Christians: How many of you have the new tradition of watching the Passion of the Christ before Easter?

Question

I watch it at noon on Good Friday every year.

Answer 1

Do you hate non-Catholic Christians?

I don't watch the film because it is a Catholic film about the Eucharistic Christ. I don't believe in that. Jesus said in John 6:63 that his words were spiritual and that he didn't mean to literally eat him. Jesus, at the last supper, had the bread in his hands and said "Take. Eat. This is my body which is broken for you." Jesus couldn't possibly have been speaking literally because he was not a piece of bread. I can't figure out why Catholics like to quote those two passages when they both refute a literal interpretation. Also, Hebrews chapters 9-12 refute a literal interpretation because it shows that the "unbloody sacrifice" of the Mass is against Christ and that there is only one sacrifice that can atone for sins (the one at Calvary's tree).

Go, try, read the book of Hebrews in the Catholic New Jerusalem Bible or the New American Bible and see that they both refute the Catholic Catechism.  

Answer 2

i wish it were in english

Answer 3

I don't partake in it even though I am a Christian.  I usually watch George Stevens' "The Greatest Story Ever Told."

Answer 4

Vash!!!!  How's it going!  It's nice to see you.

I watch it at night on Good Friday, it's absolutely a great time to watch it.

Why does James have to ruin a question....sighs....

Answer 5

We had a showing when it came out, and we watch a clip of it (about 5 mintues) sometimes at communion.  Very powerful.  

Answer 6

ive never seen the movie!

i dont believe in god or anything but id still like to see the movie, is it any good?

Answer 7

In studying the Bible I now know that the word easter is a mistranslation and the word should have been Passover.  Easter is a pagan tradition and God tells us that traditions of men make His Word void.  We are to celebrate the Passover by taking Communion and remembering the resurrection of Christ.  To roll and hide eggs is pagan .  Why watch a movie of men when you can read Gods truth in His Word?

Answer 8

We did it in my house this year, but it is more traditional to watch the Ten Commandments. We have both, so I guess we'll toss a coin from now on.

Answer 9

I am Atheist, and theres a little baptist church just round the corner from where I live (in England) and they showed it in there on a big screen one good friday, and I went and watched it just out of interest. Then we had hot crossed buns.

Answer 10

I've never seen it. I heard it was bloody and I dislike watching movies like that. I don't need to see the blood and pain to understand what the Savior's sacrifice has done for me, and what it means to me.

I have, however, seen "The Passion of the Jew". It's a southpark episode in which the boys go and watch The Passion, they hate it, and they go to Mel Gibson's place to get their money back. I'd tell you more about it, but some people here might find it offensive.