The Angry Christ
By Junbals
@Junbals (1421)
Philippines
April 28, 2019 7:16pm CST
Inside a Roman catholic chapel in Victorias in the Island of Negros, Philippines was a mural painting of the “Angry Christ”. The painting depicts a frowning Christ with a flaming heart. Right smack in the middle of a hacienda, a huge tract of land owned by landlord, the chapel of the angry Christ is the refuge of many sugarcane farm workers who have found solace in meditating that the Lord is taking up the cudgels for their struggles for land reform, justice and equality.
This painting has earned a lot of critics and admirers alike. Is not anger considered as one of the seven capital sins? Making Christ look angry appears to be contradictory to Christ's nature of compassion, love and kindness and definitely would be tantamount to heresy. But, people insisted that Christ was once bold and angry when He drove away money changers and other corrupt businessmen who profited from selling over-priced pigeons, lambs, goats in the temple area.
Can anger sometimes be justified for a higher cause?
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@josie_ (10032)
• Philippines
29 Apr 19
It somehow takes away the solemnity of a place meant for prayers and contemplation. That piece of avant-garde art is certainly not something I want to focus my attention at when communing with "God". The eye of providence above the angry Christ, although originally a Christian symbol is now more often associated with free masonry.
As to your question, Jesus was still human when the incident that cause his anger happen. But the Bible is full of stories about an angry and vengeful God.
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@LindaOHio (188478)
• United States
29 Apr 19
Maybe we should be afraid of this Christ.
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