Understanding the Crucifiction, Jesus on the Cross

By Theodore Knottingham, Rather than dwell on the misery and pain, remember the Beautitudes. What Jesus taught, living in the way of Christ, this is a process you accept and Live it. Being "saved" is not passive. You have been given the tools to live righteously as Jesus did, do not keep him on the cross, to be saved you must take on your own enlightened Christ Like nature.