Who Nailed Jesus To The Cross - Pastor Drew
April 21, 2010
"For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard." Romans 3:23
Who nailed Jesus to the cross? On the day of His crucifixion it was obviously the Roman Soldiers. Prior to the crucifixion, His own people - the Jews took him to Pilate to stand trial with the intentions of being crucified. So was it the Jews or the Romans who crucified Jesus?
Consider the following story:
If you were to look at Rembrandt's painting of The Three Crosses, your attention would be drawn first to the center cross on which Jesus died. Then as you would look at the crowd gathered around the foot of that cross, you'd be impressed by the various facial expressions and actions of the people involved in the awful crime of crucifying the Son of God. Finally, your eyes would drift to the edge of the painting and catch sight of another figure, almost hidden in the shadows. Art critics say this is a representation of Rembrandt himself, for he recognized that by his sins he helped nail Jesus to the cross.
Could it be that our sins were part of the equation? Romans 5:8 declares, "But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." It wasn't just the Jews and Romans that crucified Christ, Jesus died for all of us! Without the blood of Christ being shed there is no redemption - there is no hope! When I come to the conclusion that I'm just as guilty as the next guy I can come humbly to that Cross and say, "Jesus, forgive me, for I have sinned against you."
Blessings on you today!
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