|
212 entries for this category:
 | |
I think there are a number of reasons that physical and emotional pain are involved.
Firstly, sin is serious. It is not just a stray pencil mark, easily erased. It is an affront against a holy God, a disgrace to the purity He intended for us, as glaring and shameful as splattering excrement on a snow white wedding dress. I think it may very well pain the Lord`s heart to see our sin and what it reaps in our lives, for sin so often leads to painful consequences for us as well. The Old Testament shows us the seriousness of sin in the whole system of animal sacrifice. It was said that without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. It was all a foreshadowing of what Jesus would do for us on the cross, sacrificing Himself as the Lamb of God.
In addition, pain teaches us. All of us would seek to avoid pain in our lives. Jesus could have, but didn`t. Our own limited experience with pain in our lives helps us appreciate the unfathomable pain Jesus endured for our sake, and so helps us realize the depths of His love for us.
Secondly, Jesus, being fully God and fully man, was actually without sin. The taking on of our guilt, shame, the heinous sins of mankind--murder, lying, the darkest deeds we shudder to imagine--to feel the horror and weight of it would have caused excruciating emotional pain, which I`m sure manifested itself in physical pain as well. The bible says he who knew no sin became sin for our sake.. --it must have been horrifying. In addition, he had to endure the emotional pain of being rejected by those He had come to save.
Thirdly, the physical pain was inflicted by men. They may have viewed it as a penalty for whatever law they pretended had been broken, but they did not realize Jesus was really paying the price for the things we and they did wrong. I think that the time of the crucifixion was a time when the devil thought he had won, and would have gloried in inciting men to inflict pain and torture upon Jesus. As such, I don`t know that pain has any particular saving power, but it was something Jesus endured for our sake. And, oh the triumph that Jesus won for us as he defeated the evil one forever!
May we be truly grateful. By: Doreen Ong
Category: Jesus` Last Words, Final Hours on Cross and Jesus` Death
(1) Comments |
|
Comment |
Helpful? |
Favorite |
Violation |
|
|
 | Why did Jesus? penalty for sin need to include physical and emotional pain - why not just spiritual separation from God? |
Jesus` sacrifice involved his total being. It involved his thoughts, emotions, body and spirit. These aspects of a person`s life cannot be neatly separated. Instead, they are all connected and part of what make us human. When Jesus becomes a man, he takes on human flesh and some of the limits that come with a body. Only upon death may a person`s spirit, emotions and intellect be freed from the physical body one has in this life. So Jesus suffers in body and in emotions, because this is part of who he is. He cannot simply offer up his life without injury or pain.
Also, Jesus` sacrifice is consistent with the idea of sacrifice from the Jewish tabernacle and Temple. In order for sins to be forgiven, a person must offer a sacrifice-- usually an animal of some kind, and the priest would slay the creature. The animal`s blood was shed and it suffered and died. The animal`s life was given as a substitute for the person`s life so the penalty of sin would not be borne by the person seeking forgiveness by God.
In a similar way, Jesus gives his life unto death as a substitute for my life and for your life. Ou sins are counted against Him rather than against us. His shed blood pays the price of mankind`s sin. God grants forgiveness to anyone who asks, because the debt of sin has been paid by Jesus for our sake.By: Mark Lauer
Category: Jesus` Last Words, Final Hours on Cross and Jesus` Death |
|
Comment |
Helpful? |
Favorite |
Violation |
|
|
<<Prev Next >> |
