The most noticeable thing that makes Jim's case is when an actor has massive success in a blockbuster film like The Passion he/she typically can ride the coattails of that success for a number of years. Jim Caviezel made the film more exaggerating. It's the closest depiction of Christ's suffering for the world that I've ever seen, even down to His bones being exposed as a result of the scourging that He took for us; Psalm 22:17– “Everyone can see all my bones right through my skin.” Those who have accepted Jesus as Lord want to understand Him better, day by day. It's not a religion but an ongoing two way relationship with a living spiritual spouse.
Paul changed from murdering Christians to becoming their unlikely leader. His life personifies ‘forgiveness,’ a concept that seems almost impossible today — but desperately needed
Every Sunday, I partake in the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper is an act of worship and communion with Jesus Christ himself. It is a memorial like no other. We remember Him until He comes again. We remember His death, specifically His body and His blood with the unleavened (no yeast) bread we eat and the “fruit of the vine” (pure grape juice) we drink. This is a somber act of intense respect, gratitude and reverence for His suffering.
I do this every Sunday. I have never watched a person die on a cross or any other form of capital punishment in my cushy modern American life. It can be a challenge to really understand the magnitude of suffering in such a death on a cross and yet I must! I must remember Him!
This is why I needed the Passion of the Christ movie. With every physical assault I see a picture of Jesus suffering for me. How intense it was. What God was willing to endure to save my soul! I remember watching it alone in my living room floor, hugging my pillow and wailing as I watched this representation of what Jesus suffered for His love for me and for you.
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