i stumbled across an article written by a very godly man, pastor bixby. in it he enummerates his reasons why he won't go to see mel gibson's movie.
i would like to add a hearty amen to that. here is why.
i am a visual person. i see things and i find it hard to forget them, good or bad. i think the trap that we all could fall into is the trap of worshiping that image or the portrayal of Christ and leaving behind the real person of Christ. if i were to see that movie, i would forever think of that actor as my Lord. i would think of the atrocities rather than the purpose of His death. i would praise gibson for his stand rather than God's soverignty.
another reason i decided not to go see the movie is because of the hopelesness. it ends at the crucifixion. there is no resurection. a very tidy, catholic ending. i would agree with pastor bixby and praise the Lord if someone would come to him as a result of this movie, but knowing the purpose behind it--to further the catholic church--and knowing the lack of the resurection, i don't think i would be able to watch it.
praise the Lord that He is able to rise above mel gibson and further His work by His means. we need to remember that the Lord does not need mel gibson to get His word all over the world. God does not need the passion to tell men about Himself. but praise Him that He is able to water seeds planted by this movie.
Posted by hill at February 24, 2004 09:09 PMHill,
Good comments. But, honestly, no, it doesn't end in the cruxifiction. It ends with resurrection. :)
Posted by: Brannon McAllister at February 26, 2004 06:43 PMyes I realized that today heh heh heh =D
Posted by: hill at February 26, 2004 07:57 PMjust a little comment for consideration. we see pictures of Christ everywhere...we grow up with them, Bob Jones hangs them in the art gallery, Bob Jones puts people on crosses and depicts the crucifixion (and other stuff) for living gallery. do those things tempt us to worship the person? why or not?
Posted by: de wolf at February 27, 2004 01:07 PMEven if it did end at the crucifixion with no resurrection, that's the typical art form of anything having to do with the Passion. All the great passion musicals/oratorios I know of end with Christ dead. The purpose is to increase the weight of guilt upon us, help us to recognise our sinfulness, and cause us to cry out for help. Then comes Easter with knowledge of new life and hope. :-)
It's just a typical calendar thing for a liturgical church (good or bad). The assumption is that you either know about or will stick around to hear about the resurrection. Then comes the celebration!
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