{"id":623,"date":"2026-11-11T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/?p=623"},"modified":"2026-11-11T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:39:16","slug":"why-our-lord-was-crucified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/?p=623","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Why Our Lord Was Crucified&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 29, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/John19_30.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/John19_30.jpg 998w, https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/John19_30-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/John19_30-768x364.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Study 3: \u201cWhy Our Lord was Crucified\u201d (<\/strong><strong>Zion\u2019s WatchTower \u2013 May 24, 1908, R4171)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As we review the events of our Lord\u2019s crucifixion we would like to focus on the seven words from the cross.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1)&nbsp; The first three sayings focus on other people.&nbsp; What is the significance of these words?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cFather forgive them\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cToday you will be with me in paradise\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cSon, behold your mother\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2)&nbsp; The last four sayings focus on Jesus himself.&nbsp; What is the significance of these words?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cMy God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cI thirst\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cIt is finished\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cFather into thy hands I commit my spirit\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Discussion Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question 1:&nbsp; All of these sayings were for the encouragement of his followers throughout the years to come.&nbsp; Luke 23:34 says that Jesus asked his Father to forgive those who crucified him.&nbsp; Scholars tell us that these words are not found in some of the earliest manuscripts, but they are certainly a teaching of Jesus (Matthew 6:14,15) and are echoed by Stephen the first Christian martyr (Acts 7:60).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jesus had other brothers and sisters but by asking John to take care for his mother, Jesus is emphasizing the family relationship his followers were to have with each other. (Matthew 12:46-50).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question 2:\u00a0 When we read the last four sayings of Jesus we are to remember that his suffering was foretold.\u00a0 See Psalm 22 and Psalm 69.\u00a0 And so we are to see that his death was arranged by the Heavenly Father before he became a man.\u00a0 \u201cFor God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son\u2026\u201d\u00a0 John 3:16.\u00a0 Jesus\u2019 death is the centerpiece of God\u2019s plan to bring mankind back into relationship with himself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 29, 2026 Study 3: \u201cWhy Our Lord was Crucified\u201d (Zion\u2019s WatchTower \u2013 May 24, 1908, R4171) As we review the events of our Lord\u2019s crucifixion we would like to focus on the seven words from the cross.&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; The first three sayings focus on other people.&nbsp; What is the significance of these words? 2)&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":625,"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions\/625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}