Luke 23:34-38
And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!” The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.”
Tag: The World Doesn’t Get It!!
In the above passage we see the account of the crucifixion of Jesus, the Son of God, for our sins. As he was placed on the cross the soldiers began to mock Him. Their reasoning was that “if” He was the Son of God, as He claimed, He certainly would have delivered Himself. “If,” as He saved others, He would certainly save Himself ... that is what a “real” God would do ... at least that was their reasoning. This thought pattern would be the natural way to think if you were a natural man. To think that the God of this world would be human and die is an absurd thought for mankind. Yet, this is what Jesus did. It was God’s plan, in order to save His elect, to allow Himself, through the act of obedience of His Son, to die for us. The World does NOT get it!!! God has and did die for us. He allowed death to defeat Him - but rose from the dead to defeat death. He beat death by dying and rising again. God is the giver of life and He did something the natural man can not fathom. This is a rejoicing thing. We can stand back in amazement, but we cannot be in disbelief. God saved us by ding for us.
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