It is Done!
A deal of eternal proportion, significance, cosmic reverberation, priceless worth was enacted over two millenium ago. An inestimable, immeasurable price was paid, a powerful sacrifice was made. The deal was eternally settled and sealed in favour of all humanity, there will never be, or need to be another.
...although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.- Hebrews 4:3
It was a deal settled before the creation of the world. God sent His Son- Jesus Christ as the eternal sacrifice to die on the cross that all mankind irrespective of the their religious beliefs, persuasions, practises or not; may be delivered, rescued, saved from eternal captivity, destruction, damnation and condemnation.
That is why Jesus said: 'It is finised' (see John 19:30) before He died on the cross. He destroyed the works of the devil, He delivered humanity from the pangs of the evil one, sin and eternal wrath of God, He sealed an eternal deal (covenant) by His precious blood.
What Does this Deal Offer?:
- Salvation from evil & the evil one.
"...The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work."- 1 John 3:8
"For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood..., And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”- Revelation 5:9-10
"Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil"- Hebrews 2:14
"In Whom we have our redemption through His blood, [which means] the forgiveness of our sins."- Colossians 1:14
- Victory over the Power of Sin.
"...the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin."- 1 John 1:7
"...without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness... But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.- Hebrews 9:22,26
"And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins,"- 1 John 3:5
"How much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God."- Hebrews 9:14
- Freedom from the Eternal Wrath of God
"Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!"- Romans 5:9
"For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,"- 1 Thessalonians 5:9
"...even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come."- 1 Thessalonians 1:10
over the weekend, my friends and i watched the passion for the second time. i was made to remember that when Jesus said "it is finished" it meant that He paid the price for us. all the pains and sufferings we're going through because we are in a fallen world has already been paid in full. what great love and sacrifice Jesus did for us on the cross.
Posted by: pia | Friday, March 28, 2008 at 06:28 AM