The Passion of Christ is Rated R

The "R" of course is because of the violence, the gore.

In movie terms "R" stands for RESTRICTED,

but in this movie "R" stands for RELEVANT,

for REALISTIC,

for it REALLY happened

for a REASON

because we were REBELLIOUS

we needed a REDEEMER,

we needed to be RECONCILED,

we needed to be RECOVERED,

we needed to be REGENERATED.

Jesus needed to be REJECTED

so that we could have a RELATIONSHIP

not just a RELIGION.

The "R" is to REMIND us to REMEMBER

what Jesus did to REMOVE our sin

to RENDER Satan powerless,

to RESCUE us from eternity in hell.

The "R" rating is to show that Jesus was RESPONSIBLE

for giving you REST.

As a RESULT of his death

Jesus RETIRED your debt.

The "R" rating means that some will be REPULSED,

some will REFUSE to believe,

some will be RELUCTANT,

some will think you are RIDICULOUS

in believing that a death was REQUIRED.

The "R" rating means that the RESULT of sin

has been REVERSED

and now through faith in Christ your REWARD is eternity

and you are now RIGHTEOUS before God

because you have RECEIVED him

as the RULER of your soul.

What a REVOLUTIONARY

and RADICAL solution

to REDEEM mankind.

Tim Stevenson

Senior Pastor Horizon Community Church

Galt, California

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