“Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.” (Mark 15:32)

There’s nothing like kicking someone who is down. How about feeling tall just because you are standing on someone else’s toes? That works, too. Right? Even those who had ripped Jesus’s beard out beat Him, and then drove nails into His hands and feet were mocking Him. Even today, people dismiss Jesus as the Christ because He proved human and died in disgrace. But don’t miss this: Christ was born to die on the cross. I genuinely thank you, stubborn, disbelieving Jews of His day. His blood was the solvent used to release us from distrusting God. Without Christ, we would be guessing if there was a god and if that god were safe.

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