BGEA: What does Jesus' suffering on the cross have to do with our salvation? Lots of people have suffered just as much.

I don't understand what Jesus' suffering on the cross has to do with our salvation. After all, lots of people have suffered just as much as He did, or even a lot worse. — N.H.

Death by crucifixion was one of the most painful experiences imaginable, and Jesus' suffering on the cross was far more agonizing that anything most of us will ever have to endure.

But Jesus' physical suffering was only a sign of a much deeper kind of suffering He was enduring: the suffering of His spirit. When Jesus died, the face of His heavenly Father was hidden, and He was torn from the presence of God. He who had enjoyed unbroken fellowship with His Father in heaven from all eternity now faced Hell itself. This was His real agony—an agony far deeper than that which any other person has ever endured.

Why did He have to endure so much suffering? The reason is because all our sins were placed on Him, and when He suffered and died He was taking upon Himself the punishment we deserve. You and I only deserve judgment and hell—but He took our judgment and hell upon Himself. The Bible says, "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us" (2 Corinthians 5:21). He took your place!

Why did He do this? He did it because of love! He loves us, and He wants us to spend eternity with Him in heaven. Sin is serious—so serious that it sent Jesus to the cross. But God's love is greater, and because of Jesus' death and resurrection we can be saved. Turn to Christ and accept Him into your life today.

15 Comments

arnel says 8.18.2012, 07:14 a.m.

praise him...amen

robert says 4.8.2012, 01:49 a.m.

jesus took on him all my sins. john-3;16

Gulraiz says 2.29.2012, 10:05 a.m.

His love is the greatest than that of our sins.

Gloria says 6.16.2011, 12:24 a.m.

We are all blessed with Jesus' love for us. What great love that one man /father can have for his children.

Dorothy says 4.25.2011, 09:11 a.m.

I would just like to thank my father for taking all that pain and suffering for me. I personally think no man had ever went through as much suffering as Jesus did and he took all that pain for us to have life with him. What great love that one man /father can have for his children. We need for today to begin to show that kind of love to one another, but the only way we can get that kind of Love is giving by the father himself. So we just simply have to ask to our father to give us that love.

Sonia Trujillo says 3.3.2011, 01:32 a.m.

(John 3:16-17) "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him." (1 John 4:9-10) "God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins." ?(1 Peter 1:18-19) "You must know (recognize) that you were redeemed (ransomed) from the useless (fruitless) way of living inherited by tradition from [your] forefathers, not with corruptible things [such as] silver and gold, But [you were purchased] with the precious blood of Christ (the Messiah), like that of a [sacrificial] lamb without blemish or spot." ?(Philippians 2:6-11) "Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that of the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Ephesians 2:4-6

Obed says 3.2.2011, 01:02 a.m.

My LORD my God, have mercy on me. Its only by Your grace that we will be saved. Please remember me...

EniolaOluwa says 3.1.2011, 5:39 p.m.

Isaiah 55:8

Elijah says 3.1.2011, 5:14 p.m.

Thank you Jesus for Your love, I adore You and I have made a covenant with You by salvation. Remember me Lord during that DAY!

Gabriel says 3.1.2011, 5:10 p.m.

Jesus left the comfort of heaven 2 die 4 we sinners, the only way we can show appreciation is by living a righteous life everyday of our lives.

Aaron says 3.1.2011, 4:06 p.m.

Jesus is love!

Rita says 3.1.2011, 4:03 p.m.

Jesus died for us to save us from evil from sin. There's too much evil in the world that if it wasn't for that bloodshed many lives would have faced the worst pains ever known to humanity, but to understand this you need grace from above. Praise

BRENDA says 11.16.2010, 1:55 p.m.

I KNOW JESUS LOVES ME,AND I KNOW HE WILL NEVER LEAVE OR FORSAKE ME,HE IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN I NEED HIM,AND I WANT TO SERVE HIM THE REST OF MY LIFE. JESUS SAVES....

Norah, says 10.5.2010, 05:14 a.m.

Jesus died for us so that we can have enternal life. God practically, freely channeled the gift of enternal life to us thru his son. The question is how will be judgement day. The truth that we know will judge us. Be for the name JESUS.

Les says 9.12.2010, 7:29 p.m.

In my younger years I alway felt that even though I had attend church, I was still missing so much in my life. After a 21 year marriage failed I contacted my parents to tell them I was so lost. Dad and Mom told me to come to stay with them.That is when they had a retired Baptist minister there waiting for me. I felt the power of God when I accept the LORD, it was then they told me they had prayed for my down fall for over twenty years. PRAISE THE LORD for Godly parents.