The Passion (recut no rating)

[JimR-OCDS]

I highly recommend that you read the book, which the movie is based on, before

or even after you see the movie. It makes what you see in the movie as having more sense. You can read the book on line, for free here;

http://www.jesus-passion.com/DOLOROUS_PASS...ESUS_CHRIST.htm

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While the Dolorous Passion certainly influenced Mr. Gibson, I think it is a misrepresentation to say that the movie is "based on" the book.

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It's the book the Gibson himself said the movie is based on, and having read the book and seen the movie myself, it is almost exact to the book.

[Arthur Durnan]

Why not simply read - and believe - the Holy Bible on the passion of Christ? Wonders never tend to cease! Thank You, Lord Jesus, for giving us Your Own account of what transpired when You died in our room and stead in order to offer us Heaven! John 3:1-18; John 5:24.

http://arthurdurnan.freeyellow.com

[Christ's Free Servant]

It would be great to see a follow up though ....Part 2....."Christ is Alive"!  Now that would be awesome! 

Julia a.k.a GodsJul

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I have a sense that the "follow-up" is not going to be in movie form, but in real life. I don't think this was just a chance kind of thing that this movie was made when it was. God was trying to get out the gospel to as many as possible and was trying to remind people that salvation is about death and it is about the cross of Christ. So many churches have taken the cross out of Christianity, and God is wanting to remind his people that the cross (death) is what paves our way to salvation, not only Christ's death on the cross, but our death to our old lives and our resurrection to new life in Christ.

From what I am seeing in God's word and is supported by current events, I think the "follow-up" for "Passion of the Christ" is going to be God's judgment on those who did not get the message. And, it won't be long until we are all (those in Christ) are going to experience the resurrection of our old bodies into glorified bodies as we are ever with the Lord. See Ezekiel 7 & 9 to see what's coming.

[Christ's Free Servant]

It is difficult for me to imagine our Lord and Savior having to enure such pain. Never had I imagined his "punishment" to have been so brutal.

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Isaiah 52:13-15 (NIV):

"See, my servant will act wisely;

he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

Just as there were many who were appalled at him

[Christ's Free Servant]

I did not see the original  nor do I plan to see this new recute version.

I can read of the Crusifiction in the bible  and that is sad enough for me.

What He did for me  for the World  I don't want to  see 

I am not into violence in any form 

In Christ

IreneM

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The object of the movie, I believe, is not merely to graphically depict Jesus' crucifixion so that we could see how he died for us. I think it is to get us to grasp what we did to him; what our sins did to him, so that we will mourn, grieve and wail over our sin. Christians today are way too complacent about salvation, and this movie gives us a wake-up call. It puts us right there in person with Christ. I'm not saying you are doing this, but what I think is a problem in the church today is we have too many people looking the other way; hiding their faces, because they do not want to see the ugliness of sin and the ugliness of Christ's death because of our sin. I am not in to gore, either, but the movie did move me to bring myself to the cross of Christ. That is what should be the outcome of the movie.

[Guest Thomas I believe]

I did not see the original

[JimR-OCDS]

The movie, draws from the book, The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which is the account of the visions, Blessed Anne Catherine Emmrich received, of the passion, death and crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The purpose Our Lord gave these visions to Anne Catherine Emmrich, is to show us, the mercy and love that he has for us, and what he did to save us.

Anyone who tells you, the visions are not Scripturally Based, really hasn't read the book or seen the movie.

I remember when the movie "Jesus of Nazareth" came out. There were Christian groups who protested to the networks against it, claiming that it was not accurate according to their interpretation of the Bible.

[Keith]

If anyone is interested, Mel Gibson did an interview with James Dobson on Focus on the Family on March 10th. It's in the archives at their site, www.family.org

He talks about the re-release of the toned-down version. It was interesting.

[Christ's Free Servant]

If anyone is interested, Mel Gibson did an interview with James Dobson on Focus on the Family on March 10th.  It's in the archives at their site, www.family.org

He talks about the re-release of the toned-down version.  It was interesting.

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Thanks, Keith. I will check it out. BTW - my husband and I bought the original version on video and since we have our church in our home and have a big screen, we can play it on the big screen w/surround sound right here and don't have to go to the theatre. But, I think a toned-down version might help some people to handle watching it better.