Post by Messenger on Sept 23, 2005 2:59:37 GMT -5
I just posted a news story about a passion play down in Arkansas :
s13.invisionfree.com/Maranatha/index.php?showtopic=142&hl=
and I was saddened, when I did a Yahoo search under Passion Plays, to see what happened to the most famous Passion play in the world:
www.adl.org/Interfaith/Oberammergau/Intro.asp
I remember studying about the Oberammergau production, from my theatre history classes. This production is famous all around the word.
Yet sadly, the sheer idiocy of political correctness, has turned this production into a mere shadow of what it could be, just as PC had a major influence of Mel Gibson's production of "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST."
The Jews don't want to be portayed as the "bad guys".
Well, I have news for them-they were the bad guys! Jesus was one of their own-a Jew, like them. Yet even with all the miracles that Jesus preformed, even though Jesus gave them what they asked for-a sign, (His miracles)-they still refused to believe in Him.
Yet, I can't just be angry with the Jews, because they weren't the only ones who were responsible for killing our Lord & Savior. I was just as guilty. Everyone who ever lived, from the time, that Jesus walked this earth, to the end of time, was, is, & will be responsible for His death. Why? Because when Adam sinned, ALL OF US were guilty of rebeling against God !
Psalm 51 illustrates this so perfectly:
Psalm 51:5 (New International Version)
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
David realized the most fundemental truth about mankind here-that even from birth, we are sinful! It is that "sin nature", that is transfered to EVERY human being, from the moment of conception, that makes ALL OF US responsible for what Jesus had to go through!
Jesus DID die for us. That he DID cleanse us from sin, by the power in His Blood. That He DID provide a way out of eternal d**nation!
Yet-by bowing to the idiocy of Political Correctness, something special has been lost from this production at Oberammergau. Once again, the Jews are denying their involvement in the death of the Messiah.
And it wasn't just there. In Mel Gibson's film, PC reared it's ugly "REAR", by forcing Gibson to remove the line that we find in:
Matthew 27:25 (New International Version)
25All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and on our children!"
Again-the Jews are trying to deny their involvement in Christ's death.
The ironic thing was, that they didn't know that what they said-"Let his blood be on us and on our children!"-was exactly true, but not just for them, but the whole world as well!
Yet-PC, made the truth of Christ's crucifixition, less meaningful, because of removing that one line, just because the Jews were ""offended".
Well, I've got news for everyone- & NOT just the for the Jews:
The message of Jesus was MEANT to give offense! If people are offfended by the TRUTH of what the Bible says, that means that the Holy Spirit is WORKING in their hearts, to convict them! But sadly, it is our own stupid pride that has gotten in the way; that, & lacking the courage to stand up for what we KNOW is right, no matter WHAT anyone else may feel!
As Believers, all of us MUST stand up for the TRUTH of what the BIBLE says, without compromise, without fear of offending someone, just as Peter & John did in:
Acts 5:29 (New International Version)
Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men!
Unless we be as bold at Peter & John were, & STOP SUBMITTING TO THE IDIOCY OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, our witness for our Savior & Lord will NEVER be as stong as it should be! Yes, we must witness with Christ's love-BUT-not at the expense or the TRUTH of God's WORD!
We MUST obey GOD, rather than men!
It's time to put an end to the idiocy of Political Correctness!
That's my opinion!
Bill
s13.invisionfree.com/Maranatha/index.php?showtopic=142&hl=
and I was saddened, when I did a Yahoo search under Passion Plays, to see what happened to the most famous Passion play in the world:
www.adl.org/Interfaith/Oberammergau/Intro.asp
I remember studying about the Oberammergau production, from my theatre history classes. This production is famous all around the word.
Yet sadly, the sheer idiocy of political correctness, has turned this production into a mere shadow of what it could be, just as PC had a major influence of Mel Gibson's production of "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST."
The Jews don't want to be portayed as the "bad guys".
Well, I have news for them-they were the bad guys! Jesus was one of their own-a Jew, like them. Yet even with all the miracles that Jesus preformed, even though Jesus gave them what they asked for-a sign, (His miracles)-they still refused to believe in Him.
Yet, I can't just be angry with the Jews, because they weren't the only ones who were responsible for killing our Lord & Savior. I was just as guilty. Everyone who ever lived, from the time, that Jesus walked this earth, to the end of time, was, is, & will be responsible for His death. Why? Because when Adam sinned, ALL OF US were guilty of rebeling against God !
Psalm 51 illustrates this so perfectly:
Psalm 51:5 (New International Version)
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
David realized the most fundemental truth about mankind here-that even from birth, we are sinful! It is that "sin nature", that is transfered to EVERY human being, from the moment of conception, that makes ALL OF US responsible for what Jesus had to go through!
Jesus DID die for us. That he DID cleanse us from sin, by the power in His Blood. That He DID provide a way out of eternal d**nation!
Yet-by bowing to the idiocy of Political Correctness, something special has been lost from this production at Oberammergau. Once again, the Jews are denying their involvement in the death of the Messiah.
And it wasn't just there. In Mel Gibson's film, PC reared it's ugly "REAR", by forcing Gibson to remove the line that we find in:
Matthew 27:25 (New International Version)
25All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and on our children!"
Again-the Jews are trying to deny their involvement in Christ's death.
The ironic thing was, that they didn't know that what they said-"Let his blood be on us and on our children!"-was exactly true, but not just for them, but the whole world as well!
Yet-PC, made the truth of Christ's crucifixition, less meaningful, because of removing that one line, just because the Jews were ""offended".
Well, I've got news for everyone- & NOT just the for the Jews:
The message of Jesus was MEANT to give offense! If people are offfended by the TRUTH of what the Bible says, that means that the Holy Spirit is WORKING in their hearts, to convict them! But sadly, it is our own stupid pride that has gotten in the way; that, & lacking the courage to stand up for what we KNOW is right, no matter WHAT anyone else may feel!
As Believers, all of us MUST stand up for the TRUTH of what the BIBLE says, without compromise, without fear of offending someone, just as Peter & John did in:
Acts 5:29 (New International Version)
Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men!
Unless we be as bold at Peter & John were, & STOP SUBMITTING TO THE IDIOCY OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, our witness for our Savior & Lord will NEVER be as stong as it should be! Yes, we must witness with Christ's love-BUT-not at the expense or the TRUTH of God's WORD!
We MUST obey GOD, rather than men!
It's time to put an end to the idiocy of Political Correctness!
That's my opinion!
Bill
