Books 6 & 7 - tragedy or triumph?

[Phil Boswell]

No: HPFGUIDX 107746

Hans Andréa <ibotsjfvxfst at y...> wrote:
[snip]
> I don't know why Jesus' crucifixion is regarded as such torture.

Well, this might seem obvious, but having the skin shredded off your
back before being forced to carry your own cross (albeit with some
help) to the place of your ultimate execution, then having sodding
great nails hammered through you, then having to hang on them until
you either bleed to death or suffocate, with some Roman grunt sticking
a spear into you just to check that you're done and dusted ... that'll
ping my "torture" detector every time.

And that's considering merely the physical aspect of the experience:
if you're a Christian like me there's a whole 'nother angle to it,
whereby you are separated from your Father God, with whom up till now
you have been integrally bound, and there is a real risk that you're
screwed for eternity, because if there's no risk, the whole thing is a
pointless exercise ... at this point that detector melts down and
trickles off the table.

HTH HAND
-- 
Phil
who really wishes Yahoo!Groups had a "Kill Thread" option
and who also wonders whether an equivalent comment about any other
religious figure would be regarded as "fair game"?
and who wonders if anyone's twigged that he was *really* offended by
that particular remark?