The Cultural Significance of the Passion of the Christ 

I just turned 30 and the older I get, the more I think about the story of Jesus and its meaning.

Christ escapes description.. There are aspects that can only be experienced like layers of meaning continuously revealed over a lifetime.. He’s not like any other story or legend or guru. He’s way bigger than that..

I am 66, married and I appreciate everything Jordan has said in this video. I pray the rosary when I need comfort and strength. I have developed a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, not only through the church, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, but through my own personal trials and emotional upheavals and my growing love and devotion to the Lord.

Praise be to Lord Jesus Christ. ✝️

He lost His life 2024 years ago so i could find new Life in Him today. The passion of Christ gave me a new life today!!

Best explanation I've heard. "Worst possible thing happening to the best person". Certainly makes you think, or it should anyway.

The most important part of the story that was left out by Dr. Peterson, is that Christ had the power to not go through this suffering, he chose to voluntarily sacrifice himself. To sacrifice himself, not for just those that loved him, as we might sacrifice ourselves, if we were brave enough; but he sacrificed himself also and especially for the very people that tortured him, and put him to death.

I got into Peterson from his Biblical lecture series. I am glad to see him continue onward in the face of all obstacles, physical and societal.

I used to not like this story but after losing my naivety, this story is the only thing that physically carries me through the toughest moments. What He did is a love letter to my every moment and to all parts of my being. The highest love of all.

Thank you Dr Peterson; this is very beautifully put. Although the Passion of Christ was awful there was a great good to It at the same time. One cannot look at Good Friday without looking forward to Easter Sunday. It would be unbearable. It’s called Good Friday because of the veil being torn in half; opening the door so to speak between God and man. 🙏🏼

Because of your encouragement to face my fears I have been able to make significant changes in my life. To walk the path Christ took is to face what the bible says is coming. I accept the inevitable but to walk myself through it helps accept it. I haven't walked in Jerusalem but in my mind I have contemplate and solidify what I would do and say when it comes

Thank you Jordan for so much contribution. Contribution with the intention of helping the world become a better place. If there were in a perfect world the perfect recipient of a noble peace prize you would have surpassed the requirements immeasurably. Its no wonder that when you hear that you may have saved many young mens lives when they have faced dark days that it is absolutely true, for I am one. Thank you for what you do, I know it hasn’t been an easy road but certainly a worthwhile one, Godspeed friend.

I think Jesus's message was that overcoming the threat of death is the only way to real freedom, and that is uncomfortable to hear. To fear death allows tyrants full control, including things like the fear of death of one's career, loss of wealth, loss of comforts etc.

It’s not just a story, Jesus really died for your wrongs and evil and He will forgive you only if you believe in what He did on the cross🙏❤️

You have such a beautiful way of taking something that I thought I understood and making it into something I can really understand and live by.

The older I get and the more you study this story especially thanks to Jordan’s breakdown will help you use this story for every aspect of your life. You realize for all the changes in the ages, life never changes.

Jordan straight preaching sermons now. ❤️

This particular clip is remarkably helpful. 👌💥👍

I think this guy should really be playing a big part in our future !

What’s worse than that? Your mother witnessing this happening to you. That’s the worst part

Good acts do indeed receive harsh criticism 😢

This was a crazy good chunk of the talk!!

Perfect sermon ❤ the ultimate story told in the most nonchalant way. Well done, sir

protect this man AT ALL COST💯💯🙌🏽👏🏽💯💯

Wow that’s one of the best talks I ever heard on RU-vid I pray the stations of the cross on aregular basis and in the contemporary world sometimes I don’t get past the first station the ultimate dialogue between the ultimate TRUTH and the abdercation of compromise!

Thanks again Dr Peterson, can’t wait to start working with you!

Much respect to you Mr peterson. However the important thing about the story of Christ is not only that he died, but that he defeated death itself and conquered it by resurrecting

Unjust suffering and LOVE

He is the best of his time,I like him so much❤ Dr Peterson does it for me

Absolutely amazing video

Only Jordan can pose two points and convince me of both and then make me realise thiers allways a better way to see... Tha ks❤

There are many more layers in the story of Christ... suffering is just one piece of the puzzle.

The ONLY movie to have ever made me cry like a quiet child..... i am not an emotional person, i tend to throw my emotions away by work or excersise, but after coming back to our lord and saviour, i watched this movie, i cried man, he died for our sins, the ultimate sacrife, the good shephard endured the worst suffering, told us to just believe, and we will be in heaven, to think, that a sinner like me, worse than judas, is loved, and forgiven, i get emotional. I pray to you, lord Jesus Christ, i beg for your mercy.......

Thanks Dr ♥️🙏

Hello Mr. Peterson. I am a loving homosexual man who found my strength in Jesus Christ. It took 37 years to say this. My life has been of rejection, violence and betrayal, pluss my own private hell. My father is Palestinian, my mother is biracial British, I was born in Norway where it is literally cold and dark. My life was hard from the very second I was was born, but now there is hope and I have a future. My story is yet untold, but I hope one day I will have the courage to tell it. I thank you deeply for articulating the layers of Jesus to a world so in need of a possible miracle sounding in their ears- when theres is so much shouting and bombing and confusion in this very moment. So may the Lord keep His Hand over you and your loved ones and give you the Concentration and Strength needed to Stand and Speak as We continue to Wrestle our Way Onwards. Love, Jade Francis Haj. (Oslo, Norway)

I am learning with your teaching i am just saying i am glad i have Empathy,so many trash this movie but i feel this ,i cry 😢and i dont feel alone because of Jesus { yeshua} and never ending learning ,always thank you Dr. Jordan Peterson Blessings to you and yours ❤

Barrabbas , who was freed instead of Jesus…..his name means “ son of the father”

Powerful ending statement.

The Greatest Story Ever Told!

Cultural significance is tied to the metaphysical significance

The story of Jesus is actually much more terrifying than we imagined, and much more wonderful than we ever hoped. Because the story was real.

Another great speech from a great thinker, it seems all the great men in the public eye have a devoted catholic wife. I’ll continue to pray for you!

It is not a “story” it is THE Story.

The message of the gospel pushes us to understand 2 things. 1/ who is Jesus 2/ what mission he accomplished Its the bread and wine. Body and action. Understanding the passion isnt enough, you must understand who he is.

A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. Except it wasn’t a story, it really happened, all for us. GGTG 🙏🏼 Can never show enough thankfulness, honor, and glory to The Father, & Lord Jesus Christ.

Nice presentation

Muchas gracias por sus explicaciones! Es un placer escucharlo.

Listening at 2x speed, then that outro music hits.

Looking back I didn’t realize my adult kid was wrought over elevators, too late to help himself during covid I realized he was fearful (full of anxiety) of more bits of mechanical and tech stuff, although he made an online book. He started to get help but it was like going into an elevator for him being on ZOOM with the therapist during the “C” He suicided. It’s not easy, but it’s simple.

I never thought about someone betraying themselves. Thank you. I learned something.

Jesus knew from the beginning of His walk that it would come to the cross, with everything that entails, and death, with all that entails, and the grave. Yet only once did He ask His Father to spare Him. And I know that this was for our benefit

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The realisation that the infinite power of creation is a personality is the most awesome aspect of the crucifixtion and resurrection.

Amin

Peterson is excellent.

jordan the goat

Amen !

Please pray for my family thank you

Hes suggesting responses to a very important impressive reality!!! Of unjust happenings...people you have no idea of his heart. Like all of us hes searching it out, tryi g to open up possibilities that the real historical 😮story has impact thats undeniably significant.

Betrayal or loss of trust does not stay generalized but spreads to other aspects of your life and character. I found this to be true when I realized my husband had been lying to me. He kept saying I only lied in this one area but believe me you don't believe them at all. Strangely, my heart was right. My husband was lying about other issues.

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I have been afraid of statistics and any math I quit school on purpose to avoid it. Once I began confronting other areas of my life I was able to take and ace statistics. This is absolutely true 💯

If u check the dictionary he's pic comes up a lot. Like with greatness and truth teller.

The preaching of the cross is the power of the gospel of the grace of God. By the cross of Christ God is able to take wicked, sinful, enemies and offer them free justification through faith (Rom 3:24; Rom 5:1). By the preaching of the cross we are delivered from the bondage of the law (Col 2:14; Gal 5:11). Through the blood of Christ’s cross we are reconciled to God and have peace with him (Col 1:20; Rom 5:1; 2 Cor 5:19). We receive forgiveness and redemption by the blood shed there (Eph 1:7). The preaching of the cross procures eternal life to all who would trust solely in its atoning work (Eph 1:13). The preaching of the gospel would be vain without the preaching of the cross (1 Cor 15:14). It is for this reason that the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who perish. The one who we call Saviour was crucified. There is no glory to man on earth to be crucified. Replacing religious works, the law, special days, and baptism with the cross requires a complete faith that Christ did everything necessary for salvation and is offering it all graciously to those who work not (Rom 4:5). It is foolish to the world not to offer their works to God. It is foolish to the world to claim that one young man dead on a cross is the answer to the world’s problems. To the religious Jews the death of the Messiah was a sign of weakness, not a sign of power. Yet to us which are saved, it is the power of God and the wisdom of God (1 Cor 1:24). It is only through the preaching of the cross that our works are removed from salvation so that no flesh should glory in his presence (1 Cor 1:29). Instead of the glory being in us, the glory is firmly placed in the Lord Jesus Christ alone, and what he was made for us by that cross (Gal 3:13; 1 Cor 1:31; Rom 16:27). The preaching of the cross of Christ is the power of God unto salvation. I glory in the cross: without it I am still dead (Eph 2:1; Eph 2:13).

He does everything here except demonstrate the ACTUAL significance of the story and Christ's sacrifice. The meaning of the story is sacrifice through love. Notice how he doesn't talk about Christ or the Gospel, only unpacks "stories"

Jordan, I truly believe and hope you take this as a warning to be heeded and pass the test. You are being held accountable ETERNALLY for this situation you can rectify. I'm praying for you.

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Wow so good

It’s not just a cultural thing, it’s highly spiritual and this unjust tragedy was the basis of the greatest love. And all these people aren’t obsessed, they are in love with Jesus.

Loving each others is the ultimate goal of Jesus Christ. Amen

where did he get that suit? its beautiful

I have been betrayed multiple times.....by various " family " Members. Depression for years. The pain is horrible. Especially when those who betray, don't apologize....they don't care. In some cases, they gained alot of $.

It's a story about the infinite compassion attained by experiencing god. God isn't some guy in heaven, rather god is Truth with a capital T. It can only be experienced and not spoken. Jesus didn't suffer, he had compassion for the people who are lost. He was completely egoless, selfless. He was the Truth we all can see and that is omnipresent. Once you see it, there is no going back. You won't care about death anymore. Suffering is gone

We Now Use The Modern Word Cacca For Fesis.

I watched the Haley Desamtis debate last night along with all of the analysis on the other cable channels. Just ridiculous how reduced everything is now. The debates are endless and so predictable. Why Trump is so popular amongst yhe Evangelicals because all secular political debate has reduced and bottomed out. As Jordan says "whether you literally believe the gospel or not", religion brings us to our own core truth. Even American Founders, whi were students of the western tradition knew that political systems were necessary but transitory to higher truth and understanding. The world has progressed from conflict between individuals to tribes, political groups, social groups, races, political partys and now complete nations. In spite of hating Trump's ego, he still understands the truth "lies" at the very bottom of our ego or core identity. The very thing the story touches.

I love that he's using the REAL "cross". It was more like a capital T with a sign above it stating the crime of the person accused

There's no Templar in any other religion that's even close.. perfect holy pure God putting on human skin and suffering unjustly for the sin of people who hate his guts, and while in his worst Agony says father forgive them they know not what they're doing, and then rising from the dead is unbeatable.... and then the people who followed him for 3 years under the belief he was a messiah either went out and died martyr's death proclaiming something they knew was a lie and would get them killed, or it really happened

Pray the sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary.

Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords! ☦️👑🙏

Pray for Truth in years past you will know the Truth ✝️

Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end(: Study to know what is ending, and beginning pray for wisdom) come." Matthew 24:12 "And because iniquity(:ἀνομία:anomia: Lawlessness, the desire to seek have no rules of God) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Pray for wisdom and love the lord thy God with all your remembering and imagining, for will thy getting get understanding. Love does many things, a few among those is it always believes and hopes with an enduring kindness. Won't you be a good tree bearing good fruit?

Another aspect that deepens the pain of betrayal is the parental love Jesus has for his Children. He is betrayed by his children and then sacrifices himself for their sake to save them. This aspect twists the knife in his heart even further.

It’s amazing that to many laugh at topics so serious. But that’s the point.. if you listen closely to go look at a horror film is to watch someone do something so cruel it’ll make you twisted!

May God continue to guide, bless, and protect Dr. Peterson. Make no mistake - Jesus Christ is real. He lives. And, He can save you. Ephesians 3 20 ✝️

The fondamentale meaning and purpuse of the passion and death of Jesus is,our redemtion .

Jesus said in the face of his enemies,, which of you convicteth me of sin....who else could say this about themselves?

But what do you mean by “the”?

Whether you believe in Christian theology or not the meta narrative of Jesus of Nazareth is compelling. Shout out also to Pilate who tried everything he could to save his life and maintain peace.

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Christ is King. Jordan helped me arrive at the cross. I just wish he and/or his fans were more unapologetic about acknowledging Him as Lord and Savior. Jesus is the Son of Man, not just a culturally interesting footnote. The wests whole ontology & epistemology hinges on the deity of Christ.

This man is brilliants walking. Don't we wish schools and universities taught you to think like this rather than as they do ? The world we COULD LIVE IN ....

God became man so we can become like him

I dont see anything but a textbook how to eliminate a person representing Truth, and planting fear into those who stand against tyranny if we take a look at our history it worked and works perfectly.

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i sometimes even dont believe myself

I hope the Lord touches Dr JP in such a supernatural way that he starts professing THE REALITY of Christ Jesus

Betrayers WILL get theirs.

Jesus is the body, blood soul and divinity... Holy communion... If you do not eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no life in you... Gospels of John... He eats my flesh and drinks my blood will have everlasting life.... Last supper... Bread and wine... It is spiritual.. Believe and it will be so... Jesus is with us in the Eucharist.... Nothing is impossible with God.... The church of christ... Holy Catholic and apostolic church 2000yrs of teaching... All other churches are man made... Blessed virgin Mary.. Stood at the foot of the cross.... Kissed his feet... Lady of sorrows.... Holy rosary is the way to Jesus.. Through Mary.... I know.. It happened to me 2019...the day my life changed forever through the "Blessed virgin Mary... One day the world will know Mary is the mother of us all.... Today the little one's are deprived of the Queen of heaven and earth... Her immaculate heart will triumph in the end.... She has the power to crush the serpents head... Demons flee from her... God bless! Ave Maria!

If wife has bipolar or narcissistic well I’m gone soon so are my kids who are now older!??

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