Over the last two weeks we have seen that Christ’s death involved physical pain and the mental pain of guilt. This week we see that what made this pain worse was that Jesus was abandoned and faced his suffering alone. Firstly, the disciples abandoned Jesus completely. In the Biblical record we see Judas as the […]

Last week we considered how Jesus’ death involved physical pain and suffering. But more awful than the pain of physical suffering that Jesus endured was the psychological pain of bearing the guilt for our sin. As Christians we know a little of what it is to feel guilty for our sin. David knew that guilt […]

For several weeks I want to look at what was involved in Jesus’ death. The first fact we learn from Christ’s death is that he physically suffered and physically died. Christians do not affirm that Jesus suffered more physical pain than any human being has ever suffered, for the Bible doesn’t claim this. But we […]