... ’s arrival will be finalized at the eschaton, and when Christ returns, all persons will answer to God for their lives and their choices (for Christians giving account, see 2 Cor. 5:10; 2 Tim. 2:15; Rev. 22:12). Illustrating the Text Discipleship: the path of the cross Testimony: Jim Caviezel played the role of Jesus in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. Before accepting the role, Mel Gibson (the producer and director) warned the actor that the role might cost him his career. But ...
... , the actor who played Jesus, was struck by lightning. In his own words, for a few moments he “looked like [he] went to [boxing promoter] Don King’s hairstylist.” (1) Now, let me hasten to say that I don’t believe God was trying to send Jim Caviezel a message. Or Mel Gibson. At least, I don’t think so. That’s not the way God works. Still, the movie did offend many people who felt it was unnecessarily anti-Semitic. Of course, Mel Gibson’s later run-in with the law did nothing to dispel that ...
