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Due to one of thosequirks of wordusage in the English

language, the word passionhas two meanings: “suffering”and “intense emotion.” The con-nection is easy to make, becauseintense emotion often entails suffering,whether what we feel is anxiety, fear, or love. Inkeeping with the dual meaning of passion, themovie The Passion of the Christ, evokes bothsuffering and intense emotion for its viewers.

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Photography by Phillippe Antonello; Photos from The Passion of the Christ

BY CHUCK SMITH, JR.

There are times when ministers can safely ignorethe furor certain events cause in popular culture.Ensconced inside the walls of the church, we seeksanctuary from the stress and rant of the world out-side. There are other times when the preacher whofails to shed light on mainstream events puts believ-ers at a disadvantage by depriving them of the reflec-tion of biblical light on worldly circumstances. Notpreparing your church for The Passion of the Christbelongs in this second category.

THE VALUE OF PREPARATIONMany people will see this movie, and no one

will leave the theatre unaffected. Therefore ministersand worship leaders have a choice: either let peoplecreate their own vocabulary to express a Christianresponse (which may entail a significant risk, rangingfrom: “The greatest evangelism tool in American his-tory” to “An offensive glorification of gore and vio-lence”) or help those under our care to develop anappropriate vocabulary.

Why should we want to say anything? Why notallow the movie to speak for itself? In general it is agood idea to allow art to speak for itself and let view-ers find, or bring, their own meaning. The Passion ofthe Christ, however, is primarily a visual experience,and the subject is Jesus Christ. Therefore it crosses overinto the domain of theology, and for that reason itrequires words.

God’s self-revelation in scripture consists of his-torical events and prophetic words. God did notreveal Himself through powerful deeds alone, butthrough a combination of deeds and words. Theword reveals the meaning of the deed. In A Theologyof the New Testament, George Ladd used the death

of Christ as a “vivid illustration” of the way eventsand words go together to form revelation. He askedwhether anyone around the cross of Jesus was “over-whelmed with a sense of the love of God, consciousthat he was beholding the awesome spectacle ofatonement being made for his sins? Did John, Mary,

the Centurion or the High Priest throw himself inchoking joy upon the earth before the cross with thecry, ‘I never knew how much God loved me’?”

The answer to each of Ladd’s question is “no,”because the event did not explain itself. We needthe word of the gospels and the apostle Paul tounderstand the full magnitude of the cross in terms ofsin and salvation. For the same reason, the visualspectacle of The Passion of the Christ requires aprophetic word to make sense out of Jesus’ excruciat-ing sacrifice.

AVOID OVER CONTROLLINGWe need to say something about the movie, but I

do not believe that we need study guides for individu-als or small group discussions. In other words, I thinkthe conversations following the movie will be most

profound and authentic if people areallowed to discover for themselves how itstruck their heart and soul, and then giveexpression to their own feelings. To helpshape the conversation I would offer a fewsuggestions, which may or may not be help-ful to you. In fact, if another item occurs toyou not listed below, I would love to hearfrom you.

None the less, I offer the following: The film willdo its best work if we do not try to control anyone’sreaction. If ten people see the movie, there will beten different responses. Everyone will react different-ly. To be sensitive to each individual’s experiencerequires more work for the pastor, but it also respects

“This will get people on their knees.Get them to a deeper level with God.”

Robert Murray,Youth Pastor Heritage Christian Fellowship

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the individual’s spiritual development and needs. Ifsomeone in my church is horrified by the graphicviolence of the movie, I hope to treat that personwith gentleness and understanding. They do not haveto interpret each scene the same way I do in order todiscover beauty, truth or redemption.

FAIR WARNINGA general announcement for everyone to see the

movie would probably be a mistake. Because someviewers will be greatly disturbed by the shockingbrutality and bloodiness of Jesus’ beatings, they willchoose not to see The Passion of the Christ. Membersin your church definitely deserve to receive fair warn-ing regarding the amount of violence and blood thatappears in this film.

DEBRIEFFor the same reason, encourage those under

your care to decide for themselves whom they willinvite and whom they will warn away from seeingthe movie. Though the film will generate a lot of dis-cussion in the media and Evangelical subculture,your church members will instinctively know whichof their friends and relatives would benefit from themovie and which would not. You may want to maketime to debrief the movie with friends who haveshared the experience with you. If you are anythinglike the many people who have watched it, time toshare afterwards is an important part of the process.

ANTICIPATE AND ENCOURAGE QUESTIONSThe entire movie concentrates on the last twelve

hours of Jesus’ life leading up to His crucifixion andtherefore it is incomplete. There are many questionsleft unanswered, such as: Why were the religiousleaders so hostile toward Jesus? Is it possible theiranger was justified? What was the nature of Jesus’ministry? What had He taught and done in the previ-ous three years? How did Jesus provoke the condem-nation of His nation’s religious elite?

Some people have criticized The Passion of theChrist for being anti-Semitic (i.e., casting Jews in abad light and inciting dislike toward them). Whatscenes in the movie could be construed in this way?What is a Christian response to Jews who feel theyare treated unfairly and portrayed as the “badguys?” Does this film make clear that everyone isresponsible for Jesus’ death and no one race or indi-vidual can be singled out as the chief perpetrator?

These issues need to be discussed in a way thatdemonstrates compassion and understanding towardJewish people.

There have been a surprisingly large number ofChristians who have demonstrated an inability todistinguish reality from fiction. For example, somebelievers have read the Left Behind books as if theywere factual descriptions of biblical predictionsrather than interpretive and imaginary stories. Thesepeople will be well served if it is explained to themthat The Passion of the Christ is an artistic expressionand not a biblical commentary or documentary. Themovie portrays the director’s point of view and is nota word-for-word rendering of the gospels.

We cannot expect a film to do our job, which isto love, nurture, and train our people. We face thechallenge of stressing the resurrection of Jesus as acorollary to His death and as a theological founda-tion for Christian faith, hope, and worship.

Chuck Smith, Jr., Senior Pastor

Capo Beach Calvary Chapel

TYPES OF VIOLENCE IN FILM & TV:

It may be useful to the discussion of The Passion of the Christ to distinguishvarious forms of violence in the media.

• SUGGESTIVE VIOLENCE: Sometimes violence is suggested, but not shown.For example, we see a knife moving downward in a striking motion,but do not see it penetrating skin.

• GRATUITOUS VIOLENCE: Some acts of violence in film are unnecessary,and neither drive the plot forward or develop a character.

• FICTIVE VIOLENCE: There is a form of violence that is not as disturbingbecause it occurs in an absurd setting. As a rule, viewers are less con-cerned about violence done to robots than to humans and violence infantasy and science fiction.

• REALISM: Violence done to humans and to animals in situations that imi-tate real life and simulate the actual physical damage that would occurto the victim are among the most disquieting forms of media violence.

• VIRTUAL VIOLENCE: Computerized violence, as in video games or computer-graphic animation.

• COMIC VIOLENCE: Most people are desensitized to the comic violence ofslapstick.

The Passion of the Christ contains graphic violence, suggestive vio-lence, and realism. Should this film earn an “R” rating, it would certainlybe for the realistic portrayal of the brutal crucifixion and flogging of Jesus.

The furor surrounding The Passion of the Christfilled me with nagging questions as I preparedto see this controversial movie. Was it truly

anti-Jewish, as has been widely alleged in the secularmedia? Was it indeed faithful to the gospels, as MelGibson has claimed? And, if it was, could I bear towatch an accurate portrayal of the brutal murder ofmy Lord?

A SKILLFULL DEPICTIONAllegations of anti-Jewish bias are based on fear

rather than fact. Since The Passion of the Christ metic-ulously follows the New Testament accounts of Jesus’death, some (but not all) Jewish leaders do instigatethe effort to kill Jesus while the Jewish mob followsalong impulsively. But Roman complicity and ultimateresponsibility for the death of Jesus are clearly pre-sented, even if the overarching terror of Roman domi-nation of Judea remains in the background. Moreover,behind all human efforts to kill Jesus we see the insid-ious influence of Satan. Nobody will leave this moviewith anti-Jewish sentiments unless that person enteredwith these feelings already deeply ingrained.Ironically, Gibson’s consistent representation of theJewishness of Jesus and his followers may help toreduce anti-Judaism among Christians.

As one who has spent thousands of hours study-ing and writing about Jesus, I had anticipatory doubtsabout the accuracy of The Passion of the Christ. ThusI was gratefully surprised by a film that is faithful tothe gospels without being slavishly bound to them.Beyond having his characters speak in original lan-guages (Aramaic and Latin, with subtitles), Gibsonskillfully depicts the historical and theologicalnuances of the biblical narratives. Yet he freely inter-prets the story of Christ’s passion, drawing generouslyfrom Christian reflections throughout the ages. Theresult is not the definitive portrayal of Christ’s death,but a distinctive, creative, and biblically-faithful one.I was impressed by Gibson’s inspired rendering of

several characters in the story: Mary the mother ofJesus, whose emotional strength complements hermaternal compassion; Simon of Cyrene, whose faithflowers as he carries Jesus’ cross; and Satan, whoseunsettling presence underscores the deeper dimen-sions of Jesus’ suffering.

SUFFERING IN GRAPHIC DETAILThe Passion of the Christ does portray His suffer-

ing in graphic detail that is extremely hard to watch.The gore in this film exceeds that of Saving PrivateRyan, and, as in the case of Spielberg’s classic, can-not be dismissed as gratuitous because it is essentialto the film’s integrity. So, though I recommend ThePassion of the Christ highly, I do so with a majorwarning: only those who can bear to see depictionsof graphic torture should view the movie. Parents andchurch leaders, in particular, should exercise carefuldiscernment before exposing youth to this film.

The Passion of the Christ doesn’t tell the larger

RATING THE PASSIONThe Motion Picture Association of America requires films that

receive an “R” rating to admit viewers seventeen and under only whenaccompanied by a parent or guardian. It is a decision based primarilyon sexual content, language, drug use and violence. Since these strictlyvoluntary guidelines were instituted in 1968, the ratings system hascome under attack from various quarters, some contending the stan-dards are too lax, other decrying what they see as de facto censor-ship. Large numbers of church-going believers have accepted the rat-ing system as a virtually infallible guide to their own movie-goinghabits, refusing to patronize films with R, or even PG-13, ratings.

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story of Jesus’ life and mission. Except for a few flash-backs, it doesn’t even try. This film focuses on one dayin Jesus’ life, much as if Peter Jackson had filmed onlyFrodo’s final day in Mordor rather than presenting thethree-volume story of The Lord of the Rings. The Passionof the Christ really doesn’t answer the question of whyJesus was crucified and why this matters. (The Romanscrucified thousands of Jews who threatened civic order,but none of these victims besides Jesus will be the sub-ject of a major Hollywood movie, not to mention theobject of devotion for millions of Christians.)

POINTING TO A LARGER STORYBy saying that The Passion of the Christ doesn’t tell

the whole story of Jesus, however, I’m not criticizingGibson’s effort. He delivers exactly what he promises: thepassion of Christ. (“Passion” is used in the title with itsoriginal meaning: “suffering”.) By telling only part of thewhole story, Gibson confronts the church with an unparal-leled opportunity to fill in the blanks. We Christians needto be ready to explain why Jesus died and why His deathmakes all the difference in the world. The Passion of theChrist will give us that chance and calling.

Moreover, we must help people understand thatChrist’s passion was far more than physical. He suffered,not just horrendous bodily pain, but even more excruci-ating torment on a spiritual level as He bore the sin ofthe world. Thus the most theologically pregnant momentin the movie comes when the dying Jesus cries out,“Eloi, eloi, lema sabachtani?”—“My God, My God, whyhave you forsaken Me?” We who know Christ must helpviewers grasp the all-important answer to that question:Jesus was forsaken so that we might be embraced. Jesuswas spurned so that we might be saved.

OVERFLOWING WITH PASSIONThe Passion of the Christ overflows with passion, in

the usual sense of the word. Hardly a detached vision of

Christ’s suffering, it reflects the passionate faith of MelGibson. His devotion to Christ is obvious, not only inthe making of this film, but also in his willingness torelease it in the face of widespread condemnation. Hedeserves our thanks and prayers.

This movie also instills passion in the viewer. It isone of the most stirring, life-changing movies I haveseen, in a class with Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s Listand Gandhi. Though I have studied in detail the crucifix-ion of Christ, seeing it portrayed on the screen enlivenedmy knowledge and deepened my love for the One whosuffered for me. In a time when the cross of Christ isromanticized and thereby trivialized, The Passion of theChrist will foster truer and deeper love for the Savior who“humbled Himself and became obedient to death – evendeath on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8, NIV)

THE BODY OF CHRIST BROKEN FOR YOUWhen we sing the popular song, “Here I Am to

Worship,” we confess, “And I’ll never know how muchit cost to see my sin upon that cross.” The Passion of theChrist will help us know this cost more profoundly.When I first received communion after seeing themovie, my mind wasn’t preoccupied with grisly imagesof Christ’s death. But I did hear differently the words Iknow so well: This is the body of Christ broken for you.Broken, yes, really broken, horribly broken, willinglybroken, gracefully broken, and for me! What can I sayin response? What can I do? “Love so amazing, sodivine, demands my soul, my life, my all!”

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian

Church. He earned his Ph.D. in New Testament from Harvard

University and teaches New Testament courses for Fuller

Theological Seminary. Mark is the author of several books,

including Jesus Revealed (WaterBrook, 2002).

The Passion of the Christ will directly challenge this decision. MelGibson’s graphically violent depiction of the death of Jesus has received an Rrating. Even without the warning, parents would be well advised to accompanytheir teenagers to the film and approach each child, irrespective of age, in termsof their capacity to view the violent scenes that unfold in the film.

But a larger question remains: should Christian moviegoers regulate theirfilm patronage according to standards established by an organization founded andfunded by the film industry? While parents are justifiably cautious about theirkid’s film fare, is the MPAA a trustworthy moral voice? The Passion of theChrist puts these quandaries in a whole new perspective. Those refusing to see,or let their children see, any R rated film may assume they are guarding againsta culture that celebrates decadence and death. But are they also excluding

important and influential works of art that may, in fact, serve to reinforce themoral absolutes on which their faith is founded?

The Passion of the Christ is a blood-drenched cinematic experiencethat is almost certainly too intense for some viewers. It may also be the mostcompelling visual representation of Christ’s atoning work ever presented on thescreen. It needs to be judged on its own merits and not by a rating affixed byan organization with interests often at odds with the Christian worldview.Ratings may be helpful in determining the appropriateness of any film for ourchildren or ourselves; but what The Passion of the Christ demonstrates isthat our ultimate decision must be guided by information, education and carefulevaluation.

In the screening room at Icon Produtions, twen-ty-five pastors and youth leaders watch trans-fixed. On the screen a teardrop of scarlet gath-ers…agonizingly drawn out…and then falls,suspended in time, pouring down a thick andrugged spike that has been brutally hammered

into Jesus’ hand, piercing His flesh and releasing astream of His precious blood. Each blow reverber-ates as viewers involun-tarily convulse with thehorrifying sound.Twenty-five people suckin their breath in uni-son…and then absolutesilence.

Crimson drops fallin a meandering trail,leading to a pool of theblood that cleanses me.How such a bruisedbody and bloody sightcan make me a new cre-ation, make me white assnow, is simply a miracle. A somber picture, but, tome, a beautiful one. I want to turn my eyes away, butI am mesmerized by the magnitude of the sacrifice.“What love is this?” pops in my brain and I’m notsure how to answer. Then, “Who am I?” lingers…my heart falls to the ground and the reality ofChrist’s suffering hits me with unbelievable force.They say, “The eyes are the window to the soul,” andthrough my eyes, my soul has just been touched, orrather, shaken by this work of art.

WRESTLING WITH QUESTIONSWhat just happened here? Is this the Jesus I’ve

never known? Did I encounter a more real pictureof Him, now than I’ve ever encountered before?Was the brutality in the movie there just to enter-tain me or to stir me to act in some way? Was itemotional manipulation or an awakening of thesoul? How will those who’ve never encountered

Christ before viewthis movie? How willthe church view thismovie?

As youth leadersand pastors, youmay be asking your-self these questionsand trying to comeup with answers thatwill guide youthrough the maze ofrhetoric and emotionsurrounding thisfilm. For this reason

Worship Leader convened a panel of prominentyouth leaders and pastors to screen and discussthe impact on their congregants and to make rec-ommendations. It is our hope that the input herewill provide resources for you. If this is, as somehave said, “the greatest evangelical opportunity in2000 years,” we as leaders still need to remember,“to test the spirits to whether they are from God”(I Jn. 4:1).

Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is due intheaters on Ash Wednesday, February 25th, 2004.Controversies have arisen and subsided and arisenagain concerning the movie. It’s definitely a moviethat thrusts people into an opinion – positive or neg-ative. The buzz in the Christian community seems tobe, “Everyone should go see it!” Yet, as a youthleader, I have to stop and reflect on the impact of

PREPARINGYour Youth

SUGGESTED POST-MOVIE ACTIVITIES• A worship gathering at your church, letting students worship in various expres-

sions (music, singing, painting, writing, graffiti wall, poetry, clay, etc.)• A discussion group for students at someone’s home for clarification and reactions• A bible study on the cross and Christ’s suffering for further study• A meditation time for prayer and reflection to be still before the Lord• A parent-teenager discussion group to help families debrief together.• A corporate time of worship to celebrate the communion table.

“Students have a desire tounderstand God’s big plan inglorifying Himself. Studentsare hungry for how Christ fitsinto glorifying the Father. Themovie shows that.”

Josh Peters, College PastorSaddleback Church

such a movie to high school and junior high stu-dents. How do I prepare my youth for such a gruel-ing depiction of Jesus’ sufferings? Some may evenask, “Should I let my students watch such violence?”The overwhelming response from a panel of youthleaders who watched a pre-screening of the moviewas a definite, “Yes!” But, of course, with a few pre-cautionary tips.

HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION“Youth leaders need a

plan of action. They needto say, ‘This is what we’regoing to do and why,’instead of just saying,‘Let’s go watch amovie!’” advises DennisMascardo, youth pastorfrom South Bay CalvaryChapel.

Robert Murray, youthpastor from HeritageChristian Fellowship inSan Clemente adds, “Iwouldn’t see it unless Icould have time afterwardwith my students and talkabout it. You can’t leave a13 or 14 year old justhanging after a movie likethis.”

But what should you make of the violence?What rationalization do you have? Why watch theviolence in this movie and not in others? One reasongiven in the panel by Chuck Smith, Jr., senior pastorof Calvary Chapel Capo Beach is this: “Not a drop ofblood was wasted; you saw everywhere it went,where it dropped, where it splattered. You sense thepreciousness of the blood of Christ.”

“The movie helps you understand the painChrist felt. It didn’t involve gratuitous violence. Itmade you appreciate the love of Christ,” adds GregSteir from Dare 2 Share, a ministry designed to moti-vate and equip students and youth to evangelize.

“This is such a true account, like Saving PrivateRyan – it’s an accurate portayal,” Steve Wilburn fromHarvest Christian Fellowship chimes in. The consen-sus was clear; the panel of youth pastors had noqualms about their students watching the gruesomebrutality of Christ’s suffering in this movie.

But youth leaders should take caution; prayerfulconsideration should be given before adding themovie viewing to your list of youth activities. BrettClifford, another youth pastor, commented, “I wouldn’ttake my wife because she’s squeamish about thesethings. My son’s twelve though and I would take himfor sure.” Megan Malarkey, youth worker atSaddleback Church mentions, “It’s imperative thatadult leaders in youth groups see the movie beforetaking their students.”

PREPARE YOURSELFAND YOUR STUDENTS

From the discussionthen, making a definitiveplan to take your youthgroup may be an overlysimplistic reaction. Stepsneed to be taken to insurethat you and your studentsare properly prepared tosee and experience thismovie. Watching themovie first yourself tofully prepare to informthose you minister to willhave definite benefits.Especially if the moviereceives an R rating, aparental release form willbe needed. It likely mayeven necessitate a

SUGGESTED VERSES TO STUDYPRE- OR POST-MOVIE

• Isaiah 53:1-12• Romans 5:1-11• Ephesians 2:1-10

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:Mark D. Roberts’ Jesus Revealed (WaterBrook Press,

2002) is a great inspirational and theological resource tohelp pastors and believers see Jesus with a renewed vision.Each chapter deals with one aspect of Jesus’ identity, suchas Prophet, Savior, and Word of God, that will re-familiarizethe reader with our Lord. Jesus wants to be known by usin an intimate way. Through Scripture and history, MarkRoberts paints a picture for us so we can see Him fullyand know Him deeply, that we may encounter the realJesus.

• Philippians 2:5-11• Hebrews 9:11-28

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parents’ meeting with your students, to fully explainto both parent and child what the movie entails.Give your students the option of opting out of theviewing if they choose to do so; you may want toselect a theatre where there is an alternative movieto watch so that youth who choose not to see thefilm don’t feel peer pressure. Some students may besqueamish or have strong convictions about watch-ing graphically violent movies. These convictionsneed to be respected. The movie may not be foreveryone in your youth ministry.

PREPARE A TIME TO DEBRIEFThe Passion of the Christ will not only impact

your students emotionally, but mentally and spiritual-ly as well. Thus, students (and adults, for that matter)may want, or rather, need, a time of debriefing toreflect, ask questions, discuss, worship and pray.After watching the movie, prepare a time to re-groupat a restaurant, someone’s house or the church. “Youneed to think about kids who for the first time intheir lives are struck with the reality of Jesus. He wasa real man, with real suffering, real pain, experienc-ing real death. If this happened on a high schoolcampus, they would have counselors nearby. Youmight need counselors after the movie,” ChuckSmith, Jr. advises.

“Many will want to talk about Jesus’ humanityand how they can relate to Him, recognizing howutterly human He is. The movie makes Jesus a veryreal person; and if you can encounter His personmore, it opens doors for spiritual formation,” com-ments Kirk Winslow, youth pastor at IrvinePresbyterian Church. The movie calls for conversa-tion; it demands a reaction that needs to be

expressed in one form or another.

PREPARE FOR QUESTIONSIf your students invite non-believing friends to

the movie, these friends will surely have questionsthat need to be answered. The non-believing studentmight not understand the movie, but the reality is,“most people that witnessed the cross didn’t get it,”Brett Clifford mentions. “This movie begs for the restof the story. It leaves an invitation to go deeper,” Dr.Mark Roberts interjects. Prepare your staff and yourstudents to answer pertinent questions for these un-churched friends, such as, “Why did the authoritiesat the time want Jesus to be killed so badly?” “Whatthreat did Jesus pose for the Jews and Romans?”“How accurate is this portrayal of Jesus?” “What evi-dence do we have of the reality of this story?” “Howdo I learn more?” Remind your youth and theirfriends, too, that although the movie is relativelyaccurate, it is still a movie. And as Chuck Smith, Jr.puts it, “It’s a work of art. And art begs for interpreta-tion. It asks us to find or give it meaning.”

A powerful and impacting movie, The Passion ofthe Christ will cause you to rethink the way you lookat the cross and the way you view Christ’s sufferings.It will cut to the heart of all viewers, including yourhigh school and junior high students. How will youprepare yourself and them for this movie? ThePassion of the Christ will potentially ignite therenewed passion needed in your youth and the min-istry God has given you. Go and use it for His glory.

Y Bonesteele is Associate Editor of WORSHIP LEADER

magazine and Youth Leader at Faith Christian Fellowship,

Hawaiian Gardens, CA.

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR STUDENTS

• What are your initial reactions?• How did the movie make you feel?• What scene struck you the most and why?• How does it alter your view of Christ?• What are your thoughts about Christ’s sufferings?• How do you think watching this movie will affect your personal walk?• How do you think watching this movie will affect your view of communion?• What does watching the movie make you want to do now?• What questions does the movie leave you with?

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