BLESSINGS OF THE CROSS - DAY 10
Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross . . . .
1 P E T E R 2 : 2 4 (NCV)
Every aspect of the crucifixion was intended
not only to hurt the victim but to shame him. Death on
a cross was usually reserved for the most vile offenders:
slaves, murders, assassins, and the like. The condemned
person was marched through the city streets, shouldering
his crossbar and wearing a placard about his neck that
named his crime. At the execution site he was stripped
and mocked.
Crucifixion was so abhorrent that Cicero wrote, “Let
the very name of the cross be far away, not only from the
body of a Roman citizen, but even from his thoughts, his
eyes, his ears.”
Jesus was not only shamed before people, he was
shamed before heaven.
Since he bore the sin of the murderer and adulterer,
he felt the shame of the murderer and adulterer. Though
he never lied, he bore the disgrace of a liar. Though he
never cheated, he felt the embarrassment of a cheater.
Since he bore the sin of the world, he felt the collective
shame of the world.
M A X L U C A D O
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