The blood He's shed has brought us life.

But 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

This verse was the opening scene of the movie The Passion of The Christ. We watched this movie in our Drama class as the final part of our lesson about the Medieval Period of theater before going to Renaissance Period.

The movie was all about the life of Christ here on earth before He was crucified, during His persecution, and when He rose from the dead. The movie showed from how Judas betrayed Jesus and Peter denied Him until when the two regretted what they did. How Jesus still cared for them despite their acts was also showed.

It was morbid but if you will be in the scene during the time when Jesus was here on earth and when the Roman soldiers were the ones punishing those who committed crime, I believe what was shown in the movie was not far from reality.

The scenes and acts in the movie were based on the Bible. One of the scenes in the movie was when Pilate asked the crowd on what to do with Jesus then the crowd answered, "Crucify Him!" and it was based on Mark 15:12-13.

12 "What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?" Pilate asked them.

13 "Crucify him!" they shouted.

It was shown in the movie how the people whom Jesus taught, healed, and did miracles to turned their backs on Him, despite everything Jesus did to and for them. However, Jesus' love for the people did not change. He even died on the cross for our sins; that instead of us dying, He was the one who died for all of us. For it is said in Romans 6:23,

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God sent His only perfect Son, Jesus, to die for us so that we may no longer die for our sins. John 3:16 shows how God loves us so much.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. -John 3:16

Because of Jesus Christ's death, we are already saved and cleansed with His blood. We can also experience eternal life with Him in heaven if we believe in Him.

Everything was already provided. We should just believe in Christ, surrender our everything to Him, and live our lives holy and pleasing to Him. God loves us so much that He offers the gift of eternal life for free. We are just to accept the gift, Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Savior; be transformed by the Holy Spirit and enjoy the rest of our lives with His blessings and live our very best for His glory.

The movie made me cry really hard because I was reminded of God's unfailing love. I also felt guilty because I have broken His heart many times but still He never changed. He accepts me again and again whenever I ask for forgiveness. His arms are always widely open for me, to hug me. I can never give the love back to Him equal to what He gives me but I will do everything and live my whole life thanking and loving Him and doing what He wants me to do for His glory.