Comments on: The Islamic Jesus movie http://www.geneveith.com/the-islamic-jesus-movie/_237/ Christianity, Culture, Vocation Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:43:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: organshoes http://www.geneveith.com/the-islamic-jesus-movie/_237/#comment-2283 organshoes Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:32:15 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/the-islamic-jesus-movie/_237/#comment-2283 It only serves to prove the importance of Christ, that He's the stumbling block that stands in the way of fully having it our way. Try as anyone can, they can't remove Him, or even completely and honestly sidestep Him; they have to ultimately deal with Him. They can pretend to honor Him. But even that pretense only demonstrates His unique, everlasting presence, even among those who deem Him dead; even just mostly dead. It only serves to prove the importance of Christ, that He’s the stumbling block that stands in the way of fully having it our way. Try as anyone can, they can’t remove Him, or even completely and honestly sidestep Him; they have to ultimately deal with Him.
They can pretend to honor Him. But even that pretense only demonstrates His unique, everlasting presence, even among those who deem Him dead; even just mostly dead.

]]> By: jgernander http://www.geneveith.com/the-islamic-jesus-movie/_237/#comment-2280 jgernander Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:15:49 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/the-islamic-jesus-movie/_237/#comment-2280 In a Lenten sermon about the death of Jesus, I stated that someone who knew the importance of Jesus' death was Mohammed. By removing Jesus' death on the cross, he thereby removed the heart and center of Christianity (of course we understand that Jesus' resurrection is tied to that and understood as the culminating part of the picture of Jesus' death). No Jesus' death, no Christianity. Although this feature of the Koran is irritating to us as Christians, it also can highlight for us in a simple way the basics of the Christian faith. And have you heard about the movie they're making about Jesus between the ages of 12 and 30? Directed by the young man who did the movie version of "The Secret." Based on something called the Aquarian Gospel, I believe. The Minneapolis Star Tribune had an article about it on January 5. Pastor Jerry Gernander (ELS) In a Lenten sermon about the death of Jesus, I stated that someone who knew the importance of Jesus’ death was Mohammed. By removing Jesus’ death on the cross, he thereby removed the heart and center of Christianity (of course we understand that Jesus’ resurrection is tied to that and understood as the culminating part of the picture of Jesus’ death). No Jesus’ death, no Christianity. Although this feature of the Koran is irritating to us as Christians, it also can highlight for us in a simple way the basics of the Christian faith.

And have you heard about the movie they’re making about Jesus between the ages of 12 and 30? Directed by the young man who did the movie version of “The Secret.” Based on something called the Aquarian Gospel, I believe. The Minneapolis Star Tribune had an article about it on January 5.

Pastor Jerry Gernander (ELS)

]]> By: fw http://www.geneveith.com/the-islamic-jesus-movie/_237/#comment-2278 fw Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:31:22 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/the-islamic-jesus-movie/_237/#comment-2278 just why is it that mormons and muslims and so many others feel a need to show how much they have in common with Jesus and christianity? why is it that it seems that every religion wants to make room somehow for Jesus, while followers of Jesus make room ONLY for Him? just why is it that mormons and muslims and so many others feel a need to show how much they have in common with Jesus and christianity?

why is it that it seems that every religion wants to make room somehow for Jesus, while followers of Jesus make room ONLY for Him?

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