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RLJ-1983
-- OCTOBER 6, 2024
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THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Part 80: The Crucifixion of Jesus |
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The execution of a condemned criminal today is
nothing like crucifixion. The goal is to be as humane as possible,
trying to minimize the pain, but the Romans wanted to inflict the
maximum amount of agony. Jesus was committed to the cup of suffering
because that is what it would take to redeem mankind. Stripped naked
and nailed to a cross did not bring immediate death. It was a
prolonged form of misery whose only relief was death by suffocation
after three to four days. The whole experience was designed to be
excruciating, lingering, and most of all, shameful. Meanwhile, the
Roman soldiers divided Jesus’ bloody clothes amongst themselves and
Pontius Pilate ordered a sign placed over His head which infuriated
the ungodly religious leadership that had gathered to gloat over the
God-man. Christians should appreciate Jesus’ commitment to the cup
of suffering and the salvation made possible with the blood shed by
the Son of God on the cross. |
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