Death of Christ (213)
  1. Jesus’ death was a direct fulfillment of the will of His Father as promised in the Scriptures.
  2. Jesus was praying a Psalm. Psalm 22 to be precise, and both the Gospels of Matthew and Mark relay the story to us of Jesus praying that Psalm on the cross at the hour of His death.
  3. Through this promise, God does not let us escape death because in and through Jesus He overcame death.
  4. This Savior’s love for His church is no small thing. He gives up His own life so that she will live.
  5. This is the first of seven words of Christ from the cross.
  6. We attempt to put God to death as we seek to set ourselves in His place. God loves men, but he will not stand to compete with little gods.
  7. In Adam and in us, life has been wrapped in death. But in Jesus, God has wrapped death in life.
  8. But another possible translation for the Greek word we translate as ‘overcome’ and one maybe more consistent with the context is ‘comprehend.’
  9. God knows our need. He knows how it is to raise unruly children. He is very experienced in dealing with rebellion.
  10. “Christ came with no goals when it came to Himself. His only goals entailed us. He didn’t come to be fulfilled, but to give Himself. And He did that for me.”
  11. Merry Christmas sinner! Jesus was born for you. He died and rose for you.
  12. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see that simple boy. An orange sky warms the deserted streets with the final glow of safe light.
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