The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 drama film directed by Mel Gibson and starred Jim Caviezel as Jesus. 
It shows the Passion of Jesus largely according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Passion of the Christ covers the final 12 hours of Jesus’ life beginning with the Garden of Gethsemane and ending with the resurrection.
The New Testament teaches that the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. The resurrection established Jesus as the powerful Son of God. God has given Christians a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Christians, through faith in the working of God are spiritually resurrected with Jesus so that they may walk in a new way of life.
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” ~ John 11:25-26
I remember watching this movie. It made me stop and realise what Jesus actually went through for us, and how the events leading up to his death and then his resurrection changed absolutely everything. Here’s my reflection on this verse in John’s Gospel.
Your Resurrection
Through the wreckage of my life
Let me climb to You,
The one who moved my mountain
To create my faith anew.
For to me You are My Rock
In the rubble of my strife,
Through Your resurrection
By grace, You saved my life.
I believe You came to save me
When You hung at Calvary,
Let us walk this road together
From here to eternity
Recently I came across a clip on YouTube on the resurrection by Rob Bell. It explores what the resurrection means for us more than 2000 years later, and continues the theme of belief, life and ressurection in John 11.
So what does the resurrection mean to you?
What do you believe?
What will you do with it?
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