00:00What does it say?
00:06Pilate sentenced Jesus to death on a cross.
00:09Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for permission to bury Jesus' body.
00:14What does it mean?
00:16Jesus had been welcomed into Jerusalem as the King of Israel.
00:21Now he stood wearing a crown of thorns,
00:24beaten and mocked as soldiers sarcastically called out,
00:26Hail! King of the Jews!
00:29The shouts of Hosanna turned to crucify,
00:33even though Pilate gave in to the crowd by consenting to Jesus' death.
00:38His life was not taken,
00:40it was given as payment for every sin mankind had and would ever take part in.
00:46He didn't give up his spirit until he could finally say,
00:49It is finished.
00:51God's plan for the redemption of the world was complete.
00:55How should I respond?
00:56Americans can't seem to get enough reality TV.
01:00We spend hours watching people publicly air the best and worst of humanity,
01:05but have you taken time to see yourself realistically?
01:09The crucifixion of Jesus requires you to
01:12come into contact with the rugged reality of redemption,
01:16Oswald Chambers.
01:18Either you accept Jesus' payment for your sin
01:20or choose to stand before God in judgment one day.
01:24What is your response to the cross?
01:27The reality of redemption makes your new reality possible.
01:31The guilty are declared righteous.
01:34When was the last time you stopped to thank God for the cross?
01:37The truth is,
