His Crucifixion Essay

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As Jesus hung on the cross, He began to suffer in ways that dwarfed the horrors that He had already endured. His body formed a “Y” shape, as those performing the crucifixion would attach the hands outstretched and above the victims head with some room for movement and the feet with the knees slightly bent (Davis n.d.). In order for Jesus to breathe properly, He would have to bring His body from a “Y” shape into that of a “T”, requiring Him to pull up by His nailed wrists and push up by His nailed feet (Thompson and Harrub n.d.). He experienced explosive pain in His wrists and feet while doing this, all the while causing further damage to the wounds on His back as His body moves up and down against the roughly-cut wood of the cross. Soon, His muscles began to fatigue, cramp, and spasm, causing even more pain and leaving Him unable to pull Himself up for air (Davis n.d.). Left in the slumped “Y” position, Christ’s breathing became labored, causing His chest and respiratory muscles to soon become paralyzed …show more content…
He suffered and died “for us” (Romans 5:8). He became the “propitiation [appeasement of wrath – Shelley] for our sins” (1 John 2:2). When examining the great sufferings of Christ, the most important idea to understand is that it should have been each and every one of us suffering those things instead of Him. Jesus did not suffer for anything that He had done (1 Peter 2:21-23), but rather He suffered for our sins (1 Peter 2:24). All accountable men have chosen to sin (Romans 3:23) and have earned death because of it (Romans 6:23). Yet, Jesus suffered so that mankind doesn’t have to! As tragic and heart-wrenching as it is to see the things which He endured, it brings joy because of the freedom from sin and its punishment that can be had because of it. “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Corinthians

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