"If Jesus was only a good man, then his death on the cross, while commendable and selfless, is not worthy of great notice. Lots of good men have made similar sacrifices. But if Jesus is GOD, then his death on the cross means something else entirely. It is profoundly humbling to think that Almighty GOD lowered himself to die naked on a cross, feeling both the acute physical pain of a human, and the excruciating spiritual pain of God, as the weight of OUR sin lay on HIS shoulders. The power of the crucifixion is that our GOD, sovereign Lord of the universe, humbled Himself to die for you and me."
-Wendy Alsup; Theology for Women Class at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, WA
This quotation really stuck out at me while I was listening to some of the teaching audio in the Mars Hill Church Featured Audio podcast. It reminds us that it is not the death of a man that saves us - many men were crucified in Jesus' time; many men have died excruciating deaths for a cause over time. What is so amazing about Jesus' death is that GOD, Almighty, all-powerful GOD, brought Himself down to our level, and DIED such a humiliating death...for OUR sake, so that WE might live.
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