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Over an 800yr period the Romans crucified 600,000 people,Only 1 came back to life.It split history into BC/AD.

1 Corinthians 15:3-8 (Msg)

“The first thing I did was place before you what was placed so emphatically before me: that the Messiah died for our sins, exactly as Scripture tells it; that he was buried; that he was raised from death on the third day, again exactly as Scripture says; that he presented himself alive to Peter, then to his closest followers, and later to more than five hundred of his followers all at the same time, most of them still around (although a few have since died); that he then spent time with James and the rest of those he commissioned to represent him; and that he finally presented himself alive to me.”

Eternal Life was initiated by death on a cross.  God’s One and Only Son dying for humanity.  Jesus initiated the Kingdom of God when He resurrected from the dead.  Sound absurd?  Read this poem by Brian Zahnd:

The Cross is a Scandal on Every Level

The Cross is a scandal on every level
A king with a crown of thorns
A death march processional
Acclamation by insult
It’s a macabre coronation

The Cross is a scandal on every level
You say he won a war?
You can’t win a war that way
You have to kill to win a war
Who could win a war that way?

The Cross is a scandal on every level
Love your enemy
Forgive your enemy
Reconcile your enemy
Whoever heard such madness?

The Cross is a scandal on every level
“Take up your cross and follow me”
No one would ever sign up for that
Promise me pleasure and riches
Don’t bid me come and die

The Cross is a scandal on every level
We’re promised glory and we’re given this
A kingdom to come and we get that
The glorious kingdom of a crucified king?
We want gold and silver, success and splendor

The Cross is a scandal on every level
Pharaoh did it first
Alexander did it great
Caesar did it best
But not a crucified conqueror

The Cross is a scandal on every level
Give us sword and shield
Something we can win with
Not outstretched arms
And a pierced side

The Cross is a scandal on every level
No wonder the followers fled
What is there left to follow?
It’s the ultimate dead end
It’s common sense to run from that

The Cross is a scandal on every level
You say it’s the road that leads to life?
It’s quite obvious it’s the way of death
And when you’re dead the story ends
Unless you believe what the silly women said

So what do you believe?  As I did with my last post, I will leave you with 1John 5:11-12 

“And this is what God has testified: He has given us ETERNAL LIFE and this LIFE is in the SON.  WHOEVER has the SON has LIFE; WHOEVER does not have the SON does not have life.”  

You got Him.. your good.  You don’t.. your not.  Jesus gave us the FREE GIFT of salvation.  He paid for it on the cross. 

Lovin’ LIFE

Jared