While I was only 6 years old, minding my own business, I came riding in to my house for supper and to watch Gunsmoke.
We hat struck me about "The Preacher" was that there was never a real effort for Royal Danoto even defend himself, much less retaliate against Chuck Connors. In mu mind and heart, it hit me like a "ton of bricks":
Just like this preacher (who represented Christ) Jesus willingly went to his shameful, extremely painful death on a Roman cross. He never physically resisted, either.
Chuck Connors played such a vicious character, in my mind he represented Satan himself, with no pity, empathy, or mercy; just like the Roman soldiers who brutalized abd crucified Christ.
The difference, of course, is that Gunsmoke was just a show, but what happened to Jesus was the "real deal", and furthermore, Jesus willingly took that punishment and HE DIED FOR ME PERSONALLY, before I even existed on earth!!
That is a lot for a 6 year old kid to understand; not in his head, but in his heart. I don't think I even saw the last of this show before I was down on my knees, asking God Almighty to forgive me for my sins. I have held on yo this for decades now, beginning then my Christian walk with the Holy Spirit of Jesus, Who really IS The Christ! Amen.