Mark 15 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest… Continue reading Barabbas: Christ Died for Me
Tag: Calvary
The Glory of the Cross
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.”--Galatians 6:14 All over the world, there is the sign of the cross. In London, on the top of the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral sits a… Continue reading The Glory of the Cross
Why Jesus was Forsaken on the Cross
During the rule of the Roman Empire, tens of thousands of people were put to death through crucifixion. Crucifixion was a shameful and excruciating way to die. For the Jew, death by crucifixion was a curse. Christ was made a curse. “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse… Continue reading Why Jesus was Forsaken on the Cross
