Save Yourself! - Mark 15:16-32

Save Yourself! - Mark 15:16-32

From Grace Bible Church Columbia, MO by Grace Bible Church Columbia, MO

March 1, 2026 · 39 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the suffering and mockery Jesus faced before His crucifixion, emphasizing the importance of the cross in Christian faith.

“You cannot claim the joy – the blessing – the peace – the love – the forgiveness – WITHOUT THE CROSS!” After Jesus had been scourged, Mark tells us that the soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, which was the judgment hall of Pilate when he was in Jerusalem. The torture of Jesus did not end with the scourging but continued when He was brought into the judgment hall. This torture by the whole cohort of soldiers included mockery, insults, and physical abuse. Remember the Lord’s face was already battered and swollen from the abuse of the members of the Sanhedrin. Not only this but His whipped back would have been bleeding badly from the scourging. These Roman soldiers did not care and decided to treat Him much in the same way that Herod and His soldiers had treated Him, making a mockery of Him for their entertainment. They dressed Him in a purple robe, possibly the same one that Herod had put on Him. Then Mark tells us that they twisted together a crown of sharp thorns, which was to resemble the golden laurel wreath worn by Caesar. They put this on His head pushing it down firmly so that the thorns dug in and blood began to trickle down His face. Then they knelt before Him and…

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Host: Grace Bible Church Columbia, MO

Topics covered

  • suffering of Jesus
  • mockery
  • crucifixion
  • forgiveness
  • sacrifice
  • Christian faith

Keywords

  • Jesus
  • crucifixion
  • mockery
  • forgiveness
  • suffering
  • sacrifice
  • Christianity

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