ok,i was planning on checking my mail, but i better type this out before i forget! firstly, kudos to jack neo for i not stupid too, which i think is a rather good movie despite the fact that it still uses the same actors and actresses..(hello, you got some good ones right here..) haha, but i guess the story really spoke to my heart. not so much the main plot, but rather the various parts of the movie that "jack" had directed in such a way as to move the audience... surprisingly, or rather, not surprisingly, God has taken this movie time, and i guess He has transformed it to remind me of His love for me... which i sth i guess i've forgotten, or lost sight of. in one scene, the father kneels before the lady that his son has stolen from(sorry to those who intend to catch the show, but not hear my review), asking her to forgive his son, and if need be to tell the police that He was the one who stole the necklace...effectively asking the lady to punish him for his son's 'sin'.... Now, it hit me that i have heard of a story that seems so similar, of course, the stakes were higher too.. does it really take a moving scene, where pppl are crying, touching music is pllayed, etc before we, and i can recognise the sacrifce payed on the cross? i hope not, i pray not. and in another scene, the coffee shop auntie makes a profound statement(as they always do), that the kids dad(diff kid by the way), has given him all he can: a new bag when he needed it, tuition when he was failing in school, etc etc... and now, even his own life... "should it be that a father lay down his life for his son?"....it seems that sth which goes against the natural laws of filial piety is going on here, and the unexpected is done.. how can it be that God punished Himself for my sin?

" in all His holiness, he could not disregard our sin. in all His love, He could not disregard us. the only way out, was to punish Himself for our sins."

in the manner, there was propitiation, such that thru Jesus Christ, a Holy God can forgive our sins, and have mercy on us. indeed, none of it is because we deserve it, none of it we could have received by good works. It wasn't about what we could do,can do, or did... neither is it about who we are. i guess, its all about who HE is, what HE can do, and has done.

i know, sounds so cliche..etc etc.. but i guess that if such grace and love could be explained, then "what's so amazing about grace?"
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