After he was born, Baby Jesus' parents wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him upon long, wooden beams, a dead tree, just like the cross. The first place Jesus laid his head to rest was a dead tree, and the last place he laid his head to rest was a dead tree. Ironically, Jesus was crucified on the Sabbath, "the day of rest."
Jesus Christ came into this world to die for the sin of the whole world, the curse we all inherited from Adam and Eve when they broke the law of God, "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." This is why everything began to grow old and die. Sadly, sin (noun) is in our DNA; we all have an inclination to sin (verb): "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
Here's the Good News!
"Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Jesus took our place, he died; He gives us His eternal life.
Consider Jesus: His life, His actions, His mercy, His ministry of healing, His words (Father, forgive them, they know not what they do), His death. Did Jesus go around yelling and screaming at people? No. Did Jesus belittle and berate people? No. Did Jesus hold their sins against them? No.
The people Jesus became angry with were "pious religious rulers" who thought they were holy and superior to sinners. They used God for their profit and Jesus admonished them. Why? Because they blocked the Grace of God in other people's lives, they blocked the Good News of the gospel to the poor and downtrodden.
God is not angry at us anymore! Jesus paid the price for sin so we could all have fellowship with Him. The veil of the Temple has been ripped in two from the top to the bottom and we can all enter in to God's presence. The blood of Jesus paid our debt in full on the "cursed, wooden cross," 100%.
~dkg