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The love of Jesus that did not stop even the death of the cross

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"Abba, Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me.
Yet not what I will, but what you will."

(Mark 14:36)

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Jesus is the Messiah who came to this earth in a body like ours to save us.
The only way for us to be saved is for the sinless Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. Jesus already knew that the time was coming when he had to die on the cross.

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Before going on the way of the cross, Jesus took three disciples, Peter, James, and John,
to the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus said to his three disciples,

“My soul is so tormented that I think I am going to die. Keep awake and pray for me here.”

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Jesus was afraid to die on the cross. He is the Son of God, but because he has a body just like ours, he has to feel the great pain of tearing him apart.
But above all else, the greatest pain he felt was that he had to be cut off from God, his Father, because of the sins of mankind.

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Jesus prayed earnestly to God from a distance from his disciples.

“My father, if you can, take this cup away from me.”

Jesus knew that the way of death on the cross was an unbearable way, and he prayed to God if he could save mankind through any other way than this way.

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But Jesus' prayer did not end there.

“But not my will, but your will.”

These words meant that he was afraid of death on the cross, but he prayed that if God decided
he had to go that way, he would do it according to his will.

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After the first prayer, Jesus came to the disciples.

Jesus asked his disciples to pray for him, but they fell into a deep sleep.
Jesus said to his disciples.

“Simon, are you sleeping? How can you not stay awake and pray with me for even an hour?
Watch and pray so that you may not fall into temptation.
The mind wants it, but the body can't!"
After waking the sleeping disciples, Jesus went back to pray.

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Jesus prayed with the same content the second time.

“My father, if this cup cannot pass from me, and if I must drink, I pray that your will be done.”

Sweat dripped from his body as he prayed so earnestly that Jesus prayed.
When his sweat fell to the ground, it became like drops of blood.

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When he came to the disciples after the second prayer, the disciples were still in a deep sleep. He left the sleeping disciples and went back to praying a third time to God.

When he went to the disciples after finishing the third prayer, they were still in a deep sleep.

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Jesus said to his disciples.

"Are you still sleeping? Are you still resting? That's enough! It's time! Behold!      
The Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Rise up! Let's go! Look!    
Someone is near to hand me over."

Jesus knew what was going to happen to him that night.

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While Jesus was still speaking, Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, came to Jesus and kissed him. When Judas Iscariot kissed Jesus, it was a signal to seize Jesus. As promised, to those sent by the chief priests, teachers of the law, and elders, Jesus was arrested without sin.

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Those who arrested Jesus took him to the gathering place of the chief priests, elders, and scribes. They already had all the plans in place to kill Jesus before even going to trial.
They wanted Jesus to be crucified according to Roman law.

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The next day they brought Jesus to Pilate, the governor.
And they used men to threaten Pilate to crucify Jesus.
Pilate knew that Jesus was not guilty of any sin to be crucified. |
But he was afraid of a riot, so he ordered Jesus to be crucified..

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The Roman soldiers beat and teased Jesus, who was sentenced to death.

They made a crown of thorns and put it on Jesus' head. They saluted Jesus and shouted.
“Long live the King of the Jews!” The soldiers struck Jesus in the head with a reed and spat.

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They led Jesus out to be crucified. People standing around Jesus who was carrying the cross pointed their fingers and cursed him. When Jesus arrived at Golgotha, they put him on a cross and nailed him to his hands and feet. They raised the cross on which Jesus was crucified.
Jesus did not commit any sin that would have been crucified. When Jesus was nailed to the cross, He sacrificed His own life to save us.
Even though Jesus knew that He would be crucified and die in great pain, He tore His flesh and shed His blood for us.

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Let's think deeply about Jesus' suffering and death to save us.
Jesus did not save us easily and simply. Before he died on the cross, he had to go through excruciating agony, pain, and shame.
Although he is God the Son, he was cut off from God the Father and had to die in complete isolation.
Because without Jesus dying, the problem of our heavy sins cannot be solved.

Whenever we think of the cross of Jesus, we must think about how heavy our burden of sin is.
At the same time, we should live a life of gratitude, believing firmly that all our sins are completely forgiven through the atonement of Jesus on the cross.     

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