He knelt praying in the middle of the night in a garden where He and His friends often went. He had told His friends, "Pray that you don't fall into temptation." His prayer was, "Father, if You are willing, let this cup pass from Me. But if this must happen, I will obey your will." And then He prayed more earnestly. His sweat became as great drops of blood falling to the ground.
      Soon soldiers came to take Him. He was betrayed by a best friend into their hands. The gospel of John tells us that the guards asked for "Jesus of Nazareth." When He answered, "I am He," they were knocked to the ground by the power of His confession. Peter, another friend, tried to rescue Him by attacking on of the high priest's servants and cutting off his ear. But Jesus rebuked Peter for his action, healed the servant's ear, and submitted Himslef to the soldiers. He could have easily escaped, but He chose to be obedient to His Father's will.
      He was taken before the high priest, where He was questioned and beaten. Then He was sent before the local governor to be tried. The priests demanded that He be crucified because He had declared He was God. He was questioned again, but the governor could find no guilt in Him. Still, the others called for His crucifixion. The governor sent Him out to be whipped, hoping to appease the priests.
      The rest of the morning He was whipped and beaten beyond recognition. A robe was placed over his bleeding back, left until the lacerations dried to the cloth, and then it was ripped from His shoulders, reopening all of the wounds. Then they draped it over Him to begin the process again. They mocked Him as king of the Jews and made a crown of one-inch thorns, forcing it onto His head until the blood covered His face.
      Again He was brought before the governor. This time he didn't ask the Pharisees and Sadducees, but he put it to the people, hoping they would show mercy on this innocent man. But the crowd called back, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" The governor washed his hands of the matter and turned Jesus of Nazareth over to the Roman guards for execution.
      Jesus bore the weight of His own cross upon the torn flesh of His back and shoulders as He stumbled up the hill outside of the city. He was then nailed to the cross, raised up for all to see, and left there to die. The book of Matthew tells us He could have caled twelve legions of angels to free Himself, but He didn't. He knew His sacrifice would pay the price for all mankind to be set free from sin and have the right to stand with God.
                                                             -Taken from Jesus Freaks.
The pain that Jesus endured while on the cross is undescribable. He suffered all the pain, for YOU. He suffered all the pain for ME. He suffered all the pain for the WORLD. But unfortunately, not everyone accepts that.
On December 23, 2000 I was saved. I accepted Christ into my life, to live in my heart, and I became a Christian. I became a soldier of Christ. The next morning, I woke up with such pride, joy and this immense feeling of happiness in my heart. Though it may have been Christmas Eve, I knew they I felt the way I did.
My whole life I wasn't ever really brought up in a religion. At the moment, my sister is converting to Judaism, and my mother thinks any way to God is the right way. I, on the other hand, am still a Christian, and remain stronger in my faith than ever before. Each day is a new journey in my walk with God. There may be tests, there may be bad times, and there may be good times, but I know this for sure: God is with me, and He is also with you.
I have yet to ever for one second since I was saved to regret that choice. My life before then, it was complete hell. You know why I say that? Because if I would have died before that night, I would have gone to hell. I would have spent an eternity away from our Savior. I never was sure where I would go, but now I do know where I would have. As for now, my life is Heaven.
Though I dont deserve to be forgiven, I am. Because Jesus died on the cross, everyone's sins can be washed away. No matter what you have ever done in your life, that can and WILL be forgiven if you accept Christ, are saved, and repent from your old life.
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