Because back then the people who were being crucified were made to carry there own cross as punishment and because i told him to
It was made of wood.
We all have our cross to bear means that we can't make progress without SOME suffering.A bit more:Since Jesus was forced to bear (carry) his own cross on which he was crucified, it is assumed this phrase originated from that.
It was made of thorns.
From Jesus having to carry his cross on his back to be crucified.
its cross to bear.
Jesus was crucified on a wooden cross, not a tree. The cross was used as a method of execution by the Roman authorities at that time.
To remind them of the sacrifice that Christ made for mankind. There is a misconception that His death on the cross constituted the atonement, when in fact the atonement was made in the garden of Gethsemane.
There are a number of sayings of Jesus from the cross, and most of them are written in the Gospel of John, chapter 19, if you care to read them.
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
On good Friday Jesus was made fun of and crucified. The people wanted to kill Jesus so they nailed him to a cross. They whipped Jesus and made him carry his cross to the hill of Golgotha.There he was crucified.
It would be more correct to say that Jesus died on a tree. He died on a cross.
This information is not given in the Bible. No mention is made of the weight of the cross, in any units.