The Shame of the Cross

In Mark 15:21-32, Jesus is crucified at 9:00 a.m. Crucifixion is a form of execution that was designed for a prolonged, agonizing, shameful death. Mark’s focus on the shame, and not the pain, of the cross helps us to see the purposes of God which lie behind the horror: “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

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