O.K. So all my life I've been an agnostic. I've been thinking of coming to Christianity. I just rented Passion of The Christ. I haven't watched it yet. I think it's going to be very powerful. Has this movie ever made any of you question your religion or lack thereof? What are your opinions on this movie? Just curious...
2006-09-03 11:46:00 · 43 answers · asked by Miranda Y 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When I saw this movie (I am a Christian), it was a really amazing experience. There are parts of it where I had to turn away, such as the scenes of Jesus being beaten nearly to death.
It touched my heart in many ways. When I came out...I felt "born again" again. It truly is, in my opinion, less a "movie" than a personal experience. Come back on and let us know what you thought of it.
2006-09-03 12:19:15 · answer #1 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While the movie takes a bit of theatrical license by including details that are not mentioned in the Bible, none of those details detract from the truth of the message.
Many people emerged from the theaters asking why it was necessary for Jesus to suffer so much. There is no single answer to that question.
Make sure you finish the whole movie, as the final scene is very plain, not the least bit bloody, but very inspiring.
To help other like you make sense of the movie, I wrote a book, titled "The Passion Behind the Passion".
Send me an email with a shipping address and I'll send you a free copy
2006-09-03 15:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll be totally honest with you... the movie is tremendously graphic... but so was the actual event. It's not easy to watch ( I say this because I literally weeped in the middle of the theatre where I first saw it.) Is it an attempt to recreate the actual events of the last hours of Christ, for the most part yes. I wish more so that His teachings would have been presented such as the plan of salvation, but this is a personal opinion. If you truly want to know the kind of torture that Christ went through for you and for me, then I say watch this film. It's as close as you're going to get without having been there yourself. I hope this helps you in making a decision for Christ. May God Bless you as you seek Him.
2006-09-03 12:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by littlebear2232 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always been a Christian, but my faith wavered a little when I was first diagnosed with an extremely painful nerve disorder (Trigeminal Neuralgia). I took my Mom to see Passion of the Christ and it made my pain seem like nothing. The pain and suffering Christ endured on the cross was so intense and He knew it would be. The movie made me renew my faith in the Lord and grow stronger. I was able to endure my pain without whining to the Lord or asking, "why me?" The movie is VERY intense, so be prepared. You may want to watch it with a friend (preferably a Christian who can explain as needed). God bless.
2006-09-03 11:52:58 · answer #4 · answered by TJMiler 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The acting and sound and direction and costumes were awesome. But the idea behind it sucks. As the creators of South Park said, "That wasn't a movie, that was a snuff film. I won't pay to watch a guy get tortured for two hours. I watch a movie to be entertained."
By the way, THOUSANDS of people got crucified back in those days. Many of those people were innocent too. Everyone acts like Jesus was the only person ever to be crucified. It was a common thing and Jesus was just one of the many who managed to become famous.
2006-09-03 11:56:09 · answer #5 · answered by Maria Isabel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey! I just watched the Passion of the Christ tonight. Oh my gosh. You should seriously watch it! I cried at all parts. You will be surprised that Jesus died for all of his enemies that He loved and for all of us. When you watch the movie, (which you majorly should) it takes you further than what you read in the Bible. I didn't think of the punishing that much and just thought that it was bad. But as I could actually SEE it, you feel ashamed. By the end, he was covered in blood and still had to carry His cross. Still, the guards mocked him but He loved them. This was a powerful movie. It will make your faith stronger for sure...it made mine.
Jesus Rocks!
2006-09-03 15:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by ~*CaTcHaFaLliNgStAr*~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny I saw this question! I was raised in a christian family where we were brought to church every week twice. We went to Christian school and listened to Christian music. My mother went to bible school and is a women's minister in her Church. I always believed and considered myself a Christian out of Faith and Hope. As I approached my late teens I started to be that rebellious preacher's kid. I'm not really sure why, but I did a fare share of "partying". I am 31 now, a wife, and a mother of two. I havn't really been attending church regularly or living as i really should be. However, very unexpectantly, the other night in my living room, I was watching The Passion with my husband, and WHAM!!!!!!!!! All my years of learning, hearing, and believing in Faith and Hope, have caused a blessing from God to flow upon me. It was an experience that completely changed my life forever. I would love to share this experience with someone. Please contact me if you would like to hear it. My husband was in the room with me and then outside with me when The Passion ended. I know it wasn't just me imagining something, and even if I could imagine up something like this, I wouldn't. This is because I wasn't sitting there begging God to show me anything, and I grew up hearing people talk about all kinds of crazy things and because nothing like that ever happened to me, I had a hard time deciding who I wanted to believe. I always thought if these things were happening to people, then why then could it not happen to me? Definitely watch The Passion!! If I can give you a piece of advice, it would be to watch it alone with your focus on Jesus. Realizing that He did not have to do what He did, and at any moment He could have made it all stop. also, realizing God had Jesus do this with your name in mind. Even if you were the only person here. God bless!
2006-09-03 12:12:47 · answer #7 · answered by DIVA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get done watching it and have cleaned up the box of tissue you have thrown on the floor, ask yourself if you have 1/10 that much love for one person to allow someone to do all he allowed them to do to him. Imagine all that evil, endured just for you, so you would be able to join him in heaven. Think about how peeved the Jews must have been when he arose from the grave and they had to do some serious covering up to make him seem like a sham. Read about the shroud of Turin and all of the scientific evidence that goes with it. In the end, look at the sunset and imagine he made that just for you to enjoy.
2006-09-03 11:54:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-18 04:16:16 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt let your spirtuality coming into Christ to be dependant upon a single hollywood film.
That being said it is a powerful movie and i feel a great depiction of what Christ might have gone threw in his last few hours
2006-09-03 11:50:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋