1. Jesus died for the people who put Him to death. Jesus rose for the people whose minds rejected the idea of a resurrection.
  2. The sacrifice of Jesus stands completed, once for all, and we believe in the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
  3. Jerusalem, temple, and king, all three bespoke of Yahweh’s kingship, as well as of His Kingdom and presence on earth and all the blessings bound up with it.
  4. On Good Friday, poetic justice is satisfied. Poetic mercy is all which remains.
  5. On this Maundy Thursday, in particular, let the “for you” of Christ’s gifts dominate.

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