while i have said in my previous post that i love these kinds of movies (and i do), the big impression it left me with was around the question of whether 'the ends justify the means'.
in holy week, we remember that jesus' means to achieving peace between god and humanity were peaceful from his perspective and his actions. he did not call down upon his killers the wrath of god in the form of legions of angels to deliver him (matthew 24:53). instead, he suffered the violence and cruelty of others, that those very others may have the possibility of reconciliation through him with god. he prayed for the forigveness of his own killers in the famous prayer, 'father, forgive them, for they do not know what they're doing' (luke 23:34).
in the words of the late great dr martin luther king jr., 'the ends must be consistent with the means. so peace must come through peaceful means.'
the 'f word' as an ideal lived out is incredibly powerful, and its legacy is enduring as witnessed by the life, death, and resurrection of jesus the christ.
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