38Then they crucified two bandits with Jesus, one on his right and the other on his left. 39People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus: 40“You were going to tear down the Temple and build it up again in three days! Save yourself if you are God's Son! Come ...
“The truth is we don't know why Judas did what he did,” notes Cargill. “The grand irony, of course, is that without [Judas’s betrayal], Jesus doesn't get handed over to the Romans and crucified. Without Judas, you don't have the central component of Christianity—you don't hav...
The place where Jesus was crucified, connecting the lament of David to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ. Teaching PointsUnderstanding AbandonmentEven the most faithful can feel abandoned by God. David's cry is a reminder that expressing our deepest emotions to God is a part of a genuine ...
What did he sacrifice? “If Jesus is the son of god, but also god himself, then he supposedly sacrificed himself to himself to save what he created from himself. He also, therefore, prayed to himself and begged himself not to require himself be crucified in order to appease himself and ...
Why did Jesus Christ have to suffer? Essentially, Jesus Christ suffered and died because of sin—not His own sin, but the sins of all of mankind. Notice the prophet Isaiah’s description of Christ’s suffering: “Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been ...
It is theday when Christians commemorate Jesus Christ's crucifixion. So why is it called Good Friday? According to the Bible, the son of God was flogged, ordered to carry the cross on which he would be crucified and then put to death. ...
That is, “My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?”Majority Standard BibleAbout the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”New American BibleAnd about three o’clock Jesus cried out ...
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Sexual Immorality 12“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not ...
When Jesus was crucified, the veil of the temple was split in two from top to bottom. And Hebrews tells us that, that we then have access to God through the veil that is his flesh. So that veil, that several inches thick of material that separated the holy of holies, where the ...
Jesus was crucified during Passover week and then made the ultimate sacrifice, his life. He is referred to as the “Lamb of God” and “our Passover lamb” in the Bible. During Easter, we celebrate Jesus’ Passover from death to life. ...