And the Jews mastered it.............

[Gość: Hans]

The Cross
Written by Lindsay Terry
Š2000 Good News Publishers, 1300 Crescent Street,
Wheaton, IL 60187. Used by permission.

There have been few methods of execution more torturous or more
excruciatingly painful than crucifixion - and the Jews mastered it.

By design, death on a cross was not quick.
No vital organs were damaged, so it was a slow, agonizing demise.

Soldiers would first whip the victim with a scourge and then force him
to carry his own crossbeam to the execution site. Once suspended
on a cross, the hours in a strained position took it toll on the individual's
body, causing difficulty in breathing - and often suffocation. Some victims
died of heart failure. And sometimes a person would hang alive for days,
finally succumbing to death as a welcomed relief.

When Jesus was crucified He anvoluntarily took the guilt of your sins and
mine to the cross with Him. As death drew near, the Son of God
summoned all of His human strength d said, "It is finished!"

What did that mean? - "It is finished!" It meant that there was no
more need for bloodshed. Never again would innocent lambs
have to be sacrificed to atone for man's sins as had been done
in Old Testament times. The blood flow was finished.
Our salvation had been paid for in full!