THINKING ABOUT THE FOOT OFTHE CROSS

SINCE I WROTE MY ARTICLE THE OTHER DAY I HAVE PONDERED ON WHAT ALL THIS MEANT TO ME. WHY DID SUDDENLY OUT OF THE BLUE DID I BEGIN TO BE INTERESTED IN THE FOOT OF THE CROSS? WHAT COULD IT ALL MEAN TO ME?
WELL I MENTALLY PUT MYSELF THERE AND WHAT I SAW WAS HORRIFYING. I WONDERED HOW THIS MADE A DIFFERENCE. IT WASN'T UNTIL I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE PICTURES OF JESUS ON THE CROSS THAT SUDDENLY IT HIT ME. HOW WE TAMED DOWN THE TONE OF THIS GRUESOME ACT SO THAT IT DOESN'T INTIMIDATE US TO MUCH. I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE SPEAK ABOUT THE MOVIE THE PASSION AND HOW GHASTLY IT IS. WELL THE REAL TRUTH IS THAT MOVIE DID NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE BRUTALITY THAT JESUS ENDURED. AS UNMERCIFUL AS IT WAS JESUS ENDURED TEN FOLD THE BRUTALITY.
IT CAME TO ME THAT MAYBE IF WE HAVE TAMED DOWN THE DEATH OF CHRIST IN OUR MIND MAYBE WE ALSO HAVE MEDDLED WITH OUR PERCEPTION OF SIN. THAT WE RECREATED OUR OWN INTERPRETATION OF SIN SO THAT IT WOULDN'T SO DOMINEERING IN OUR LIVES. THAT EVERYTHING JESUS DIED FOR MAY BE CHANGED TO A TENTH OF WHAT WE PERCEIVE AS SIN. THAT WOULD MAKE US NINETY PERCENT SINNERS AND WE DON'T EVEN PERCEIVE IT. THAT IS REALLY A SCARY THOUGHT.