The Place of Shame
There was also an inscription above him: This is the King of the Jews. – Luke 23:38
Crucifixion was not accidental. It was intentional humiliation. Romans chose public places near major roadways so everyone could see what happened to those who challenged their authority. The goal was fear. Obedience through terror.
Jesus was crucified at Golgotha, the Place of the Skull, outside the city walls of Jerusalem. He was beaten, bloodied, crowned with thorns, and nailed between two criminals. Above His head hung a sign meant to mock Him: “This is the King of the Jews.”
The sign was sarcasm. Political ridicule. Roman arrogance. Yet what the soldiers meant as mockery was actually truth. Jesus was not only King of the Jews. Revelation tells us He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The place of shame became the platform of grace.
Many people struggle with the cross because it feels unnecessary. If Jesus was truly God, why would He subject Himself to such pain, humiliation, and suffering?
The answer is simple and profound. Jesus entered the place of shame to extend the power of grace. Without the cross, there is no salvation. Without His suffering, there is no forgiveness.
Jesus did not avoid humiliation. He embraced it. He did not bypass pain. He endured it. And He did it so that no one could ever say they were too broken, too sinful, or too far gone to be saved.
The cross reminds us that grace does not originate in comfort. It flows from sacrifice. Jesus chose the middle cross so no sinner would ever stand alone.
Crucifixion was not accidental. It was intentional humiliation. Romans chose public places near major roadways so everyone could see what happened to those who challenged their authority. The goal was fear. Obedience through terror.
Jesus was crucified at Golgotha, the Place of the Skull, outside the city walls of Jerusalem. He was beaten, bloodied, crowned with thorns, and nailed between two criminals. Above His head hung a sign meant to mock Him: “This is the King of the Jews.”
The sign was sarcasm. Political ridicule. Roman arrogance. Yet what the soldiers meant as mockery was actually truth. Jesus was not only King of the Jews. Revelation tells us He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The place of shame became the platform of grace.
Many people struggle with the cross because it feels unnecessary. If Jesus was truly God, why would He subject Himself to such pain, humiliation, and suffering?
The answer is simple and profound. Jesus entered the place of shame to extend the power of grace. Without the cross, there is no salvation. Without His suffering, there is no forgiveness.
Jesus did not avoid humiliation. He embraced it. He did not bypass pain. He endured it. And He did it so that no one could ever say they were too broken, too sinful, or too far gone to be saved.
The cross reminds us that grace does not originate in comfort. It flows from sacrifice. Jesus chose the middle cross so no sinner would ever stand alone.
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