Not exact matches
It is sin that makes us feel separated from God, and this is the feeling Jesus expressed
on the
cross, and is one reason Jesus went to the
cross — to
take our sin and bear it away into
death so that we can see that God has not left us, has not abandoned us, and has not forsaken us, but has fully entered into our pain, our suffering, and even into our sin, so that He might show us how much He loves and cares for us.
The primary place we see God
taking responsibility in this way is in Jesus»
death on the
cross.
To explain how, he turned to the second chapter of Paul's Letter to the Philippians where the apostle speaks of the self - emptying or kenosis of God: «Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself,
taking the form of a servant... [and] humbled himself and became obedient unto
death, even
death on a
cross.»
He
took the punishment we deserve by His torture and
death on the
cross then defeated
death so that with repentance and faith, we will be forgiven.
The bread and hymns / prayers which mark Jesus» cultic action at the Last Supper are the New Testament fulfilment known as the Eucharist of the Old Testament zebach toda, with the unique bloody
death of Jesus
on the
cross taking the place of the temple sacrifices.
did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave (doulos), being born in human likeness And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of
death even
death on a
cross.
For those who
take shelter in Christ, who stand with the One who was bullied to the point of
death on a
cross, should display his kindness and character.
8 The view of exaltation reflected here is not unlike the traditions concerning Elijah and Moses, except that this one
took fully into account the
death of Jesus
on the
cross, and hence exaltation implied resurrection from the dead.9
He «did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,» but
took on the biting chains of slavery, «and became obedient unto
death, even
death on a
cross.
Come to Life through Faith in Jesus Finished work
on the
cross to
take away ALL SINS, his burial, which is the proof of
death, and his resurrected Life
on the third day.
His sinless life and
death on the
cross allowed His blood to be sufficient to completely
take away your sins and replace them with Christ's righteousness when you trust in Him.
He
took sin upon Him
on the
cross, and then carried it to where it goes —
Death and Hades — and left it there.
«In your relationships with one another,» he explains, «have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant he humbled himself and became obedient to
death — even
death on a
cross!»
Jeremy i believe you are
on the right track my
take is slightly different but we end up in the same place if we look at the story we see the
cross portrayed the condemned sinner judgement for sin condemnation and
death Jesus the son of God intervenes
on her behalf and forgives her and gives life restoration and the chance for her to start again without guilt or condemnation.That summs up our life storys.
He cried out «Why hast thou forsaken me» because in that moment he
took on the sin, sickness, pain, and
death upon himself and became that sin dying upon the
cross.
Taylor devotes the final two chapters of his book to a discussion of how Christians can engage in a «way of the
cross» — in movement - building and a «theatrics of counterterror» — as a way to «
take on the
death penalty,... working for a time when it is no more.»
Only Christianity of all the world's major religions teaches that God came to Earth in Jesus Christ and became subject to suffering and
death himself, dying
on the
cross to
take the punishment our sins deserved, so that someday he can return to Earth to end all suffering without ending us.
(but even if it didn't that should be obvious) Therefore Gods groundwork for the spectacular future that God has in store for us is built upon love and the way to create that love is for God to forgive us and grant us eternal life which is made available to us by the grace of Jesus Christ and the
death he
took for us all
on the
cross.
He «emptied himself,
taking the form of a servant... he humbled himself and became obedient unto
death, even
death on a
cross» (Phil.
The message of the Bible is that all who look to Jesus Christ alone as having
taken on Himself the penalty for mankind's sin and paid for our sin debt in full through His sacrificial
death on the
cross, will be reconciled to God and spend eternity with Him.
No one can
take upon themselves the suffering that God faced when a part of his very being faced
death on the
cross.
This
Death by Candy Corn
cross stitch pattern is a fun
take on the famous Halloween treat.
Three of these were in British Columbia, including the mauling of two sisters by an 80 pound Rottweiler
cross which resulted in one of the women being
taken to hospital in critical condition after suffering more than 100 bites, there was the
death of an elderly native woman due to a dog attack, and in downtown Vancouver, a dog described as a pit bull
cross attacked and killed a five - month - old puppy, who was
on leash, while its owner watched in horror.