Jesus Christ, the Son of God, hung on a cross between two criminals. All 3 were to be put to death. Jesus’ torture prior to the cross was especially brutal but His suffering went beyond the physical. Among other things, He was mocked, humiliated, abandoned, and treated unjustly. The degradation the Son of God took upon Himself was enormous, as He took the sin of humanity upon Himself. As Jesus was nearing His last breath one of the criminals spoke. One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:39-43
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:27:43 +0000
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