![]() What crime did Jesus commit that deserved to be punished in that most inhumane way? It was for proclaiming the TRUTH. As if that was not enough, before he was crucified he was humiliated, severely persecuted, whipped, scourged, crowned with thorns, dragged up a hill carrying a heavy cross, stripped of his clothes and then nailed to the cross, watched by many, like a hardcore criminal. From these accounts we know Jesus was falsely accused, convicted and sentenced, not by fine or imprisonment, but to death by crucifixion, the severest form of sentence a man can possibly get. The Passion we commemorate is based primarily on biblical accounts of the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It should become a lesson in life, teaching us how to stand up for truth and justice. We find it hard to believe how the people can be so cruel as to inflict the most severe form of pain on a man who we know was innocent.įor Christians the Passion should be more than a lesson in history. ![]() ![]() Span style="font-size: 13px " lang="EN-US">BUTTERWORTH, MALAYSIA (Catholic Online) - To many the Passion of Jesus Christ is a lesson in history where we sympathize with Christ for the sufferings he went through before he died.
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