Son of God

In the heat of the day Jesus was led to the hill where He was to take His final breath. As the young soldier threw Jesus to the ground these words he said to Him; "With this nail I call 'hate,' I pierce your wrist. With this spike I call 'death,' I break your spirit and finally, with this nail I call 'hopelessness,' I end your life and your pathetic beliefs." Jesus was then raised up, blood flowing freely and He died...
When Jesus came off the cross, He did not leave empty-handed. He held in His hands the nails 'hate,' 'death,' and 'hopelessness.' Looking at the your soldier, Jesus felt compassion. Taking the three spikes He went to work on the hard heart of the young man. With the first spike He started to chisel as He said, " I will name this one 'mercy,'" The second one He grasped and proclaimed, "You will be called 'grace,'" and He chiseled more of the hardness away. Finally, Jesus took the third nail and said, 'I call this nail 'love,'"and with that He pierced the heart of the soldier. His blood flowed freely as the soldier turned to the cross and said, "Surly this is the Son of God."

Romans 5:8 "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."