Not so with those tens of thousands crucified by the Romans every year. They were systematically, unceremoniously put to death day and after day soon the faces of those tortured souls were forgotten forever. And such would normally be the case for some like Jesus of Nazareth. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ upon a Roman cross two-thousand years ago may appear to many as just an ordinary execution. To the contrary, that historical event was the centerpiece of God's loving plan for all humanity.
Nothing happens in the Christian life apart from the cross.
A loving God would not act like that. Anyone seriously desiring eternal life will have to go through it. The cross wasn't an accident. Today, I want you to understand all that happened on the cross of Jesus Christ. There's a reason it stands as the symbol of the Christian faith.