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Christ’s Crucifixion Demands We Experience It in Our Hearts and Minds, So That We Know The Price He Paid

April 11, 2017AdminScottChrist, cross, crucifixion, Jesus, Mel Gibson, Passion

(Editor’s Note: This article originally was posted in 2004. The Father’s love and the Father’s sacrifice of His one and only Son is a pain well known to the author of this article. Nine years ago today Alex Metherell’s son, Mark, was killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Baghdad, Iraq. Metherell was a former…

'The Passion of the Christ': The most amazing love story of all time

March 29, 2013Layman2 Alex Metherell, Christ, cross, crucifixion, Jesus, Mel Gibson, Passion

By Alex F. Metherell, MD, PhD Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ has generated more controversy in the media than any movie in recent memory. One of the main criticisms has been that the violence the movie depicts is excessive. The fact is that neither the flogging nor the crucifixion as shown was…

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Christ’s Crucifixion Demands We Experience It in Our Hearts and Minds, So That We Know The Price He Paid

'The Passion of the Christ': The most amazing love story of all time