I haven’t quite mastered this method yet, so please bear with me.
Erlene requested this Easter song, Bloodline, sung by Dallas Holm. To seriously contemplate the Crucifixion is not easy; but we dare not shy away from it. This is what it took to wash our sins away.
As you say, it is not pleasant to think about, but it is wise to do so. Not the cross only, but think of His anguish in the Garden prior to His arrest when the Father (High Priest) laid all the sins of the world on His sinless person:.
As described in the Torah, the offering of the scapegoat. He was that one in addition to the slaughtered lamb.
Thanks for requesting this, Erlene. I hadn’t heard it before. Hebrews 9:26 tells us that Christ’s crucifixion was the consummation of the ages! And Jesus told us, “If I be lifted up I will draw all men to Myself.
Yes, and the price He paid for our redemption is beyond our human understanding..