The Point of the Passion

Written by Kathy Simcox


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This film is violent. It is reality. How are people expecting Christ’s crucifixion to be portrayed? Do they think it was a walk inrepparttar park, something any human being could endure? I urge people not to leave but to stay throughrepparttar 126792 whole film. Do not turn your eyes away fromrepparttar 126793 screen each time Jesus’ back is slashed byrepparttar 126794 Roman whips. Do not turn your eyes away each time a nail pierces his skin. I challenge you to watch as each drop of his blood splatters onrepparttar 126795 ground. That blood you see was indeed shed for each and every one of us. Look deep into his eyes and feel, through his pain,repparttar 126796 tremendous love Christ felt for us. I challenge academia to stop analyzing every detail ofrepparttar 126797 film; stop picking apartrepparttar 126798 political, religious, and even racial “facts” of this film and start focusing onrepparttar 126799 beauty ofrepparttar 126800 Passion itself,repparttar 126801 reason why it occurred inrepparttar 126802 first place. For someone to go through what Christ went through and still haverepparttar 126803 strength to love us,repparttar 126804 passion to die for our sins, is quite remarkable. The depth of His love for us knows no bounds, and I think His Passion is proof of that.

The reason for,repparttar 126805 Truth of, His Passion isrepparttar 126806 point, and so many people have missed it.

About the Author Kathy Simcox, Columbus, Ohio, United States hrdude28@hotmail.com

Kathy works as an Administrative Assistant in the College of the Arts at The Ohio State University. She holds a BA in Psychology and is currently working on a second BA in Religious Studies. In addition to writing, her passions include hiking, biking, kayaking, photography, and singing in her Lutheran church choir. She is also known to read an occasional book.


What Will Your Eyes See?

Written by Kathy Simcox


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As Christians, we need to challenge each other to keep our minds free ofrepparttar little details that clutter our minds. Only when we do this are we able to give back torepparttar 126791 Lord what He so freely gave us to us. The next time you lift up your eyes torepparttar 126792 hill, to Calvary, ponderrepparttar 126793 mystery of his outstretched arms and remember what He gave to you – His undying love. By opening our minds torepparttar 126794 point, we, as a church, can open our ministry torepparttar 126795 possibilities this point brings.

*Dear gracious Father in heaven, we thank you for giving your son to us. Help us to open up torepparttar 126796 wonderful possibilities new ministries can bring to our church. In your name we pray, Amen.

About the Author Kathy Simcox, Columbus, Ohio, United States hrdude28@hotmail.com

Kathy works as an Administrative Assistant in the College of the Arts at The Ohio State University. She holds a BA in Psychology and is currently working on a second BA in Religious Studies. In addition to writing, her passions include hiking, biking, kayaking, photography, and singing in her Lutheran church choir. She is also known to read an occasional book.


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