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

The salient issue is that of the duel natures of Christ, which was established once for all at the Fourth Ecumenical Council, held at Chalcedon, in 451. One of the fundamental statements of that Creed is that the two natures of Christ are "inseparable"; i.e., we cannot alienate the divine nature from the human nature. Thus, for someone to play the part of the Lord Christ, without dishonoring, diminishing or distorting, the actor would have to display BOTH the perfect divinity AND the perfect humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ. In short, that person would have to BE Jesus Christ. Every thought, word and deed; everything must exude perfect holiness. For the Lord Christ told His disciples,


John 14:9 (KJV) "Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?"