1. Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission

2. FOLLOWING JESUS to the cross

3. 2 Timothy 1:9(God) who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, The Main Event from eternity to eternity

4. Revelation 13:8the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. from eternity to eternity

5. Matthew 27:26-31Then the governor's soldiers... stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,... they mocked him. "Hail, king of the Jews!" they said. They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. The Cross The spit on His face

6. 2 Corinthians 5:21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. The spit on His face

7. Matthew 27:26-31They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. "Hail, king of the Jews!" they said. The Cross The crown of thorns on His head

8. Genesis 3:17-18"Cursed is the ground because of you;through painful toil you will eat of itall the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. The crown of thorns on His head

9. Proverbs 22:5In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares,but he who guards his soul stays far from them. The Cross The crown of thorns on His head

10. 2 Timothy 4:8Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day-- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. The Cross The crown of thorns on His head

11. John 19:19-22Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews... and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. The Cross The trilingual notice

12. 1 Peter 3:18For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, The trilingual notice

13. Mark 15:24And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. The Cross The seamless robe

14. Isaiah 64:6All of us have become like one who is unclean,and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;we all shrivel up like a leaf,and like the wind our sins sweep us away. The seamless robe

15. Zechariah 3:3-4Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4The angel said to those who were standing before him, "Take off his filthy clothes." Then he said to Joshua, "See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you." The Cross The seamless robe

16. 1 Peter 5:5All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,"God opposes the proudbut gives grace to the humble." The Cross The seamless robe

17. 1 Peter 2:24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. The Cross The seamless robe

18. John 19:23-24When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes..This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. "Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it."... So this is what the soldiers did. The Cross The seamless robe

19. Isaiah 6:10I delight greatly in the Lord;my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments of salvationand arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, The Cross The seamless robe

20. Galatians 3:27for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. The Cross The seamless robe

21. Luke 23:34Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. The Cross

22. John 19:28-29 Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. The sponge on a stick

23. Luke 23:39-43But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence?.. "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." The two crosses either side

24. John 3:16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. The two crosses either side

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