Many have chosen to focus on the gore of the crucifixion. But when we read this scene, this isn’t what the gospel writers choose to focus on. Certainly, it’s sobering what was done to Jesus. But the focus was not blood and guts, but his enthronement. The focus is how God became king. At the center of allegiance and apprenticeship for Jesus is a cross, a Roman torture device meant to cause excruciating pain and slow suffering death. For Jesus, apprenticeship to Him looks like what He did: "take up your cross and follow me. "Teacher: Caleb SprinkleText: Mark 15