Lelia, I agree with you.  There are a lot of Christians who are not
discipled properly.  Some people may come to the Lord through this film,
but how much harm will come because of it?  We are responsible for how we
send the gospel message.  Do we do it biblically, or do we do what feels good?

earlier, lelia, wrote:
>Well, and this is my opinion, Kathy, but I do not think that we as
>christians disciple new christians well enough I truly think that we watch
>them get saved them basically forget them and throw them to the wolves, now
>I'm not saying every one does but I am saying that quite a few do.
>
>Oh boy here we go!!!
>
>Lelia running
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:29 AM
>Subject: Re: Fw: [BlindWomen4Christ] Another Angle on "The Passion"
>
>
> > Well Lelia,
> > As usual, I have a different opinion, but you asked us to share so I
> > will.  The three words that actually came to my mind as I was reading the
> > article that you posted were, ignorant, shallow and judgmental.  Phil is
> > right, there will be commercialism involved.  Sinfulness within all of us
> > will grasp opportunity to exploit whenever possible, but this man is
> > throwing out the baby with the bath water.
> >         True, the gospels don't go into lot of detail about what is
> > involved in the torturously cruel and slow death of a crucifixion, but
> > then, it didn't need to.  Jesus wasn't an unusual case or a rare form of
> > execution.  The people of the early church saw crucifixions along the
> > roadside every day as a part of life.  In fact, many of them would end up
> > suffering the same fate.  They would be shocked to learn that we have
> > turned the cross into a piece of jewelry.  It would be similar to us
> > turning an electric chair or hangman's noose into a piece of jewelry
> > today.  As I've heard some exit interviews with people who have seen the
> > movie, some are saying that Mel Gibson exaggerated the crucifixion, but
> > he didn't.  In fact, and he admits this, he shrank back from being too
> > explicit because it would be too horrific for us today.
> >         As far as the commercialism is concerned, Mel can't be blamed for
> > this and if people come to Christ, even Paul himself basically said,
> > whatever it takes.  My question is this, how many Christians will be
> > there to disciple the baby Christians when they do come forward.  If
> > discipling doesn't take place, that's not Mel's fault either, but the
> > church's and from what I know, many churches are preparing to take care
> > of these people.  I guess that I just found this article on the harsh
> > side and throwing stones at one man's efforts.  How much better it would
> > have been if he would have encouraged us to see this as yet another
> > opportunity to introduce our unbelieving friends and neighbors to a
> > loving God who really cares, has suffered for us and is the only true
> > solution for life.
> > Kathy
> >
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