How Good Is Good Enough? (LifeChange Books) by Stanley Andy

Author:Stanley, Andy [Stanley, Andy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780385528481
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 2008-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

BAD GUYS FINISH FIRST

One particular incident brought eye-popping clarity to what Jesus believed about good people and heaven.

Following his arrest and perfunctory trial, Jesus was beaten and forced to drag his cross toward the place of execution. Luke reports that at some point along the way the Roman guards conscripted a passerby named Simon to carry Jesus’ cross for him, the implication being that he was too weak from loss of blood to drag it himself.

Once Jesus was nailed to the cross, Luke records an exchange that took place between Jesus and the men being crucified on either side of him. Before we listen in on their conversation, there are a couple of things about crucifixion you ought to know. In that day, it was considered the most shameful and painful form of execution. A man sentenced to crucifixion was stripped naked before being either tied or nailed to the wooden timbers, and he could hang for days in agony before finally succumbing to death.

Now with that in mind, let’s look at what the men crucified beside Jesus said once they recognized who it was that hung between them:

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