Then he [Jesus] said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). The call to follow Christ is one of the main things that separates Christianity from all the other religions. In the other world religions, you’re called to embrace… Continue reading →

And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 >At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were… Continue reading →

And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were… Continue reading →

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land (Matthew 27:4). One of the miraculous signs accompanying Jesus’ death was the darkness that occurred. Jesus was crucified at 9 o’clock in the morning, but it wasn’t until noon that darkness covered the land. It’s not clear whether this darkness just occurred… Continue reading →

It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he… Continue reading →

Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. (John 19:25). These four women never stopped loving Jesus and they weren’t ashamed to identify with him during the hour of his greatest need. The women initially stood near the cross and eventually moved farther away… Continue reading →

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8) We can obviously blame the death of Jesus on some fallible people in New Testament times, but there is another reason that Jesus went to the cross. It was my sins and your sins… Continue reading →

As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!” But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.” 7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he… Continue reading →

“What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them. 13 “Crucify him!” they shouted. 14 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!” 15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged,… Continue reading →