The Seven Words From the Cross

This past week or so i have really been looking at "The Seven Words From The Cross". These are the last seven things that Jesus said. I have been learning a lot from looking at these words and trying to find out where in the Bible they relate to.
Its so crazy that while Jesus hung on the Cross He asked God to forgive the very people that had put Him on the Cross. This was the first thing that Jesus said while on the Cross.... (“Father, Forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”)
“Today you will be with me in paradise.” This statement is one that i have really been looking into, because of my view on weather or not Jesus went to Hell for the three days. I have spent a lot of time looking at documents from scholars about this.
"Behold your son." And he said to the disciple,"Behold your mother."
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” AKA “Cry of Dereliction.” at this point it is believed that Jesus was separated from God for taking on our sins. A scholar said that it was recorded that He seems to be acutely aware that He was alone, powerless, and dying.“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ is the first verse of Psalm 22, this is cool cause even when Jesus was being put to death He was quoting Scripture.
“I thirst.”
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”
Before Jesus took His last breath He said, "It is finished" this last statement is my favorite because it really brings all Scripture together. Jesus said in Romans that the wages of sin is death. tetelestai which is what Jesus actually said, in this time period was what the bank sent you when you made your last payment on a debt. This statement meant you had payed in full what you owed. So by Jesus saying tetelestai He was saying that our wage of sin was payed in full by His Grace.

Pretty sweet.......

Did Jesus go to Hell?????

When we think of Jesus, we never associate Him with hell, but should we? This blog is not the end all, but it is one side to the question. So did He go down to the bad place? From what i have found i would say YES!!! Lately i have really looked into this topic and have found a lot of things from both sides, but i have always sided with Him going to Hell. Now i have really look into the Bible and i can tell you for sure that it does not say anywhere that He did or did not go to Hell for those three days. I have found some verses that lean towards Him going to Hell. And they are.........

Isaiah 53:9-11 which says..

9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.

11 After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied ;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.

Matthew 12:40 which says....

40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

--(The heart of the earth is used many time in Scripture to indicate the Heart of a man, which the Bible says numerous time is exceedingly wicked. Wicked is used four times in Scripture to describe Hell.)

Ephesians 4:9 which says....

9What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions.

Luke 16:23 which says...

23In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.

--(There is a footnote in the Bible that says Hell as it is used here is the Hebrew translation of Hades. Hades is suppose to be the Hebrew word for Hell, but this is not totally true, Hades is never used to describe a place of suffering, and Hell is definitely used to describe a place of long suffering)

So what do you think? I would love to have your comments on this topic and see what you have maybe found...........

Religions, and such............

Is it ok to question Christianity? Is it ok to think that another religion might have some truth to them? What makes Christianity so right? I truly believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins and was resurrected. I believe that Jesus is the way the truth and the life. (John 14:6) but i can not honestly say that another religion is wrong. Saying that Muslims, and Jews, and many other religions are wrong is not my call, i am not God. I am still going to share with them the good news of Jesus Christ, but i do not want to tell them that their faith is wrong and mine is right.
Many people may disagree with me on this one and i am fine with that, because i have checked out other religions for myself and i can tell you that before you judge a religion check them out yourself. I think that you too will find things out that will make you think.
Now i am not promoting another religion, but i think it is good as Christians to accept all people no matter race or religion. I think that Christians have a bad name because so many judge other religions so poorly. I hate to say this but when you look at other religions they seem to practice what they preach more so then today's Christians. I feel as if for some Christ is just a symbol of their religion and not a person they worship and have a relationship with. I hate the saying, "I am a Christian, but i don't practice". Thats is the stupidest thing to say. Why be something your not?
So in clearing this all up i Love Jesus Christ and want the whole word to know what it feels like to know that there is a spot in Heaven waiting for them. But i do not want to ignore what they have to say, and i want to try and see where they are coming from and why they believe what they believe.