Do you think we Christians take lightly Jesus dieing on the cross?

Question

I was doinmy Bible study and it had "medical descriptions" of Jesus death on the cross. it explained with vivid detail the pain he suffered from the cat of nine tails, which brought goose bumps down my spine, and how they beat him till he was unreconizeable, and then they nailed him to the cross and the pain he suffered for hours, and it brought tears to my eyes when i read it b/c he suffered for me and you and our sins, if you just read what i read youd cry to, its so sad and i really never thought about it that way,

but do you think people take lightly the actuall pain he suffered,
its not just ok he died on the cross for oour sins he suffered terribly for us and some people just put him down

Merry Christmas

if you wanna read what I read get Bible Docterines for today 10th grade Bible study from Abeka books and then go to the blue page that says Medical decriptions

if you do happen to get that book i mentioned let me know what you think of it

Answer 1

You are so right. I have heard about the physical pains suffered. And I think we do take it lightly. Also the stripes He took before... enough to just keep Him from death, and then having to carry the cross. And as mentioned, the separation from God. Bur He loves us so much He would have done it for any one of us if we were the only ones that would have accepted Him.
We used the Abeka books here at the school. All in all they are good. The physics book is excellent.

Answer 2

One of the most important beliefs in Christianity is that after three days, Jesus rose from the dead!! Thus, He is not "buried" anywhere. Oh, He was placed in a tomb in Jerusalem immediately after His death, but He didn't STAY there. He Rose alive. And, as you say, forty days later, He ascended alive into Heaven. There are two different locations which different Christians believe to be the location of the tomb Jesus ONCE occupied. But since He is no longer there, it's hard to prove which one it is. One is contained within the ground of the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre" in Jerusalem. The other is the nearby "Garden Tomb location". But far more important that WHERE He was burried was what happened NEXT. He Rose from the dead so that in HIM we might have NEW LIFE. Through His Death our old, sinful nature is done away with. Through His Resurrection, we have a New Life with a "born-again" nature ... a nature TRANSFORMED by Power of God's Holy Spirit. And When Jesus comes back, He will not die again. He has been raised to never die again. And when He returns, those followers of His ... those who have been transformed by His New Life ... who have already died will be raised to life never to die again. Those still alive will be transformed physically as they have already been transformed spiritually. They also, will never die. When He returns, He returns to do away with Death altogether. When He returns, Death will DIE. In our Bible, in that book, or portion, of it labeled "1 Corinthians" written by the Apostle Paul under the Inspiration of God's Holy Spirit, in chapter 15, verses 50 through 55 we read: "1 Corinthians 15:50 I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory." 1CO 15:55 "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" So, not only did Jesus have Victory over death, but in Him so can YOU!!

Answer 3

The passion of Christ gives a pretty good picture of what it was like. When I taught the juniors at church I studied one time using different books for helps and as you said I started crying. I could not believe the death he suffered for the world. I think we know what he went through but its our flesh we have to contend with. Paul wrote in Romans 7:15-24 about the flesh. There is a war always going on. A war between the Spirit and flesh.

Answer 4

In answer to your ? Some people may take it lightly because we did not actually see Christ suffering. Some people do not like to think about somebody suffering that much.There is another facet how can suffering be measured. Suppose a person is starving but we are not actually seeing him starve,.Some people will have a tendency to say that person is not really suffering.

Personally I can say I have suffered at some times in my life.In comparison alot of other people have suffered more.

Answer 5

I think I know what you are talking about with 'taking it lightly'. Lightly; is a relative term.
Some may be somewhat callous to the ordeal, some have 'heard it all before', many folks change over time, some are genuinely touched, etc. How each person perceives it at a given moment, is between them and God.

Answer 6

Yes, you are without a doubt right. The church has gotten very apathetic, and has forgotten what Jesus went through for the world. I have a doctors description of what happens to your body in Crucifixion, very detailed, and gives a whole new light to what HE went through all of us.
I think this is what Mel Gibson was trying to do , is get people to realize just what Jesus went through for us. But he fell short, he was not able to fully display the brutality that was inflicted upon our Lord, if he had not one theater ever would have allowed in their building. It is far more gruesome then any team of horror writers could ever dream up.
Has reading this given you a new desire to lead people to Christ? This is why we are here you know. The reason that God saves us, and gives us knowledge of things like this is so we will use it and lead people to Him. God bless you, and I pray for further revelations from His throne.

Answer 7

No - most people in the world are happy for you to believe what you wish, worship what you wish and live with those freedoms.

What the rest of the world cannot tolerate is the fact that you deny those same freedoms to anyone else that does not share your views!!!

People do not put Jesus down - they respect peoples right to believe what they wish. What they put down is the misguided and offensive way people use Jesus to criticise and abuse non believers.

Enjoy your religion in peace, but please, let others believe what they wish in peace and tolerance!

Answer 8

Um, how does the writer of the book know exactly what happened? There was no forensic science back then. Do they have detailed post-mortem reports?

I don't think you people take it lightly. I think you have a tendency to dwell on it, rather morbidly, rather than dwelling on the teachings. I'm sorry, but your story doesn't move me at all. I'm moved by seeing real people suffer, not the desciption of it.

Answer 9

I think it's almost inconceivable for most of us. Yes I think alot of us take it lightly at times but then again if we did think on it everyday like it happend we'd be blubbering basket cases. I watched the passion many times and every single time I watch it I'm reminded of the horror he went through on our behalf. I think we're supposed to be reminded of it but not dwell on it everyday or anything. The truth is like another person said here.... he was perfect and he could have saved himself and didn't but the physical pain he went through as a man wasnt near the torment he felt at the seperation of God the father. I don't think we are supposed to try and dwell on it to the point where taking it heavily instead of lightly comes in to consume our lives but merely to do as he commanded us and think on it heavily at a special time when we take the cup and eat the bread in rememberance of him.

Answer 10

Not at all interested in the book.Yes many take it lightly but many do not ,ever hear of stigmata these people so feel the pain of Our Lord, it manifests in actual wounds and bleeding.