my careless contagion

I posted this on my other blog, but I felt the urge to post here as well because I want to get this out there in as many ways as possible.  As believers, we know Jesus Christ won the most amazing spiritual victory for the entire world at Calvary. We know it was also at a tremendous cost. The devil surely thought he won by killing the Savior of the world, but little did he know he just unleashed a literal flood of grace upon all of humanity. Before Calvary, only the Jews received God's favor. After Calvary, all of mankind was included. Salvation was available for all. The devil worked so hard to ensure his own defeat. What a beautiful thing. But what an ugly process. The below is a blow-by-blow attempt to describe the death of Jesus Christ by a doctor.  The original post was found here . I cannot think of what Jesus did for me without weeping, and this is no exception. I post it here because all Christians must understand the incredible cost and brutality of what Jesus endured....

The story of the woman with the alabaster box has been preached around the world in every country, just as Jesus said it would. It is a very important depiction of a believer's relationship with Jesus, as I will try to reveal. It is a special story I hope to do justice. Below is the excerpt from Luke (Luke 7:36-50), though it is found in each of the gospel accounts. It appears there are two similar, separate accounts of two different women. One involves Mary , brother of Lazarus. She is named. This woman is not named, though she is designated a sinner (aren't we all?). This particular account occurred about a year before Jesus was crucified. It could be she knew Jesus would die for her sins. We don't know. What we do know is she knew Jesus was the Savior. She was genuinely repentant and full of love for Jesus. But, there is more to the story. Let's begin. *** 36  And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's ...