Only Him Crucified

"For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."  I Corinthians 2:2.  The preaching that all of humanity is to hear is the preaching of the cross.  Jesus was crucified on a cross.  Crucifixion was an ugly and painful way to die.  Jesus hung on the cross for six hours.  The mob had screamed for His crucifixion.  What kind of heart wants an innocent individual to die such a death?  Pilate, the Roman governor, consented.  The governor knew that Jesus had committed no crime worthy of such a death.  But, his popularity hung in the balance.  Popularity or Jesus.  Which do we choose?  As He hung on the cross, the sky turned black at midday.  The centurion confessed.  One of the thieves confessed.  The heart of the mob only turned blacker.  That is the effect of the message of Jesus Christ and Him crucified.  The message of truth heralds the Son of God dying on a cross.  No other message can save the soul.  The crucifixion of Jesus purchased eternal redemption for the world.  Come to the cross and behold the Christ who died for you and me.