The crowd at the foot of the cross wanted proof. Come down, they said, and we'll believe. Give us a religion without a cross — the nice painted thing, just don't make anyone hang on it.
But Christ didn't come down. To come down would have been human. To stay was divine. He remained until our sin was atoned for and healed.
There's a comfort we look for in faith, and then there's the love that refuses to leave us in our suffering. Sheen draws out the difference.
Watch the full episode this Friday on Relevant Radio .
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