When we see in the news where a gang member kills a rival gang’s member, we are saddened by the depravity of our world. When a man beats a preschool child to death in an uncontrolled fit, we are outraged and demand justice. Taking the life of one whom seems innocent and incapableContinue reading “Unimaginable Suffering in Gethsemane (The Physical Weight of the Cross)”
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Unimaginable Suffering in Gethsemane (Intro)
What was the closest Jesus came to death prior to the cross? In the wilderness temptation, Jesus nearly starved to death (See Matthew 4:2). At the beginning of His public ministry, Jesus was nearly killed in His hometown of Nazareth (see Luke 4:29). Before retreating to Perea, Jesus was almost stoned toContinue reading “Unimaginable Suffering in Gethsemane (Intro)”