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PROVE to me that Jesus died on the cross, and died for me.
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Hmm... Ok. I will try and PROVE to you that JEsus died on the cross, and died for you. First, I am not sure I understand your question. If Jesus died, why would he die for only one person or one group of people? He would die - and did die - for all people who were willing to accept his free gift of Salvation. Will you accept this gift? I did when I was seven, and I do not regret it. I will never regret my choice.
Ok, so, you might be wondering if Jesus really was man, because we say He was God, so how can He be man, too?
Jesus was human. He was :
-Jesus was born - Matthew 1:18-24
-Jesus grew intellectually and physically - Luke 2:52
-Jesus was hungry - Matthew 4:2
-Jesus grew weary - John 4:6
-Jesus needed sleep - John 11:35
-Jesus died - John 11:33
Of course, Jesus was also God.
-Jesus is the Word - John 1:1
-Jesus is equal with God - John 14:9
-Jesus is the same as God the Father - John 5:8
-Hope rests on Jesus - Titus 2:13
-Believe that Jesus was the Son of God - John 13:19
-Jesus created all things - John 1:3, Colossians 1:6, Hebrews 1:10
-Jesus upholds all things - Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 1:3
-Jesus directs and guides the course of history - I Corinthians 10:1-11
-Jesus forgives sin - Mark 2:5-12, Colossians 3:13
-Jesus bestows eternal life - John 11:25, John 5:21, John 5:28-29
-Jesus will be the judge of all men in the final judgement - John 5:22, John 5:27, Matthew 25:31-46, II Corinthians 5:10
So, as you can see, Jesus made some remarkable claims, didn't He? The fact that He was hungry and needed sleep are quite remarkable. You see, the AntiChrist will not need sleep, food or drink. Of course, if you want to know about this ... pleasant character, so fondly called the AntiChrist, you'll have to ask more. But, back to Jesus.
Read Matthew 26:1-75, Matthew 27:1-65, Matthew 28:1-14. (the length is the only reason I did not type it out right here.) It covers the Last Supper, the betrayal, Him being tried before the Sanhedrin, Peter's denials, Jesus being delivered to Pilate, Judas being remorseful, Jesus being examined by Pilate, the choice between Jesus and Barabbas being made by the crowd. The crowd choses Barabbas to go free. The King is crowned with thorns, He is then led to Golgatha (place of crucifixion), Jesus is crucified, Jesus' death fulfills the law, Jesus is buried. Christ is resurrected, the commonly mistaken things. - all in that order - depending on your version of the Bible. If you do not own a Bible, I'd be happy to type that for you, but that is quite a bit.
I believe that Christ died a brutal death. He was flogged with a Cat of Nine Tails. This was a rod which had nine pieces of leather hanging off of it. On these leather strips, sharp objects such as rocks, glass, metal etc. was tied on. Jesus was hit with this awful thing thirty-nine times. (if anyone was struck forty times officially, then he was free from the law). Only about 2% of the people who were flogged that many times lived. Jesus had a crown of thorns pushed down upon His head. Not set daintily on His head, this crown was shoved upon His head so He would be in pain and bleed. When Jesus was forced to carry His own cross (at least one hundred pounds of solid wood - probably much, much more) and He couldn't do it alone because He was weak, a man from the crowd stepped up to help. When Jesus was hung, He forgived the man on His right because the man asked for forgiveness. Because of the Sabbath law, these men had to die. The men on Jesus' left and right had their legs broken so they could not push up and breathe. When the soldiers got to Jesus, He was already dead. To be sure He was dead, a soldier pierced His side. A mixture of blood and water flowed from this wound. This is important because if He was alive it would have been just blood, but He was dead, so the water flowed out, too. Then, on the third day, Jesus rose from the dead.
I'm not sure what else I can tell you. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. I'm sorry it took so long. You are in my prayers, and I pray that God makes this clear to you.
In Christ's love,
-FunnyCide
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