'More Afraid of the Devil Than They Are of God': Jim Caviezel Offers Warning to 'Modern-Day' Christians

Tré Goins-Phillips : Jun 28, 2023
Faithwire.com

"...When I look at someone who might not want to watch this film, I say our love for God's children has got to be more than our fear of evil. Our love for Jesus has got to be more than our fear of the cross, because, at some point, that [persecution] is going to happen." -Jim Caviezel

[Faithwire.com] More than telling a story, Jim Caviezel is sending a message with his latest film. (Screengrab image)

"Sound of Freedom," in theaters July 4, chronicles the true experiences of former US government agent Tim Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad, a nonprofit dedicated to combating and rescuing children from sex trafficking and the modern slave trade.

Caviezel, best known for portraying Jesus in Mel Gibson's 2004 epic "The Passion of the Christ," plays Ballard in the movie, distributed by Angel Studios, and feels compelled to call Christians to action, particularly over an epidemic as sinister as sex trafficking.

"Our faith is paramount," the Catholic actor recently told CBN's Faithwire. "But it has to have something that comes from it. You love someone; it's an action. It's not what I say, it's what I do. The problem is, in a lot of this modern-day Christianity, is people ... are more afraid of the devil than they are of God."

"And God could kill the devil without a glance," he continued. "And so, when I look at someone who might not want to watch this film, I say our love for God's children has got to be more than our fear of evil. Our love for Jesus has got to be more than our fear of the cross, because, at some point, that [persecution] is going to happen."

Perhaps more than many, Caviezel understands what it means to face spiritual opposition manifesting in physical ways. While filming... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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