Monday, July 26, 2010

GOD'S LOVE IN JEREMIAH 13:11

FOR ,AS CLOSE AS THE UNDERWEAR CLINGS TO A MAN'S THIGHS SO HAVE I MADE YOU CLING TO ME SAYS THE LORD.JER13:11.SO HE DIED NAKED FOR OUR SINS
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT ? YES, CHRIST DIED FOR US STARK NAKED ON THE CROSS.
IT WAS THE ROMAN CUSTOM TO CRUCIFY COMPLETELY NAKED WITHOUT ANY PIECE OF CLOTHING SO AS TO MAKE THE VICTIMS AND THE SPECTATORS TO FEEL THOROUGHLY ASHAMED. THOUGH FOR MODESTY SAKE TRADITIONALLY CHRIST IS REPRESENTED AS BEING CLOTHED WITH A LOIN-CLOTH ON THE CROSS, HE IN FACT DIED COMPLETELY NAKED LIKE ANY OTHER CRIMINAL.
JUST AS A MAN VALUES THE LOIN-CLOTH (UNDERWEAR) AS THE LAST AND MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF CLOTHING ON HIS BODY, SO ALSO GOD LOVES EACH ONE US SO DEARLY. JUST AS THE LOIN-CLOTH WAS REMOVED (THE BIBLE SAYS 'HE WAS STRIPPED OFF HIS GARMENTS' - GARMENTS INCLUDE EVERY PIECE OF CLOTHING)FROM  CHRIST BEFORE NAILING HIM ON THE CROSS, SO ALSO WE HAVE SEPARATED OURSELVES FROM GOD BY OUR SINS.
TRULY GOD LOVES US SO MUCH !
ON JUDGEMENT DAY CAN WE GIVE ANY EXCUSE ?

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