Amen. Which is why Judas, though "sympathetic," is burning in hell.
And why the unrepentant thief's eyes were torn out.
"Therefore hath He mercy on whom He will have mercy; and whom He will, He hardeneth." -- Romans 9:18.
The Cross is mercy, but the Cross and Jesus's life and sacrificial death were ordained from before time. All life came into being because of Christ's triumphant Resurrection. It's not a result of anything temporal; it is the purpose of existence.
The more I read about Gibson's film and hear from his interviews, I'm encouraged by his righteous testimony that God's will is all there is.
Mel Gibson is a courageous and powerful voice for God's eternal and sovereign purpose. All glory to God.