Posted by Lizzy7711 on March 10, 2004, at 23:00:11
In reply to I walked out after an hour., posted by Dinah on March 4, 2004, at 11:29:19
> Because I felt offended. I understand the concerns of the Jewish anti-defamation league.
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It's too bad you didn't stick it out till the end. Sure, there could have been different choices made..but it's just one guy's decision on what to include and you can't please everyone. But if you had watched to the end, you may have seen that it didn't matter who or what ethnic group had say in the killing of Jesus.Jesus gave up his life...no one was in control to kill him. He CHOSE to allow himself to be killed by human beings in order to be the sacrifice for ALL of us and bring us into the presence of the Father. He was the Messiah. WE all had a part in the killing of Jesus.
And for those of us who do believe in Him, we are called to not only love our neighbors, but all those who are different from us, whether they are British, Roman, Jewish, white Americans, Muslims, etc., and even our enemies. Jesus forgave ALL OF US for all of our sin, including the crucifixion.
The movie does clearly portray this at the end I believe, how much Jesus loves us all, including the individual persons who ordered his killing.
Anyway, sorry to ramble...I'm sorry the movie offended you, and I just hope perhaps you'd try to watch the whole thing...and look beyond details to the message of love and forgiveness.
Liz
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