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Being crucified is an absolutely horrible way to die. So why would Christ choose that way to die? The answer is simple He did it for us.

Now that doesn't provide evidence that Christ was crucified the evidence is provided by our faith in God. Through His grace, we have the way to eternal life, but that was at a high price the death of Jesus, who is fully man and fully God.

The Bible makes it clear it all four gospels that Christ was crucified. The book of Isaiah dedicates one whole chapter to the future death of Christ. Chapter 53 is describing Jesus as the man of sorrows, and indeed He was. Although crucifixion was not explicitly stated in these verses, the fact that the death of Christ being written long before His human birth is significant.

The testimony of Jesus Himself is significant. Being God, He cannot lie and therefore is completely trustworthy. In Matthew 16:20, Christ reveals to His apostles that He will die and be raised on the third day. Matthew 20:19, He further discusses His death by crucifixion. Yet He reminds His apostles that he will raise from the dead on the third day.

Each of the four gospels is a witness to the crucifixion of Christ. Each account adds to the other and not one of them is in discrepancy. The witnesses were known to be truthful men, not seeking recognition for themselves, but rather looking to God. The men were not speaking in a prejudiced manner. After all, they saw Jesus' life, His death, and His resurrection. They saw Jesus in the Upper Room. Thomas touched Jesus' hands and feet where the nails were pounded through his skin into the wood of the cross. Paul, speaking in Acts 13, reiterates that Jesus was taken down from the cross and laid to rest in a tomb.

Besides the men who were with Jesus at His death, there were Roman guards, Jesus' mother, and other followers of Christ. Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy man by those standards, asked for the body of Christ and laid Him in a new tomb.

Crucifixion was not an honorable way to die and was reserved for only what the rulers considered abominable people. It would not be logical to make up a story of Christ being crucified. It can only be true.

As Christians, it is fundamental to our faith to believe that the Bible, including the death and manner of death, are true accurate accounts of Christ's time on earth. We need to hold true to this verse from Hebrews: Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

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