What Did Jesus Do For Us

What did Jesus actually do for us? — DesireJesus.com

Imagine going to a church worship session and never hearing the gospel message taught or preached. That is what it would be like. Unfortunately, there have been several instances in the past when this has been an issue, and it continues to be a source of concern in some situations today. We have a tendency to lose sight of who Jesus is and what He has decided to achieve on our behalf. Reading the Scriptures can provide us with the opportunity to gain new insight into a subject matter. The value of being reminded of something we already know but haven’t necessarily thought about in a long time comes in other situations.

Christians will learn something new as they consider the book’s content, while others will be reminded of topics they haven’t thought about in a long time.

What type of future would we be looking forward to right now if He hadn’t stepped in to help us out?

We’ve become so accustomed to the advantages He provides that we don’t stop to contemplate the type of mess we’d be in if He didn’t exist.

It is important to recognize that the work He has done on our behalf is considerably more significant and far more effective than we frequently appreciate.

1. Jesus experienced death and resurrection in order to defeat sin’s power in our lives

Consider the possibility of attending a church service and never hearing the gospel message taught or preached. That has unfortunately been an issue in many circumstances throughout history, and it continues to be a source of worry in some contexts now. It may be all too easy for us to lose sight of who Jesus truly is and what He has decided to do on our behalf in our lives. Reading the Scriptures can provide us with the opportunity to gain new insight into a passage of Scripture. The value of being reminded of something we already know but haven’t necessarily thought about in a long time comes in other instances.

Considering its substance, some Christians may discover something new, while others will be reminded of topics they haven’t thought about in a long time.

Without His intervention, what type of future do we think we’ll be looking forward to in the near future?

Without Him, we would be in such a state of disarray that we wouldn’t even comprehend the state of affairs we would be in if He weren’t there.

The work He has done on our behalf is significantly more significant and has a lot bigger impact than we are frequently aware of or acknowledge.

2. Jesus proclaimed His victory over those who were defeating us

“when he went and declared to the spirits in prison, since they had previously refused to obey, while God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being made, in which a few, namely, eight humans, were taken safely over water.” ” — 1 Peter 3:19-20, English Standard Version There is a great deal of disagreement over what is intended by these passages. Some of the issues raised by this chapter are constantly argued by theologians, and I don’t expect that we will be able to resolve all of the issues raised by these lines today in our discussion.

The verse paints a picture in my mind’s eye of Jesus announcing His triumph over those who took pleasure in defeating His people.
According to legend, there are such entities as angels and demonic beings.
They are a distinct and independently formed order of entities.
It is recorded in the Bible that this world was populated with people who were in a state of constant rebellion against God in the days before the great flood.
And they were free to choose whom they wanted to be their spouses.
These were the powerful heroes of yore, the men of fame, the men of legend.
— Genesis 6:1–5, English Standard Version We’re also given the sense that fallen angels may have had children with human women, which would have contributed to the depravity that existed on the planet, much to God’s chagrin at the time.

As a result, if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and imprisoned them in chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if God did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; — 2 Peter 2:4-5, English Standard Version During this time period, the Lord instructed Noah to construct an ark.

The ark was enormous.
People would almost probably have seen it and inquired about it during that time period.
The fact that they could have chosen to repent of their unbelief toward God every time they looked at it and considered what it represented is a testament to their character.
When the floodwaters came in, only eight people were able to get into the ark.
As part of his campaign against humanity, Satan encourages us to blaspheme the God who created us and gave us life.
According to some interpretations, 1 Peter 3:19 is telling us that, sometime after Christ’s resurrection and ascension, He announced to the fallen angels who have been working against humanity throughout human history that they had been victorious over humanity.

Jesus has stated that their attempts to defeat humanity and God’s plans for His most precious creation have failed, and that they will not succeed in their endeavors.

3. Jesus has allowed us to identify with Him

“when he went and announced to the spirits in prison, since they had previously refused to obey, while God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being made, in which a few, that is, eight people, were taken safely over water.” ” Peter 3:19-20 (English Standard Version) — Many people are divided on what these passages are referring to. Certain issues raised by this chapter are constantly argued by theologians, and I don’t expect that we will be able to resolve all of the issues raised by these verses during our time together.

The spirit world is revealed to us via the pages of Scripture, and we may learn a lot about it.
There are no such things as angels or devils since they are not individuals who have died.
Demonic entities that have rebelled against the Lord and chosen to follow Satan, another fallen angel, are in reality fallen angels.
After man started to proliferate throughout the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were gorgeous.

And the Lord responded to him, “My Spirit will not remain within a man forever, since he is flesh; his days will be 120 years.” The Nephilim were present on the world at those times, as well as later on, when the sons of God entered into relationships with human women and produced offspring to them via those relationships.

In his judgment, the Lord observed that man’s depravity was widespread over the globe, and that every intention of his heart was solely evil on an ongoing basis.

6:1-5 (English Standard Version) The idea that fallen angels may have had children with human women and contributed to the depravity that existed on earth, much to God’s wrath, is also presented to us in the book of Revelations.

Since God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment, and if God did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; In the New International Version of 2 Peter 2:4-5, The Lord instructed Noah to construct an ark during this time period.

The ark was a behemoth of a construction.
People would almost probably have seen it and inquired about it at that time period as well.
It was possible for them to choose to repent of their disbelief toward God every time they looked at it and considered what it symbolized, but they chose not to.
Everything else in the world perished.
These identical actions are taken by Satan’s fallen angels, who work in collaboration with him.

Jesus has stated that their attempts to defeat mankind and God’s plans for His most precious creation have failed, and they have been informed of this by the Father.

4. Jesus rules and reigns with perfect judgement

Angels, authorities, and powers have been subordinated to him, as he has ascended into heaven and is sitting at the right hand of God. — 1 Peter 3:22 (KJV) ESVI was recently made aware of a news item claiming that an increasing number of individuals were having difficulty getting a decent night’s sleep. On being asked why, many of those who responded stated that they were kept up at night by their dread of international leaders making wrong or potentially hazardous judgments. They called into question the judgment of those who had been entrusted with the authority to lead nations and make governmental policy in their own countries.

Despite the fact that human leaders regularly fail us, our ultimate hope should never be placed in the hands of those we elect to public office.
According to this passage of Scripture, Jesus is seated at the right side of God the Father.
However, there is a day coming when Heaven and Earth will be joined, and Christ will rule with fairness, kindness, and perfect justice, as evidenced by his visible rule.
When I looked up, I saw a new heaven and a new earth, since the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no longer there.
It was a sight to behold.

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, nor will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, nor will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” — Revelation 21:1-4, Revelation 22:1-2, Revelation 23:1-2, ESVI s When you think about all that Jesus has done for us and all that He still has planned for us, it’s quite astounding.

He suffered for us, conquered sin’s power over us, announced His triumph to those who were determined to defeat us, permits us to identify with Him via baptism, and He governs and reigns with perfect justice and kindness on the earth.

When we become too preoccupied with ourselves or our day-to-day circumstances, it is easy to lose sight of these advantages. The tremendous grace of our Savior and Lord, on the other hand, is brought to our attention on a regular basis by the word of God. John Stange, et al., 2017

What Did Jesus Do For Me?

“Featured Bible Study: 30 Christian Fundamentals” is your destination. Please visit this page to view a list of all the writers and titles in the series, as well as to suggest a topic. Subscriptions to this series are now being accepted for the ebook. A surprising number of Christians have never been informed what Jesus has done for them in his death and resurrection. To be sure, they are aware that Christ has died and risen from the dead, but they have little understanding of how this amazing historical event impacts them both now and in the future.

So what exactly did Jesus do?

No You Can’t.

Since the Garden of Eden, mankind have demonstrated an inability to perform well. The human heart has shown to be profoundly evil, despite the fact that it was born into this world with a sinful nature (Psalm 51:5). (Jeremiah 17:9). As a result, when God looks down upon the earth to see whether there is anybody who is smart and who seeks after God, He discovers that there is no one (Romans 3:9-20). Many people will say, “But there are so many wonderful individuals in the world!” They will counter.

Maybe.
Sure.
This isn’t even close.
Because God’s eyes are too clean to even look at sin, He expects PERFECT OBEDIENCE on our part (Habakkuk 1:13).

Yes. He did.

Jesus, on the other hand, complied. When the Father expected faultless obedience, Jesus went above and beyond what we were able to achieve. The entire time he was alive, he followed the Father’s commands in all he did, even to death on the cross (Philippians 2:6-8). He was tested in every manner, yet he remained sinless (Hebrews 4:15). He was able to succeed where Adam, Israel, and we were unable to. Consequently, when we are in Christ, we are not considered as sinners who deserve the wrath of God, but rather as children of God.

For God allowed Jesus, who had never sinned, to be treated as if he had, in order that you and I may acquire a righteousness that is not our own (Philippians 3:8-9), and that we might become the righteousness of God (Philippians 3:10).

Take a deep breath and process it for a moment.

It is not as though God has pretended as if your misdeeds never happened to him.

But definitely not on you. In order for us to live, God’s anger was poured out on Jesus, and when God opens our hearts to genuinely believe this, it becomes the most life-altering, earth shattering, and heartwarming reality in the universe.

Now, You Can.

Jesus did not just absolve us of our sins; he also provided us with eternal life. He has also released us from the shackles of slavery. The Holy Spirit is now at work within us, sanctifying us and molding us into more and more like Christ as we look upon Him more and more (2 Corinthians 3:18). To put it another way, we are transformed when we focus on the reality of the Gospel and place our faith in Christ’s accomplished work rather than our own capacity to do it. God takes away our heart of stone and replaces it with a heart of flesh, a heart that will eventually submit to Him and His will (Ezekiel 36:26-27).

Moreover, as if all of this were not enough.
We are more liberated than we would be with our own earthly parent in this situation.
That is to say, when Christ was on the cross and screamed, “It is finished!” it indicated that all required to be done in order for us to be saved had already been accomplished.
There is nothing you can do to make Him accept you more or less than He already does.
Because Jesus has already accomplished it.
Discuss: Would you mind sharing your ideas on how Christ’s work has impacted your life?
The following are the remaining theseries: What is the best way to follow Jesus?

What Did Jesus Do?

In every way, the table serves as his altar. Jesus Seminar co-founder John Dominic Crossan makes a compelling argument that Jesus’ table manners were possibly the most radical feature of his life—that Jesus’ table manners opened the way to his heavenly morals—in the book, The Jesus Seminar. Crossan sees Jesus as a member of a Mediterranean Jewish peasant society, a culture defined by clan and cohort, in which who eats with whom determines who stands where and for what reasons. As a result, the manner Jesus continually breaks the standards of “commensality” when it comes to eating would have surprised his contemporaries.

In his most famous quote, which is still surprising to even the most religious Jew or Muslim, he says, “What goes into a man’s mouth does not make him dirty; it is what comes out of his mouth that causes him to be unclean.” Jesus isn’t a hedonist or an epicurean, but he’s also not an ascetic, as seen by the fact that he feeds the crowds rather than advising them on how to live without food.

The other element of Jesus’ message, a harsh and even vindictive prophesy of a final judgment and a large-scale damnation, might appear to be at odds with the laid-back egalitarianism of the wide road and the open table to a modern reader.
If the end is close, why are so many wise words being spoken?
The idea that a later, maybe “unpersonified,” corpus of Hellenized wisdom literature was placed onto an older story of a Jewish messianic prophet has been put up by certain scholars.
But among charismatic prophets, it is typical to see a single figure who “projects” two personae at the same time, or in close succession, each one gloomy and one dreamy, and this is a regular occurrence.

African-American community leaders prior to the civil-rights movement, for example, were called upon to serve as both prophets and political agitators to an oppressed and persecuted people in a manner not unlike from that of the historical Jesus (and all the other forgotten zealots and rabbis whom the first-century Jewish historian Josephus names and sighs over).

Malcolm X was the prototypical contemporary apocalyptic prophet-politician, plainly advocating murder and a religion of millennial vengeance, all fueled by a set of cult beliefs—a hovering U.F.O., a bizarre racial myth—that fueled his whole political career and career of his followers.
His martyrdom earned him the moniker “prophet of hatred,” and within three decades of his death—roughly the time span that separates the Gospels from Jesus—he could find himself on the cover of a liberal humanist magazine such as this one.
(As if to demonstrate this point, just this week came news of chapters from Haley’s “Autobiography” that had been withheld because they “showed too much of my father’s humanity,” according to Malcolm’s daughter.
Although there is a genuine and immutable difference between what may be termed narrative facts and statement-making truths—between what makes believable, if broad, sense in a story and what is necessary for a close-knit philosophical argument—the distinction is not insignificant.

While the concept that the ring of power should be delivered to two undersized amateurs to toss into a volcano in the very heart of the enemy’s camp makes solid and sober sense in Tolkien, it would be surprising if such a premise were used as the basis for the Middle Earth Military Academy’s curriculum.

In Mark, Jesus’ divinity develops without ever needing to be explained intellectually, and it does so without ever needing to be explained.
This is a narrative of self-discovery: he doesn’t know who he is at first, and then he begins to believe that he knows, and then he begins to question, and in anguish and glory, he dies and is recognized.
However, as a statement under consideration, it imposes unbearable requirements on logic.
As a result, we get the Jesus depicted in the Book of John, unlike others who don’t.
A lamb whose throat has not been slit and which has not bled is not much of an offering, to put it mildly.
However, this is ruled out by the entire force of the Jewish concept of deity, which is omnipresent and omniscient, capable of knowing and seeing everything.
You’ll find that the more you think about it, the more amazing, or bizarre, it gets.
To some extent, therefore, the lengthy history of early Church councils that attempted to transform fairy tales into theology is a history of people walking out of a movie puzzled and looking for someone else to explain what just happened.
What was at stake in the seemingly absurd wars over the Arian heresy—the question of whether Jesus the Son shared an essence with God the Father or merely a substance—that consumed the Western world during the second and third centuries is explained by Jenkins.

In the same way that Sean Connery and Daniel Craig are two different faces of the same role, or in the same way that James Bond and Ian Fleming are two different authors of the same creation, was Jesus one with God in the same way that Sean Connery and Daniel Craig are two different authors of the same creation?

Individuals debated in this manner because they were members of social organizations such as cities, schools, clans, and networks, in which words are displayed on flags and pennants: who promised to whom was inextricably bound up with who said what in what language.
There has long been an effort to separate inspiration from intolerance, beautiful Jesus from ugly Jesus, and this has been going on for centuries.
The intelligent Jesus is a brother of the shrewd Christ, and the two are related.
Pullman, a writer of great skill and feeling, as demonstrated in his magical children’s fantasies, considers the betrayal of Jesus by his brother Christ to be a fundamental betrayal of humanity on the part of the Christ.
Pullman’s novel, on the other hand, is not solely argumentative; he also retells the parables and acts in a straightforward simplicity that removes the Pauline barnacles off his characters.
You’re interested in knowing who they are, right?
All of the research, however, seems to agree on one thing: Paul’s heavenly Christ appeared first, while Jesus the wise teacher appeared later.
Its intractability contributes to the intoxicating effect of believing.
The two continue to speak, and the fact that they are two is what differentiates the religion and provides it with its discursive dynamism.
W.
Auden, the best-known Christian poet of the twentieth century, and William Empson, the greatest anti-Christian polemicist of the same century, were precise contemporaries, close friends, and virtually completely interchangeable Englishmen in their roles as slovenly social types.

Empson emerged as the most outspoken critic of a morality reduced to “keeping the taboos imposed by an infinite malignity” during the same period, beginning in the fatal nineteen-forties, in which the reintroduction of human sacrifice as a sacred principle left the believer with “no sense either of personal honour or of the public good.” The difference here is that where Auden saw a good Christ, Empson saw a terrible Christ.) That wail may still be heard above and beyond the words.

The most important thing is still the passion.

Despite the fact that he is leading a rebellion against Rome that is not really a rebellion, it does not really leave any room for retreat, Jesus appears to have an inkling of the situation in which he finds himself, and some part of his soul does not want to be a part of it: “Abba, Father, everything is possible for you.

When the victim was undressed, it was done so in order to rob him of dignity.
(As an example of how horrific it was, Josephus writes that he asked the Roman authorities to remove three of his companions off the cross after they had spent hours on it; just one of them survived.) The victim’s legs were fractured, causing him to pass away in a blaze of agony.
It was terrible, and it was always there.
His imagination conjures a man being nailed to a cross, cries of agony, two companion crosses in view, and then we crane out to see two hundred crosses and two hundred victims: we are at the beginning of the story, the execution of Jewish rebels in 4 B.C., and not the end of the story.

What Christ Did for Us

In a natural way, the story of Christianity is intertwined with the story of Christ. The work of Christ on our behalf reveals God’s redemptive purpose for our lives. What Christ did for us is referred to as the atonement, and it is the only means by which we may restore our damaged relationship with God. But first, let us take a look at who Christ is, what He claims to be unique, and how trustworthy the New Testament is before we proceed. What is Christ’s identity? Christ is a title, not a name, as is commonly believed.

The Hebrews were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Messiah.
In Him, we find fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the key to God’s plan to heal our damaged connection with Him.
Christ’s Claims to Authority The significance of the question “Who is Christ?” cannot be overstated.
Scripture references include (but are not limited to) Matthew 16:15, Mark 8:29, and Luke 9:20.
Jesus made a number of unusual assertions, leaving His audience with just a few alternatives as to what He was really like.

The following is found in John 10:32-33: “Jesus responded to them, ‘I have shown you many wonderful miracles from the Father.’ Which of them do you want me to get stoned for?’ It was not for any of these reasons that the Jews were stoning him, but rather for blasphemy, for claiming to be God while being only a mortal man.” Prior to this, in John 8:58, Jesus identified himself with God, the “I AM” of the Old Testament (Exodus 3:14), when He declared, “I tell you the truth.

before Abraham was born, I am!” They grasped what Jesus was implying once more, and in the very next sentence, “they took up stones to stone him,” they show their understanding by doing so.
As an example, in Mark 2:5, Christ declares that “your sins are forgiven.” In Mark 2:7, his detractors questioned, “Why does this gentleman speak in such a strange manner?
“Who else except God has the power to pardon sins?” Christ also accepted worship, which was traditionally designated for God alone, especially in light of His Jewish heritage and cultural context.
Was Jesus simply a human being?
“I’m attempting here to prevent anyone saying the truly silly thing that people say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I’m not ready to accept His claim to be God,'” C.S.
That is the one thing we are not allowed to mention.
He would either be a madman or the Devil of Hell, depending on your point of view.

Either this man was, and continues to be, the Son of God, or he is a lunatic or something even worse.” The Book of Revelation Several things are recorded in the New Testament: that Jesus associated Himself with God, that His detractors recognized this, that He claimed to be able to forgive sins, and that He was worshipped.

These are some remarkable assertions.
As has been mentioned several times, the New Testament manuscripts are the most thoroughly documented documents in all of ancient history.
These four books are known as the four Gospels.
It is simply not correct to assert that the New Testament writings have changed with time and with translation.
Minor differences in language and copyist mistakes, collectively referred to as variants, are permissible; nevertheless, none of them have an influence on important areas of Christian theology and are, in reality, insignificant when it comes to Christ and His claims.
The temporal span between the time of Christ and when some early New Testament writings were written is also small by historical standards, particularly in the case of the Gospel of John.
As a result, there was no time for Christ to become the subject of tales to grow.

Furthermore, the book of 1 Corinthians has sections that present the fundamental ideas of the Gospel, such as 1 Corinthians 15:1-8: The gospel that I taught to you, which you accepted, and on which you have made your stand, is what I want to remind you of now, brothers.” If you cling tenaciously to the message I proclaimed to you, you will be saved by this gospel.

It was important to me to pass down what I had learned to you, first and foremost: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter and subsequently the Twelve.

The Atonement is a term that refers to the act of atoning for a sin.

As a result of Jesus’ death and resurrection, there are several Christian perspectives on how the Atonement restores our broken relationship with God.

Despite the fact that John 3:16 is frequently referenced, it does not take away from its importance as a statement of God’s purpose and the atonement: According to John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whomever believes in Him will not perish but will have eternal life.” God has extended his hand to us.

Christ has risen from the dead for us.
The following installment in this series is concerned with the very first steps in living for Christ.
Conversations with C.S.
He received his undergraduate degree in philosophy of religion and apologetics from Denver Seminary and is now doing graduate studies in philosophy at Southern Evangelical Seminary.
C.S.
55-56, is a good place to start.
The Case for Christ, written by Lee Strobel, provides further evidence in support of Christ (Zondervan, 1998).

For example, F.F. Bruce’s The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? (InterVarsity Press) and Craig Blomberg’s The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (InterVarsity Press) are both worth reading (InterVarsity Press, 2 ndedition).

What did Jesus do on the cross?

In a natural way, the story of Christianity is intertwined with the story of Jesus. The work of Christ on our behalf reveals God’s purpose of salvation. Christ’s sacrifice for us, known as the atonement, is the only means by which we might mend our damaged connection with the Father. But first, let’s take a look at who Christ is, what He claims to be unique, and how trustworthy the New Testament is before we move on. How can I know who Jesus is? Christ is a title, not a name, and it is used to refer to Jesus.

When the Messiah came, the Hebrews were ecstatic about it.
In Him, we find fulfillment of Old Testament expectations, as well as the key to God’s plan to heal our damaged connection with Him.
Christ’s Proclamations Significant consideration should be given to the issue “Who is Christ?” “Who do you think I am?” even Christ inquired of his disciples.
As a result of Jesus’ many astounding statements, His listeners were left with just a few alternatives as to what He was like in person.
“Jesus responded to them, ‘I have shown you many wonderful wonders from the Father,'” we read in John 10:32-33.
It was not for any of these reasons that the Jews were stoning him, but rather for blasphemy, for claiming to be God in the first place.
before Abraham was born, I am!” His contemporaries saw what Jesus was implying once more, and in the very next line, “they gathered stones to stone him.” In addition, Jesus claimed to have the capacity to pardon sin.

“Why does this person talk like that?” his detractors questioned in Mark 2:7.

God is the only one who can pardon sins.

Scriptures such as Matthew 28:9 and John 9:38 show Jesus embracing worship, among other things.

Was He delusional or what?

Lewis provided the finest response to these issues.

The only way to describe him would be as a crazy.

You are required to make a decision on this.

Several things are recorded in the New Testament: that Jesus associated Himself with God, that His detractors recognized this, that He claimed to be able to forgive sins, and that He accepted worship.

Except through me, no one else can come to the Father (John 14:6).

We have no way of knowing, however, whether or not the New Testament account of Jesus is correct.

The Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – are the four books that contain the greatest material on Christ, His life, ministry and so on.

In addition to the more than 5,000 copies of the New Testament that are known to exist, there are countless thousands of fragments or sections of the New Testament that have been found.

This is especially true when one analyzes extant documents over the course of history (a field of study known as textual criticism).

Overall, the New Testament texts are reliable sources for historical knowledge.

As an example, the book of 1 Corinthians was written by the Apostle Paul around 55 A.D., which corresponds to approximately 22 years after the events described in the Gospels.

In addition, it implies that many people who were living at the time of Christ were still alive while a large portion of the New Testament was being written.

If you don’t believe, you’ve been duped.

He then appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers all at the same time, the vast majority of them are still alive today.” In the next paragraphs, Paul discusses the central concept of Christianity — that Jesus rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:12-20).

When Jesus died and rose from the dead, he accomplished the Atonement for our sins.

However, all agree that the Atonement involves God providing us with an opportunity to restore our broken relationship with Him through Christ as a result of Jesus’ death and resurrection.

Because of Christ’s death, we have eternal life.

It is sufficient for us to accept God’s mercy through Christ in humility, to repent of the wrongs we have done, and to confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior before we are prepared to take the first steps in our Christian lives.

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Lewis (InterVarsity Press), The Heart of Narnia (NavPress), and Inside the Screwtape Letters(InterVarsity Press) are among the works of Robert Velarde (Baker Books).

He is currently doing graduate work in philosophy at Southern Evangelical Seminary.

Mere Christianity, by C.S.

55-56), is an excellent resource.

The Case for Christ, written by Lee Strobel, provides further evidence in support of Jesus (Zondervan, 1998).

For example, F.F. Bruce’s The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? (InterVarsity Press) and Craig Blomberg’s The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (InterVarsity Press) are both excellent resources (InterVarsity Press, 2 ndedition).

Jesus Christ put down his life for us, as stated in John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”
John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” This was demonstrated by the greatest act of love.
The Bible says that we have been reconciled to God via the death of His Son (Rom. 5:10). “For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we will be saved by His life,” says the Bible. “So then, just as one act of transgression ended in condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness resulted in the justification of life for all men,” says Romans 5:18. In Romans 6:8, it says, “For by His death, He put an end to sin once and for all
But by His life, He puts an end to sin, once and for all.”
Christ died for our sins, 1 Cor. 15:3, “For I gave to you as of first importance what I also received, namely, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,” says the apostle Paul. The atonement was completed when Jesus received the sour wine, according to 2 Cor. 5:21, “He caused Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so we may become the righteousness of God in Him.” The atonement was completed when Jesus declared, “It is finished!” And He lowered His head and surrendered His spirit to the Father.” In Eph. 2:16, the apostle Paul writes, “and may reconcile them both in one body to God by the cross, by which it had put to dead the enmity.” In Phil. 2:8, “And being discovered in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by being obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross,” God demonstrates his humility.
Bringing all things back into harmony, Col. 1:20, “and by Him to bring all things back into harmony with Himself, having made peace through the blood of His death
Through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.”
As Paul writes in Col. 2:14, “He has wiped out the certificate of obligation that consisted of decrees against us and that was antagonistic to us
And He has removed it from the path, having nailed it to the cross,” God has removed our sin debt from our lives.
Made the Devil Helpless (Hebrews 2:14) says that as the children partake of flesh and blood, He Himself partakes of flesh and blood in order to render powerless him who held the power of death (that is, the devil), via death.
“And for this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance,” Heb. 9:15-16, “For where a covenant is made, there must inevitably be the death of the one who made it.” We were redeemed by His blood, according to 1 Peter 1:18-19, “knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things such as silver or gold, from your futile way of life that was passed down to you from your forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, the blood of Christ.”
He carried our sins in His body on the cross, 1 Peter 2:24, “for He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so we may die to sin and live to righteousness
Because it was through His wounds that you were healed.” In 1 Peter 3:18, it says, “For Christ likewise died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unjust, in order that He may bring us to God,” meaning that Christ died in the flesh but was raised to life by God’s Spirit after having been put to death in the flesh. He atoned for our sins, 1 John 2:2, “and He Himself is the atonement for our sins
And not only for ours, but also for the sins of the whole world.”
He fulfilled prophecy, Psalm 22:14-18, “14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint
15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint
16 I am poured out like water, and all my bones My heart is like wax, and it is melting inside of me. 15 My strength has dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue has become cleaved to my teeth. And then you bury me in the ash of eternity. 16 Dogs have encircled me, for this reason. A gang of evildoers has encircled me, piercing my hands and feet in the process. 17 I’m able to count every one of my bones. It says in Isaiah 53:4-7, “Surely our griefs and sorrows were carried by Him, and our sorrows were carried on His shoulders.” He fulfilled the prophesy. Although we considered Him to be struck, afflicted, and smitten by God, He was pierced through for our sins, and He was buried with us. He was crushed as a result of our transgressions. We are cured as a result of His scourging, which was done for our good and the good of all mankind. 6 We have all gone astray like sheep, each of us turning to his or her own path
But the Lord has allowed the sin of us all to fall on Him. 7 He was burdened and afflicted, yet He did not use His mouth to express himself. Thus, He did not open His mouth like a lamb being taken to the slaughterhouse or as a sheep being sheared in front of its shearers.”
Zechariah 12:10 says, “And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son
And they will weep bitterly over Him, as one weeps bitterly over a first-born.” He fulfilled this prophecy.

The passage above, while not exhaustive, provides us with a good scriptural picture of what Jesus accomplished on the cross and why he did it.

Why Did Jesus Have to Die for Us?

It was customary in ancient Israel to sacrifice animals in order to satisfy the debt owing them for their crimes, which was documented in the Old Testament. God’s rules dictated which sorts of offerings were necessary to atone for various sins, and which types of sacrifices were not required. The vast majority of living sacrifices were to be faultless animals with no blemishes or flaws. God’s Son Jesus came to earth in the New Testament to reconcile us with God by making the greatest sacrifice: his own life.

Consequently, Jesus lived a sinless life on our behalf.
“God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world could be saved through him,” according to John 3:17.
Thus, Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice, forever meeting the demands of God’s justice on the basis of his own life and death.
And in Jesus’ resurrection, we witness God’s victory over death, pointing us in the direction of the promise of eternal life in God’s presence (John 11:25).

Three Things Jesus Did for Us On the Cross

2. God Caused Christ, Who Knew No Sin, to Be Sin on Our Behalf: “God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin on our behalf, so we may become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor.5:21). Christ took on our sin so that we may be made righteous in God’s sight through faith in him. In other words, it is God’s free gift to individuals who know that they will never be able to achieve a level of righteousness sufficient to fulfill God’s high standards of righteousness. Our justification comes only through God’s grace, and as the Bible states, “If it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise, it is no longer grace” (Rom.11:6).

He literally BECAME SIN in the process.

Even spotless angels are unable to behold God in the eyes and must thus hide their faces before Him (Isa.6:2,3).

As a result, God has placed us in Christ, allowing us to come before Him without fear – because we are in Christ.

We may now rejoice in our full approval before God, since we have been made into the righteousness of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

On the cross, Jesus became impoverished in order for us to become wealthy – or, to put it another way, so that we would have “need of nothing” in our lives afterward.

Wise parents do not provide their children with everything they desire or ask for, but rather simply what they require.

According to the ancient covenant, those who followed the Law would be rewarded with material prosperity.

Jesus humbled himself in so that we can be affluent.

We have no need to be concerned about the future – either for ourselves or for our children.

So, dear brother and sister, let go of all your anxieties and concerns.

There is no longer any need for you to be in a state of perpetual financial insecurity in your life.

In the gospel, you can assert your claim to be born.

(Gal.3:13,14).

That in and of itself would have been welcome news.

Instead, we can receive the blessing that God bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants.

As a result, you will be a godsend.

This is the benefit that Christ has purchased for us on the cross by becoming a curse for us in order that we could be blessed.

It is via the gift of the Holy Spirit that we get this benefit, as we are informed by the scripture.

(John 7:37-39).

We are to be a BLESSING to every family we come across on the face of the planet because it is God’s intention for us to do so. Zac Poonen is the owner of the copyright. It is not permitted to make any changes to the content of the article without the express written consent of the author.