The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum The Passion movie and the 2nd Commandment

Gerry,

Billy Graham and all those who use similar methodologies, thanks to Charles Finney, have been deceiving hundreds of thousands, no actually millions of people for decades. Countless individuals have been convinced that they are Christians and all is well with their soul, when in fact they know absolutely nothing of Christ, personally. These deceivers are masters at appealing to and controlling the emotions of their hearers in conjunction with preaching a false gospel. This film, brings this type of deception to a new level, that's all. It's nothing more than what Paul spoke of in 2Cor 11:4:

"For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or [if] ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with [him]."

So, we should not be so shocked at what the film can and in all likelihood will accomplish for the kingdom of Satan, but in truth, it is all for the Kingdom of God in that it is fulfilling the LORD'S sovereign purposes. We are not only in a time of deception but also of purging for the Church. The Lord is using influences both from without and from within to expose false teachers and those who have a spurious faith. And in doing so, this is to strengthen and in a measure give a wake-up call to those of us who are "lazy" in the faith.

In His Grace,