Posted on 03/01/2004 5:37:36 PM PST by gobucks
This was the opening verse on the movie screen. All the reviewers read the verse before they saw anything else. They all know that the artistic rubric of the whole film was to be that He would take the STRIPES of our healing.
Also, it was necessary that Jesus' mode of death be symmetrical with what men do to God every day. The greater and more pure the love, the more like torture is the rejection from the beloved.
Never have I seen so much moral obtuseness written about anything, ever. It is all so illuminating.
I agree. It took a couple of reads to get the sense of this.
Thanks. Bttt
Please don't donate any part of the profits to charity. Instead, use it to finance other films, so this faithful audience can have the visualized stories they hunger for. Keep the standards high, and the audience will only grow. This will do far more for Christianity -- and religious faith in general -- than any other donation you might make.Just make "G-rated" movies which accord with Philippians 4:8, if you aren't inspired to do other biblical narratives.
I think it would be deadly to try to do another biblical narrative without inspiration, just because this one worked. And probably a change of theme is necessary just for you to keep in balance. Certainly wouldn't be good if you felt you were slipping if you made a movie that didn't gross $200 million . . .
Sorry, I'm not familiar with that notation of Bible scripture. Sounds like the doctrines of men to me. The Bible (in red letters no less) says Jesus is the ONLY way. The book of Romans is plain that Jesus is the way, along with several other books.
If it were possible to make it to heaven without Jesus, then why did He die? What other man was sinless? Only sinless persons can enter the Kingdom. He is our only advocate to the Father. Jesus told the Pharisees what would happen to self righteous persons. We need His righteousness to enter.
I would be happy to reconsider if you can give chapter and verse supporting what you say.
Yes, I know where you are headed. I hear it all the time from people that believe we have a weak God and twist the Bible verses to say what they want to hear.
He did know you would accept Christ, from the begining, your name was in the Book of Life. That is why Christians are against abortion. He knows the begining and the end. He knows who are His and who isn't. Do you believe that meeting God, you could resist Him? He is irresistable. He is God. He will have His way. There is no plan "B". If you are exposed, and don't come to Him, you are not His. Remember, He knows you and your thoughts. He created you. Why do some men resist? Because they haven't met Him, or they are not His. If you have an encounter(personal) with God, You will see Him in His glory and all things will change to new. Just hearing about Him doesn't do that. That is why miracle's happen every day in front of wittnesses, and it only affects some and not others. It was meant for those that were affected. The others say "What a coincidence!" When Jesus was asked why He spoke in parables, He replied that some may hear and understand. Why not all? Why did the Apostles just leave their jobs and families, without question? He knew who to ask! Judas was known from the foundation to be His betrayer.
There is not one word in the Bible that speaks of free will. The verse that applies here is the one that tells us not to judge, lest we be judged. He is not telling His people not to judge sin. The Bible is rife with verses saying to condemn sin, to hate sin, to run from sin. But we don't know who is His and who isn't going to heaven. He is judge, not us. What will surprise many is who is in heaven when they get there, and who isn't. I'm convinced there are preachers in hell and murderers in heaven, because the preacher never met Jesus, but was a pious, religious man, and the murderer met Jesus on their death bed.(AKA the thief on the cross). We cannot judge. Our job is to treat everyone as our brother( like ourselves), and preach the "Good News".(the great commission)
His people were the ones that were redeemed by His blood. If someone that isn't His was redeemed, then there is no need for hell. The Bible is plain that there are people condemned to hell. Ergo, someone wasn't redeemed. His blood doesn't cover them.
The longer I am a follower of the Way, a disciple of the Christ, the more I see that there are stalks of true wheat and clouds of real chaff in every congregation, and many Believers outside church walls. We know them by their fruit, for only God can judge the heart. Discernment is called for.
It is no coincidence that the Book of Jude is placed right before The Revelation in Scripture.
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A great point. Nothing says "screw you" quite like silence. This movie didn't need hollywood's money, didn't need hollywood's support, didn't need hollywood's inside propoganda machine.
Don't give the the honor of passing judgement.
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