The Silent Suffering Servant  Isaiah 53:7-9 P. G. Mathew |
Sunday, February 22, 2004 Copyright © 2004, P. G. Mathew
Isaiah 53:7-9  Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of the Christ, in
some ways represents the very heart of Christianity - the
voluntary, substitutionary and propitiatory death of Jesus
Christ.  Mel Gibson did not find any meaning in worldly riches
and fame. He became an addict of drugs and alcohol and even
contemplated committing suicide. Then he reportedly turned to
the Bible and found purpose and meaning in Jesus Christ.  The
big question is not who crucified Christ; it is why Jesus was
crucified. The answer this movie provides us, as Gibson himself
reported to Diane Sawyer of ABC, is, "He was pierced for our
transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the
punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds
we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5). Jesus Christ died for our sins.
He Did Not Defend Himself  Isaiah 53:7-9 speaks about the silent
suffering servant of the Lord. Verse 7 c