[bray]

There is no violence in the film and no anti-Semitism. Jesus died willingly for my and our sins. Every stroke on his body was from me. I was one in the crowd that yelled Crucify him! My sin is no better or worse than the striker. My sins are no better or worse than Barrabas'. He mekes all things new.

What bothers the anti-Passion people is that the movie destroys the Jesus myth that he was a great philospher and nothing else. The movie shows that he is The Way, the Truth and The Life and that no man comes to the Father but by him. Then he dies as a man and forgives us of our sins. Perfect forgivness means that my sins no longer exist and am a new being. This is the destruction of moral relativism that is preached by Soddomwood theology. This movie is very powerful for Jesus Christ and Christianity around the world.

Pray for W and The Passion of Christ

[AFPhys]

Bray: When you wrote, "There is no violence in the film ..." there was something about that which rang both true and false for me at the same time. If you haven't seen it, I recommend the article in this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/1088935/posts

Anyone who by now does not approach seeing this movie with both anticipation and apprehension has not been listening. Indeed, I'm looking forward to my _second_ viewing with just as much apprehension.

WARDADDY: Great review in post #94!

DChick: You may wish to reconsider and go to see it yourself. It's not a "date" movie, and there really isn't a question of whether you'll inadvertantly ruin the movie by discussing any part of it with a friend. This movie ends up being a personal experience with Jesus - no one else.