It is not the number of things we have,
But the number of things we appreciate,
That makes us happy.
I am probably badly misquoting somebody but I liked the sentiment.
You do make a good point, @Allsfairinloveandbugs. That Christians are (edit - or should be) - united by this singular event, whatever else we may or may not have in common. ❤️
I had heard the movie was brutal, which is why I didn't go. But Jesus didn't die of crucifixion. He died of sin. Sin separates the sinner from the Father, the Giver of Life. That's why Jesus cried out, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? It was that separation that caused His death. That's...
The Title of the movie indicates what the substance of the movie was intended to focus on: the Passion of Christ.
In Christianity, the Passion (from the Latin verb patior, passus sum; "to suffer, bear, endure", from which also "patience, patient", etc.)[1] is the short final period in the life...
I know that I can't. I can barely read about the crucifixion in the gospels, it's too intense for me. Blame my bipolar. It's enough for me to know that He suffered and died for me, without watching a graphic depiction of it.
Hebrews 13:2 KJV
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
I love this promise!
To put in present language: "Don't neglect to extend hospitality to strangers, for some have entertained angels this way without knowing it."
When my GD was in 5th grade, she took her Bible to school. Some of the kids knocked it out of her hands to the ground, took it from her, tossed it back and forth, and stomped on it while she begged and cried to get it back. She was pretty traumatized by the whole thing. Persecution wears many faces.