Elisha 1
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"The Passion" encouraged me to live a holy life like never before, that I may honor Jesus Christ with my life.
Seeing Jesus stumble with the weight of the cross on his back, and him bleeding for humans who would reject him and mock the very thing he did to show love for them--in my mind I saw love more than ever before, and I cannot wait to meet the face of love when I stand before him in heaven.
A human made movie is backing up your belief???
Dear Jesus
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Windcatcher,
Really. Read and reflect what this poster is saying. Your comments just sound so emotionally driven and trite.
Why?? She probably felt that way as she read the gospel accounts of the passion too. This is one of the FEW (if any) Easter accounts that show what really happened. My guess is her feelings are not created by this movie, but that this movie's visual images drove home what she felt about Christ's passion. We are a visual generation -- makes sense to me.
steveOrino
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A human made movie is backing up your belief???
Dear Jesus
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Sappy movies often make some people feel more romantic; war movies make some feel more patriotic. Why would it be strange a religous movie about Christ's passion make a Christian feel more devoted?
steveOrino
lurch 0
Windcatcher, seriously, being as enthusiastic as you are about experiencing your connection to the infinite, had you considered a little study of the origins and structure of it? Might help provide a little context, a way to better understand what it is that you are seeing, kind of like studying meteorology to better grasp the weather front you're watching.
Suggested reading:
Starks, Marianna. "Impairment of an Egocentric Map of Locations: Implications for Perception and Action." Cognitive Neuropsychology. Vol. 13, 1996, p.481-523
Suggested reading:
Starks, Marianna. "Impairment of an Egocentric Map of Locations: Implications for Perception and Action." Cognitive Neuropsychology. Vol. 13, 1996, p.481-523
Live and learn... or die, and teach by example.
QuoteWindcatcher, seriously, being as enthusiastic as you are about experiencing your connection to the infinite, had you considered a little study of the origins and structure of it? Might help provide a little context, a way to better understand what it is that you are seeing, kind of like studying meteorology to better grasp the weather front you're watching.
Suggested reading:
Starks, Marianna. "Impairment of an Egocentric Map of Locations: Implications for Perception and Action." Cognitive Neuropsychology. Vol. 13, 1996, p.481-523
That might be good reading, but that aside, why would you prefer her to be less passionate about her faith?
steveOrino
Yep.
And when John Wayne is riding into the sunset, I know, only the brave, true, good guys will win. Like it has to be.
We're not in Hollywood. If a well made movie is impressing folks like that, something is wrong with their belief.
BTW: Who really saw Jesus walking, stumbling with the weight of the cross on his back??? It's all playing with emotions and the phantasy of folks. Show me a proof.
dudeist skydiver # 3105
And when John Wayne is riding into the sunset, I know, only the brave, true, good guys will win. Like it has to be.
We're not in Hollywood. If a well made movie is impressing folks like that, something is wrong with their belief.
BTW: Who really saw Jesus walking, stumbling with the weight of the cross on his back??? It's all playing with emotions and the phantasy of folks. Show me a proof.
dudeist skydiver # 3105
QuoteWho really saw Jesus walking, stumbling with the weight of the cross on his back??? It's all playing with emotions and the phantasy of folks. Show me a proof.
Brian did !!!!!
QuoteBTW: Who really saw Jesus walking, stumbling with the weight of the cross on his back??? It's all playing with emotions and the phantasy of folks. Show me a proof.
Some the gospel writers were eye witnesses (If Matthew wrote Matthew) Mark wrote Peter's perspective. By gospel accounts, Peter was there as was John. I understand if you don't have faith in anything you can't see with your own two eyes, but I'm just curious as to why you think someone's devotion to their religion is weird or undesireable.
steveOrino
pajarito 0
QuoteBTW: Who really saw Jesus walking, stumbling with the weight of the cross on his back??? It's all playing with emotions and the phantasy of folks. Show me a proof.
Some of these were actual eye-witnesses. All of them died martyrs deaths for what they knew to be true and because they would not stop testifying to what they saw and heard.
Philip: Stoned to death, Phrygia, A.D. 54
Peter: Crucified, Rome, A.D. 69
Paul: Beheaded, Rome, A.D. 69
Andrew: Crucified, Achaia, A.D. 70
Matthew: Beheaded, Ethiopia, A.D. 70
Thomas: Speared to death, Calamino, A.D. 70
James (The Less): Clubbed to death, Jerusalem, A.D. 63
John: Abandoned, Isle of Patmos, A.D. 63
lurch 0
It isn't that I'd like to see her less passionate, hell no. Passion for things is the only thing makes em worth doing, but if they're worth doing, they're worth thoroughly understanding.
I have a passion for flying, myself, but understanding that passion in terms of adrenalin, genetics and neurobiology, and the experience in terms of fallrate, mass, speed airflow and time doesn't lessen the sum total experience, which is flying.
There may be no spoon, but the spoon is worth studying anyway, to understand how the image of the spoon is rendered. It can improve accuracy of perception.
I have a passion for flying, myself, but understanding that passion in terms of adrenalin, genetics and neurobiology, and the experience in terms of fallrate, mass, speed airflow and time doesn't lessen the sum total experience, which is flying.
There may be no spoon, but the spoon is worth studying anyway, to understand how the image of the spoon is rendered. It can improve accuracy of perception.
Live and learn... or die, and teach by example.
What about her passionate response makes you believe she doesn't have understanding along with her zeal?
steveOrino
steveOrino
A human made movie is backing up your belief???
Dear Jesus
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Windcatcher,
Really. Read and reflect what this poster is saying. Your comments just sound so emotionally driven and trite.