Poetry
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun being obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into Thy hands I commit My spirit." And having said this, He breathed His last. Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent." And all the multitudes who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, beating their breasts. And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee, were standing at a distance, seeing these things (Luke 23:44-49)
The punishment of sin is death
This is a law—God is a Holy God and
God cannot overlook sin
God Himself provided the only sacrifice (Jesus)
Who could Atone for the sins of people
“God made Him (Christ), who knew no sin,
to be sin for us that we might become
the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Jesus died as according to the Scriptures
This is an indication that it was decided
Long before the foundations of the world
i.e. If man chooses to sin;
God would come to redeem man!
Man was tested and he sinned
A Holy God cannot let sin go unpunished--
To bear our own sins would be to suffer God’s
Judgment in the flames of hell!
Hell was created for the devil and his angels
Jesus didn’t remain in the grave
Because God accepted His Lamb’s sacrifice,
He fulfilled another prophecy by raising
Jesus from the dead (Psalm 16:10; Isaiah 26:19)
We thank God for His love and His plan of salvation
And we thank Jesus who willing lay down His Innocent Life
"For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from me, but I lay it down on my own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father" (John 10:17-18)
"For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly...God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:6-8)
And one of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!" But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!" And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." (Luke 23:39-43)
Poet Marcheleo
Copyright 2008
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