"have a great Ash Wednesday... Hey, what are you guys planning to give up for Lent? I was thinking cigarettes... : )" lol - keeping in mind that both lent and ash wednesday are holidays that come for the "roman" tradition - pax jok ps - i am going to the passion, and i am going to being friends from the church and outside the church - but then again, i go to a lot of movies :) --- Jeff Hallmark <bc_texan@...> wrote: > > > > I have been inundated with mail, DVD sampler, > invitations, etc to promote > this film. This past week has seen many interviews > and much publicity on > TV, radio and in print. > > Although I don't think?? I have any movie goers > (Praise the Lord) I still felt > with all the media hype I needed to address this > particular issue for our > church family. Last night I told them they were > witness to a first - their > pastor as movie reviewer. Then I spent about ten > minutes just talking about > the perspective of the movie: especially Mr > Gibson's theology... i.e. loaded > with Catholic superstitions, Veronica wiping the > Lord's face, Mary smearing > blood on herself, the film's release on Ash > Wednesday and the clincher for > me: no resurrection! I shared with them that there > was far more to the > Lord's suffering than just physical - though so > very important because of > the blood, there was also intense suffering of His > soul for our sin - which > film can never depict. > > God's people in our churches will be confronted > with this. And I urge all of > you to at least take a moment and help your church > family understand > some of the issues. I told our folks not to blast > the honest questioners at > work or neighbours, etc. who may have gone to see > the film, but to gently > point them to the real Christ who loved them and > gave Himself for them. In > a way, we are like Paul in the first chapter of > Philippians - Christ being > preached in pretence or in truth... we can be ready > to use it if possible. > > I found the following web article that may help you > with more information - I > am not certain of their background. etc. for no > endorsement from me - only > as a source. > > http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/04/passion.htm > > PS have a great Ash Wednesday... Hey, what are you > guys planning to > give up for Lent? I was thinking cigarettes...� : ) > > From my pastor. > Pastor Jeff Hallmark SPRUCELAND BAPTIST CHURCH > ~~~Presenting the Prince of Peace to Prince > George~~~ > > Prince George's Independent Fundamental Baptist > Church > > -- > _________________________________________________ > FREE web-based email - http://www.BaptistMail.com > > > > > > > Powered by Outblaze > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > "In essential things, unity; in non-essential > things, liberty; and in all things, charity." > ===== john o'keefe http://www.ginkworld.net __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools