Simon of Cyrene and the Cross Christ Bore
Simon Of Cyrene and The Cross Christ Bore by VICTOR PAUL WIERWILLE I want to acknowledge my indebtedness to my good friend Jack Hunt for bringing to my attention the accuracy of The Word regarding the subject of the cross Christ bore. May his inspiration and mine be yours to enjoy. You are acquainted with the generally accepted teaching of how Jesus appeared before Pilate, who scourged Him . After that the soldiers put the heavy cross on Him to carry it to Calvary. Then, as they approached Calvary, Jesus broke down under the burden of the cross. So the soldiers grabbed Simon of Cyrene out of the crowd and they said, "You must carry the cross." So Simon carried the cross the rest of the way to Calvary, where they crucified Jesus. This makes a beautiful word picture, beautiful colored pictures in the churches, beautiful story, beautiful this and beautiful that, but it is not true. Let's find the truth. If I were in The Way Teaching Center and I said that I was going to my residence and if I said to you, in telling this story that I met my brother Harry as I came out of the Bible Center, where would you say that I met Harry? What do you understand that I meant when I say that as I came out of the Bible Center I met Harry? To discover the accuracy of The Word regarding the cross Christ bore, let us consider each record in the gospels separately, beginning of course with the gospel of Matthew. "Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked him, saying Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him and his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him." Matthew 27:27ff. Where were they? Th
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Topic: Matthew 27, Luke 23:20, Colossians 2:14 Format: pdf Pages: 14 Victor Paul Wierwille was a Bible scholar and teacher for over four decades. By means of Dr. Wierwille's dynamic teaching of the accuracy and integrity of God's Word, foundational class and advanced class graduates of Power for Abundant Living have learned that the one great requirement for every student of the Bible is to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Thus, his presentation of the Word of God was designed for students who desire the in-depth-accuracy of God’s Word. In his many years of research, Dr. Wierwille studied with such men as Karl Barth, E. Stanley Jones, Glenn Clark, Bishop K.C. Pillai, and George M. Lamsa. His formal training included Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees from Mission House (Lakeland) College and Seminary. He studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton Theological Se