Christ Crown
Can you imagine and comprehend the death of Christ? Can you imagine the agony he felt?
Seventh-day Adventist Christians among many other Christians strongly believe that Christ died for the sins of the world. Paul describes the experience of Christ in these words, "Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."
-----Philippians 2:6-8
Can you grasp it? Imagine!
Ellen White(Author) commented:
" The spotless son of God hung upon the Cross. His flesh, lacerated with stripes. Those hands, so often reached out in blessing, nailed to wooden bars. Those feet, so tireless on ministries of love, spiked to a tree. That royal head, pierced by the crown of thorns. Those quivering lips shaped in a cry of woe. And all that he endured; the blood drops that flowed...
--Desire of ages pg. 755
I believe the physical pain was intense but that was nothing compared to the spiritual pain and mental pain he suffered. You have to remember he had the sins of the world on him. Not to mention the anguish of being separated from his Father which he had never felt before until that time. It was so unbearable that that is when he commanded his spirit into his Fathers hands. He would rather die than be seperated from God. Is that not how we should be also? I am afraid too many off us are far from that. It is my prayer that more people will walk so close with God that they would rather die than be seperated from Him
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