Nails Of Jesus Research Paper
The Nails of Jesus
Being crucified is arguably one of the most torturous ways to die. Before being lifted up, the victim would have 5-7 inch spikes driven through the wrists, puncturing the median nerve and causing excruciating pain. Death was either caused by loss of blood in conjunction with being scourged or suffocation, as the victim eventually became too exhausted in trying to lift himself up to breathe. Even though the nails kept Jesus upright on the cross, they didn’t really keep Him there. At any moment He could have called it off sending legions of angels to punish His enemies and set Him free (Matthew 26:53). However, because He choose the nails, consider what He accomplished:
The Nails of Jesus Allowed a Sinless Man to Die for Sinful Humanity: Being enslaved to a life of sin (Romans 6:17-18; John 8:32-34), often starts out as fun and pleasurable; but eventually it becomes our master and the idol we worship (Romans 1:18-26). Our slavery is not redeemable by “corruptible things like silver or gold…(19 )but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without …show more content…
He has taken it out of the way having nailed it to the cross” (verse 14). When a person writes out a will for his inheritance, that document does not go into effect until the moment of death. Likewise, Jesus “is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death…(16) For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. (17) For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives” (Hebrews 9:15-17). This new covenant brought a change in the priesthood (1 Peter 2:9), the Temple (1 Corinthians 3:16), dietary laws (Acts 10), and God’s nation or Kingdom (1 Peter 2:9-10; John
Being crucified is arguably one of the most torturous ways to die. Before being lifted up, the victim would have 5-7 inch spikes driven through the wrists, puncturing the median nerve and causing excruciating pain. Death was either caused by loss of blood in conjunction with being scourged or suffocation, as the victim eventually became too exhausted in trying to lift himself up to breathe. Even though the nails kept Jesus upright on the cross, they didn’t really keep Him there. At any moment He could have called it off sending legions of angels to punish His enemies and set Him free (Matthew 26:53). However, because He choose the nails, consider what He accomplished:
The Nails of Jesus Allowed a Sinless Man to Die for Sinful Humanity: Being enslaved to a life of sin (Romans 6:17-18; John 8:32-34), often starts out as fun and pleasurable; but eventually it becomes our master and the idol we worship (Romans 1:18-26). Our slavery is not redeemable by “corruptible things like silver or gold…(19 )but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without …show more content…
He has taken it out of the way having nailed it to the cross” (verse 14). When a person writes out a will for his inheritance, that document does not go into effect until the moment of death. Likewise, Jesus “is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death…(16) For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. (17) For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives” (Hebrews 9:15-17). This new covenant brought a change in the priesthood (1 Peter 2:9), the Temple (1 Corinthians 3:16), dietary laws (Acts 10), and God’s nation or Kingdom (1 Peter 2:9-10; John