June 5 — I’ve been listening to a Bible study on the book of Hebrews. We were in chapter 12 today, the teacher was talking about what happens to someone who is crucified and the reasons the Romans chose this method of execution. As I listened to him describe it, I wondered if Mormons understand how brutal this was for Jesus, and if they do, would they still be running off to their temples.
Those who were crucified didn’t die from blood loss, dehydration, or exposure to the elements. They died from suffocation, which was a slow way to die. If Mormons know how awful and painful this was for Jesus, would they say, “Thank you, Jesus, but sorry, we still need to do works of salvation for ourselves and for the dead in the temple. Your work just isn’t enough to allow us to become our own god and a god of our own world”? (more…)
