kbragg
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Matthew 27
32As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). 34There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.[b] 36And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. 37Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!" 41In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42"He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " 44In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
The Death of Jesus
45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi,[c] lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"[d] 47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."
48Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."
50And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
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So if you're like me and not a big history buff you're read that passage and think "a sponge, no big deal." But what were sponges used for in Roman times?
http://www.bealltool.com/romansims/objects.htm
LL- Roman Toilet and Sponge
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I think a lot of times with some many reenactments of the Crucifiction and hearing it preached on year after year, we sort of get desensitized to what Christ endured for us. The last thing Christ experienced before He gave up His Spirit was a filthy toilet sponge being shoved in is face. The lowest of lows. At that point He could have said "Enough!" and destroyed them all--us all, but instead He gave up his Spirit for them, and for us. Even when degraded in such a manner, He died so that they might have eternal life--the I might have eternal life.
Do you realize how much love that takes? More than any man could endure. Yet he was not a man but God manifest in the flesh sinless and perfect enduring the cruelest of cruelties for you and me. Oh how He loves us---oh how He loves me
Matthew 27
32As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). 34There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.[b] 36And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. 37Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!" 41In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42"He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " 44In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
The Death of Jesus
45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi,[c] lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"[d] 47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."
48Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."
50And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
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So if you're like me and not a big history buff you're read that passage and think "a sponge, no big deal." But what were sponges used for in Roman times?
http://www.bealltool.com/romansims/objects.htm
LL- Roman Toilet and Sponge
This has been one of the most requested objects for a long time, so I decided I'd better make it. This is a Roman toilet and sanitary sponge on a stick. Typically, toilets in the Roman home where located in the kitchen, because it was regarded unsightly to put them in the bath house, and more practically, for most Romans, their only access to the sewer was through the kitchen. The toilet was built over the access pipe and a hole with sloping floor nearby was built into the base of the toilet, so that kitchen waste and residue from cleaning the floor could be quickly and easily swept into the sewer. Since it would be enormously impractical to put the toilet in the kitchen in the Sims, I recommend placing it in either the bathroom or in a small room right off of the kitchen. Included with the toilet is a decorative hygienic sponge. In Roman days, toilet paper was not used, but the Romans felt just as strongly about keeping clean after they went. They used a piece of cloth or a sponge, tied onto the end of a stick to wipe off their behinds. To keep it clean in between uses, the item was kept in a bucket of water where it could be washed out. When the sponges became to foul, they were replaced and the water in the pail was changed regularly. The Roman Toilet practices may seem disgusting to us today, but consider how practical it would be for cleaning to have the toilet in the kitchen, especially before garbage disposals. Also, re-using the sponge stick is a lot more environmentally friendly than going through rolls of specially made paper.
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I think a lot of times with some many reenactments of the Crucifiction and hearing it preached on year after year, we sort of get desensitized to what Christ endured for us. The last thing Christ experienced before He gave up His Spirit was a filthy toilet sponge being shoved in is face. The lowest of lows. At that point He could have said "Enough!" and destroyed them all--us all, but instead He gave up his Spirit for them, and for us. Even when degraded in such a manner, He died so that they might have eternal life--the I might have eternal life.Do you realize how much love that takes? More than any man could endure. Yet he was not a man but God manifest in the flesh sinless and perfect enduring the cruelest of cruelties for you and me. Oh how He loves us---oh how He loves me
