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BASEL CHRONICLES | EDITORIAL | APRIL 2021

The scene of the crucixion of Jesus and
His death on the Cross proclaimed the

greatness of Jesus' life. Despite being on
the cross, a gure of forgiveness, Jesus
conveyed to the world to turn from their

sinful life, which is shown like the reec-
tion of the mirror. Nevertheless, the mind

set of the mentally perverted people who
looked at the crucied Jesus, rather than

receiving life, rejoiced in barbaric happi-
ness in taking the lives of the innocent

people throughout the history of man-
kind. But as a counterpoint to such a life-
taking culture, Jesus transformed the

Cross into a life-giving culture through
His death on the cross.

3. The death of the cross and the

death of the death: Although Jesus
was blameless, His death was cruel. The

death penalty is not rare for criminals.

But the idea of killing the innocent is a
mirror to the then corrupt society. The
excitement of His opponents was that the

crucixion death of Jesus will result in
putting an end to the works of Jesus. The

opponents realized through His death on
the cross that Jesus could not be bound
by the power of their unjust acts, or by

the temporary death on the Cross.

“Death is swallowed up, in Victory. O
Death, where is your Victory? O death

where is your sting? The sting of death is
sin, and the power of sin is the law. But
thanks be to God, who gives us the vic-

tory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1

Corinthians 15: 54b -57).