The Cross is a sacred object that has been at the forefront of Jesus and Christianity. Jesus had to carry and die on the Cross, therefore it does not represent good will. The old Christian belief was that Jesus had to die on the Cross in order for God to forgive sins. Some may wonder, why did Jesus have to die on the Cross? Or in general, why did he have to die? There are many reasons why Jesus had to die. One of these reasons was that real forgiveness is costly suffering. “Forgiveness means bearing the cost instead of making the wrongdoer do it, so you can reach out in love to seek your enemy’s renewal and change” (Kelly 199). Christians know and understand that Jesus Christ is God. Instead of God inflicting pain on someone else, he inflicted
