The Passion of the Christ

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The Passion of the Christ
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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 12:58am
Has anyone been able to see it yet?

I knew it would be opening big, but I was surprised to find out this morning that one of the local 20-plexes was showing it to sold out crowds on every screen from 6:30 this morning to around 11:00 when their usual lineup started and The Passion only continued on a few screens.

I've been reading incredibly moving reactions to it like this one in National Review--

"THE PASSION IN HARLEM

I just got out of a screening at the Magic Johnson Theatres up at 123rd and Frederick Douglass in Harlem. The theatre was packed, with an audience that was about 85 percent black, and included many seniors (of course: daytime). The response to the film was just about universal: Loud applause at the end, and vocal endorsements of the movie as we exited. One sweet elderly lady, I’d say about 80 years old, was shaking her head on the way out, saying: “If you read the Bible, that’s exactly what happened.” Another woman, in her 30s, was brushing away tears. “It’s not the movie,” she said,” it’s the reality of the thing.” During the screening, the man I set next to—a guy in his 20s, tall, strong, and vigorous-looking, nobody’s wimp—gasped at some of the cruelties inflicted on Jesus. (When Jesus’ cross is turned over on its face so He can be nailed to it more securely, this man blurted out, “Oh, s***, that’s too much.”) Before the movie started, there was a little film in which Magic Johnson explained the rules for his theatres: “No talking. . . . No hats or colors . . . . If you have a problem on the street, don’t bring it inside.” I couldn’t help thinking: There is a problem on the street, every street, and this movie is about the solution."

I wanted to see it this weekend, but now the local news is reporting that virtually every showing in Dallas through the weekend is already sold out, so now I have to wait til next Saturday.

Renee

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Wed, 03-10-2004 - 12:46am

"In declaring an "eye for an eye," Moses in Deuteronomy 19 speaks about the responsibility of the government to punish false witnesses. Whatever court penalty intended for the accused victim is to be meted out to the false witness. In saying "turn the other cheek" Jesus in Luke 6 states that an individual is not to strike back when persecuted or personally insulted by another, but rather to return good. "Do good to those who hate you," Jesus says in the same paragraph.


Not only is there no contradiction, but the Bible, Old and New Testament, is consistent both on its teachings about the exercise of justice by governments and about the exercise of love and forbearance by individuals."


http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4264/FAQ.html#eye


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Wed, 03-10-2004 - 9:31am

If, as you state, there aren't any contradictions please explain why, as Christians, we worship in so many ways.

 


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Wed, 03-10-2004 - 10:15am
You forget that as individuals we will incorrectly or correctly given the circumstance change something around to fit our wants, this DOES NOT make the Bible inaccurate at all. However, you also need to ponder the fact that we all worship differently. Some will worship as David with music and dance, some will be reverent as Abraham, some will be on fire and burn as Paul. Neither is wrong.

I am paraphrasing a quote from one of the leaders in the early church..."in ESSENTIAL UNITY - in EXTRANEOUS TOLERENCE

We are all different parts in the Body of Christ and we all have different functions. Basically it boils down to I don't worship my Lord the way you do and you don't worship as I do, but we must believe as the Body that Christ is Lord and He died so that we may have eternal life. In the beginning was the Word...

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Wed, 03-10-2004 - 11:57am
You said what I wanted to beautifully.

God is not limited by human capacity. We individually & corporately have a limited attention & resources, and it requires more than a single expression or understanding to encompass everything that God is.

Baptists may focus on spreading the Gospel, Catholics on the passion, Quakers on peace and harmony, and so forth. All of these are vitally important aspects of Christianity, and deserve the focus & attention they receive from their 'designated denomination,' but no institution has the capacity to give all the time and attention to every aspect of God that He deserves. Judaism also has important role in revealing an aspect of God in this view.



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Wed, 03-10-2004 - 12:24pm
Thank you for those kind words. Too many times these questions will open a can of worms so to speak. I will even say further about Judaism and that it is the foundation of our faith as Christians. If you are familiar with what a corner stone is in the Bible you will understand when I say that Christ is the corner stone (i.e the New Testment and the new covenent) but the Old Testment i.e Judaism is the foundation.
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Wed, 03-10-2004 - 10:07pm

How do you gather that differing styles of worship has anything to do with contradictions in the bible?


Doesn't it all boil down to, if you are a Christian, you are to believe the bible? We all have differing styles of cooking, but we all eat, do we not?


Karrie's answer was great, btw...


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Wed, 03-10-2004 - 11:44pm

Major disagreements exist between Roman Catholic and conservative Protestant beliefs, and between those of conservative and liberal Protestants. This lack of consensus is so extreme that sincerely and devoutly held beliefs by liberal Christians may well be considered blasphemy by conservatives, and vice-versa. Many of these very divergent beliefs and practices can be traced back to two related fundamental assumptions: the nature of the Bible, and how to interpret its writings.


More...........


http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_inte.htm

cl-Libraone~

 


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Thu, 03-11-2004 - 12:21am
I like the way Chuck Missler puts it, "The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed, and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed."

Renee

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Thu, 03-11-2004 - 9:01am
Wendy...

Thank you but the credit isn't all mine...God has a hand in it. :)

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Thu, 03-11-2004 - 9:01am
AMEN AMEN

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