God Responsible, We Are to Blame for the Passion of Christ

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › March 25, 2004

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Since the release of Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ," it seems many people are trying to find someone to blame for the death of Jesus Christ. Yet Scripture declares God has taken full responsibility.

In the eighth century B.C., Isaiah prophesied the Messiah's death. He said, "Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand." (Isaiah 53:10, NIV).

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God Responsible, We Are to Blame for the Passion of Christ

Why would God choose an innocent man to suffer and die on a cross made for a criminal? Isaiah explains, "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of ...

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