Without the Cross there wouldn't be resurrection. The message of the cross is not religion but salvation of mankind.
bible says
in John 3:16
for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life.The encounter of the cross at calvary changed everything. The message of the cross isn't about making money but making sacrifices.The cross knows no color,no gender,no title,no class,no affiliation,the cross knows no tribe,no race.The cross only knows submission,faith,obedience and the greatest of them all LOVE.
Jesus uttered on the Cross: “Why have you forsaken me?” and “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.
Even at his death, Jesus showed us how to trust,submit to the Father beyond the circumstances.Jesus thought us to surrender to the will of the father.
The cross brings forgiveness.for we are not justified by ourselves but by God's mercy on us.in pain and agony Jesus still prayed to God the father :forgive them for they know not what they are doing.
To the thief he said:Verily, I say unto you, today thou shalt be with me in paradise
TO the mother and John the beloved he said
Woman, behold thy son. to disciple Behold thy mother
Jesus on the cross,taught us all value and lessons
1: to Forgiveness,
2. Salvation,
3. Value of Relationship,
4.the pain / hurt of Abandonment,
5. Distress,
6. Triumph and
7. Reunion.When darkness seem to prevail in life, it takes faith even to talk to God, even if it is to complain to him. These last words of Jesus from the cross show his absolute trust in God: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: ..
He bore it all in silence because He first loved us.