The Passion of Jesus

What is Passion?

Passion

When you hear this word, what comes to mind?

the dictionary defines passion with these words:

strong and barely controllable emotion

an intense desire or enthusiasm for something

intense love

Many of us are familiar with the term “The Passion of the Christ”

When speaking of Christ’s passion, is that what this means?

Christ’s intense love for the Father and humanity that He gave Himself as a ransom?

Latin

The word we use today as “Passion” is, in fact, a derivative of a Latin word “pati” which means “to endure” or “to suffer”