ever need. And you want to know the funny thing? He'd do the same thing for you. Pete, the only one holding
the past over you is you. Just face it and just
surrender your life to God. - My dad knew everything about me. Every time I ever lied, every time I ever cursed his name and he held all of it against me. What makes you think God isn’t
going to do the same thing? - That’s the difference. That’s the miracle of the gospel. We don’t deserve to be forgiven. We reak of sin. We deserve a one way trip to hell. But God sent His Son Jesus
to tear up our ticket. - I don’t believe you. - It’s like God had
this whole tape library full of everything you ever did wrong. Bigger than anything
your dad could ever hide in his little room. And we deserve death because of that. But Jesus took our punishment
by being crucified. He can erase those tapes. But that means praying and just
being honest about our sin. To stand naked before God
with all your imperfections with nothing to hide them. He already knows them anyways, he’s got a tape library full of them. But you need to get it out in the open. You can’t hide them anymore. You’ve lost that battle. But once you do, you’ll know that you’ve been forgiven. And that burden of sin
will be lifted because, for the first time, you are
being honest about your sin with God and with yourself. And nobody can touch that. Not even your father. - I don’t know. - About what? - I don’t know. I don’t know what to think. This all sounds fine but what about later? What about tomorrow? - What about tomorrow? - What if I wake up and I lose it? - You've got to surrender
once and for all. - I’m so angry. - You don’t have to be
perfect before you surrender. Jesus died for sinners, people like us. - I can’t let go. - Yes, you can. Right now. - My father doesn’t deserve forgiveness. - Pete, your dad is dead. Unforgiveness doesn’t hurt
your father, it only hurts you. - No. - Do you like this? Do you like being on this
emotional roller coaster every time you listen
to one of those tapes? You don’t have to live like this. Once you’ve surrendered,
and God is in control, the past will be gone. Erased. Just pray, Pete. Just surrender and pray. - My dad-- - Only you are holding yourself back. Just pray, Pete. Let’s just pray. Tell God you’ve lost. Just surrender. - God... I’m so angry. Jesus, I know You died for my sins. Take it. I’m done, God. I’m done. (gentle music) I got work to do. - Pete, where are you going? Wait for me! (clattering) (upbeat music) (clattering) - Whoo! Woo-hoo! - What’s that horrible smell? - Pete’s burning the tapes. - He’s what? - I’m burning the tapes. All of them. I forgave Dad, and I gave control to God. - Do you really think you
can forgive your father? - Well. - I’m glad you think so, but-- - It’s like what Ryan said about the people of Israel in the desert. They complained and something about birds or pheasants or something. Anyway, the point is, God used the time to let them know they needed Him. My dad left me these tapes. Now I can either keep complaining or I can do something about it. - Pete. - It’ll take some time, I know. But the thing is... I gotta try. - You’re in this for the long haul? - Long haul. - Okay. Okay. - Okay? - Okay. - I gotta finish this. ♫ I wanna learn how to be free ♫ From this hate that's buried me ♫ Toss off this sad ♫ This crippling low ♫ The path's not clear, but here I go ♫ Tortured past, my battered soul ♫ My body's young, but I'm so old ♫ Inside the grip of human doubt ♫ I can't let go ♫ I can't break out ♫ I wanna be free ♫ Inside the walls I'm broken ♫ I wanna be free ♫ To live my life today ♫ I wanna be free ♫ So kick the door right open ♫ Stop throwing your life away ♫ The future's here, the past is now ♫ Mending all that's broken down ♫ So lift me up to higher ground ♫ I once was lost, but here I'm found ♫ I wanna be free ♫ Inside the walls I'm broken ♫ I wanna be free ♫ To live my life today ♫ I wanna be free ♫ So kick the door wide open ♫ And stop throwing your life away ♫ Inside these walls of pain and doubt ♫ We're inside out, we're right side up ♫ Are you the man you wanted me to be ♫ To be ♫ I wanna be free ♫ Inside these walls I'm broken ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ So kick the door wide open ♫ I wanna be free ♫ Inside these walls I'm broken ♫ I wanna be free ♫ To live my life today ♫ I wanna be free ♫ So kick the door right open ♫ And stop throwing your life away ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free, yeah ♫ I wanna be free ♫ Free to live my life ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free, yeah ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ To be free, yeah
♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free, I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free, yeah ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ Come on kick the door right open ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ To live my life today ♫ And I wanna be, and I wanna be ♫ And I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free ♫ I wanna be free
