The Soldiers: Umoved by the Cross

There is an awesome power in the cross. There is a mysterious magnetism about the cross that attracts us to Christ. But the soldiers who crucified Christ were unmoved by the cross. These men were participating in the most gripping event of history, yet they were ignoring it. And the reason these Roman soldiers were unmoved by the cross are the same reasons that a lot of people are unaffected today.

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• Death by crucifixion was
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  and extremely
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  .
• Condemned criminals were forced to wear a
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  around their neck stating the reason for their conviction.
• The condemned person was
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  of his clothing before the crucifixion as further humiliation.
• The naked criminal was often
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  .
• The condemned was then affixed to a rough wooden
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  that would be in one of
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  shapes.
• Crucified victims would sometimes take several
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  to die.
• When death did not come quick enough, they would
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  the legs of the crucified victim.
• The cross usually measured no more than about
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  feet high.