A clue is given in the verses just prior to these famous words uttered from the cross. Jesus simply knew athat all was now completeda and the aScriptures had been fulfilleda (John 19:28).He knew that He had fulfilled His Father's will and that His death on the cross was God's ...
Old Testament prophecies about Jesus Christ's death were written to help prepare people for witnessing the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. They were also written so that people today may believe in God.Bible Prophecies Fulfilled, Lesson 3.01. We're going to dig into the facts of the brutal...
3. Jesus Atoned for Our Sins on the Cross The third piece of amazing Good News is that Jesus' death on the cross was not just the tragic martyrdom of a great man. Since Jesus was the Son of God -- fully divine -- his death provided atonement or payment for our sins. He bore our...
but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”In theological terms, this is called “substitutionary atonement.” Christ died on the cross as our substitute. Without Him, we would suffer the death penalty for our own sins. Here are a few verses that explain this concept: ...
but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”In theological terms, this is called “substitutionary atonement.” Christ died on the cross as our substitute. Without Him, we would suffer the death penalty for our own sins. Here are a few verses that explain this concept: ...
First the Jewish religious authorities examined him on the charge that he had disobeyed the traditions of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and made blasphemous claims about himself. They adjudged him guilty. Although the punishment prescribed for the sin of blasphemy was death (Leviticus 24:16),...
For Joyce, Jesus was also planning his escape from death on the cross. Accordingly, he was drugged and the Roman soldiers did not examine Jesus too closely, perhaps because they had been bribed. Neither did they stab him in the side with a spear in order to insure his death. As a resu...
If the report of this plot is accurate, however, it seems that nothing came of it, since the Pharisees did not play a significant role in the events that led to Jesus’ death. Mark and Luke assign them no role, while Matthew mentions them only once (Matthew 27:62). Some people in ...
2 Corinthians 4:11 :“For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in mortal flesh.” Today’s Meditation:The word “always” tells that we not only experience the cross once, butalways carrying about in the body the dying...
Today’s Meditation:‘His blood’ means the sacrifice of Christ. ‘by His blood’ means the same thing as verse 10’s ‘through the death of His Son’. The wrath of God in this verse not only refers to current wrath, but also the future’s. Christ was crucified on the cross to dea...