Showtime for the Sheep?: The Church and The Passion of the Christ

Are We Sincerely Seeking the True Shepherd? —or Simply Following the Flock? Is Mel Gibson’s blockbuster movie biblically true? Have silver-screen portrayals of biblical epics become the new “silver bullet” of evangelism? While Showtime for the Sheep? addresses these questions with eye-opening insights, it is far more than a polemic examining The Passion of the Christ. This block-busting little book addresses several key trends that are storming the church in this media-mesmerized millennium: • The increasing use of entertainment and amusement to teach the Word of God—and expanding efforts to make the Gospel message more “seeker-sensitive” • The advancing cause of ecumenism over evangelism—and the resultant confusion between Catholicism and biblical Christianity • The multiplying effect of doctrinal error through increasingly popular paraphrased “Bibles”—and the proliferation of visual interpretations of Scripture "This book is factual, thoughtful, and biblical. I hope and pray that the church will take it graciously and seriously. Yes, use the interest in Christ’s passion which the film has aroused—but carefully and lovingly correct the movie’s false impression that the Roman soldiers’ abuse of Christ paid for the sins of the world. And, faithfully present the true gospel (including Christ’s glorious triumph over sin and the power of His resurrection) which alone can save souls for eternity." —Dave Hunt, author of Occult Invasion, A Woman Rides the Beast, and An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith