Study Seven: The Death of Christ!
Luke
23:32-49 "Two criminals were
led out to be put to death with Jesus. When the soldiers came to the
place
called "The Skull, they nailed Jesus to a cross. They also nailed
the two criminals to crosses, one on each side of Jesus.
Jesus
said, "Father, forgive these people!
They don't know what they're doing."
While
the crowd stood there watching Jesus,
the soldiers gambled for his clothes. The leaders insulted him by
saying,
"He saved others. Now he should save himself, if he really is God's
chosen
Messiah!"
The
soldiers made fun of Jesus and brought
him some wine. They said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save
yourself!"
Above
him was a sign that said, "This is
the King of the Jews."
One
of the criminals hanging there also
insulted Jesus by saying, "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and
save
us!"
But
the other criminal told the first one
off, "Don't you fear God? Aren't you getting the same punishment as
this
man? We got what was coming to us, but he didn't do anything wrong."
Then
he said to Jesus, "Remember me when you come into power!"
Jesus
replied, "I promise that today you
will be with me in paradise."
Around
midday the sky turned dark and stayed
that way until the middle of the afternoon. The sun stopped shining,
and
the curtain in the temple split down the middle. 46Jesus shouted,
"Father,
I put myself in your hands!" Then he died.
When
the Roman officer saw what had happened,
he praised God and said, "Jesus must really have been a good man!"
A
crowd had gathered to see the terrible
sight. After they saw it, they felt broken-hearted and went home. All
of Jesus' close friends and the women who had come with him from
Galilee
stood at a distance and watched."
What
was the response of Jesus to? -
1.
The soldiers nailing his
hands
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2.
The
crowd
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3.
The criminal who wanted to change
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How did the following
people treat Jesus?
4.
The soldiers
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5.
The rulers ___________________________________________
6.
The crowd ___________________________________________
7.
The criminal
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8.
The other criminal
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9.
The Roman soldier
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10.
If you were there
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11.
How should we respond ___________________________________________
