The Clothing On The Cross

The Clothing on the Cross

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,
so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness.

1 Peter 2:24 NIV

When Christ was nailed to the cross, he took off his robe of seamless perfection and assumed a different wardrobe, the wardrobe of indignity.

The indignity of nakedness. Stripped before his own mother and loved ones. Shamed before his family.

The indignity of failure. For a few painfilled hours, the religious leaders were the victors, and Christ appeared the loser. Shamed before his accusers.

Worst of all, he wore the indignity of sin. “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness.”

The clothing of Christ on the cross? Sin— yours and mine. The sins of all humanity.

He Chose the Nails