I understand the anguish of Jesus in the garden was caused by an eternal farewell between Jesus and the Father. Nevertheless, I think there was a greater temptation. I can understand this widely accepted point of view because the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness to doubt His mission and identity. Gibson presents the scene as though Christ was tempted by the devil to doubt His mission and identity. (Luke 22:44) What caused His horrible anguish? Was it the prospect of dying on the cross? The Bible says that Jesus was in such anguish that his sweat was like drops of blood. I found the anguish of Jesus to be misunderstood and understated. – The movie begins with Jesus agonizing in the Garden of Gethsemane. Since much has already been written about the movie in newspapers and magazines, I will limit my remarks to contrasts between certain scenes in the movie and my understanding of what actually took place.ġ. Gibson had the faith and courage to make this movie. However, God has raised up a man with the prerequisite talents and assets to put Jesus on center stage in the United States and I am delighted that Mr. Of course, theres much more to the ministry of Jesus than any two hour movie can tell and my understanding of the passion of Jesus is somewhat different than Gibsons. Gibson to make this movie and if one person surrenders his life to Jesus as a result of viewing this movie, Heaven will rejoice! I would give it four and a half stars out of five. Overall, I was very impressed with the movie. Several people have asked for my response on Mel Gibsons movie, The Passion.
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