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....the problem with all visual representations of Jesus. Although we may intend for them only to have a role in teaching, they inevitably become part of our worship and adoration. As a result of seeing this film James Caviezel, the "Jesus" of The Passion of Christ, will become the figure countless thousands if not millions of people think of when they worship Jesus Christ. To do this is to fall into the trap of changing "the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man" (Romans 1:23) and to violate the Second Commandment.

This is infantile.
The idea that those who see this movie are going to think the person playing Jesus ACTUALLY IS Jesus, and not an actor is just plain silly.

Give me a major break.

The script for The Passion of Christ not only adds things that didn't occur in the Bible, it cuts out other things that did. The most widely known example of this being the important declaration, "His blood be on us and on our children." (Matthew 27:25)

So what? We STILL have the BIBLE to refer to when we want to check out what the Bible actually says.

The Passion is a movie.
As long as it doesn't present an image of the Lord that is in opposition to what the Bible teaches, no harm is done.

Now one is saying it is a replacement for the Bible.