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what is the goodness of good friday?
why i the cross a symbol of loss and defeat a symbol of hope and joy for Christians?
he just washed his hands
this is a sordid take to end all sordid tales. wickedness and depravity through and through. disturbing. disgusting.
but through this evil we see a golden thread. the divine hand of work being worked out.
the death of Jesus Christ had to be an atoning death. a sinless sacrifice.
his death had to be a bloody death.
a shameful and a cursed death.
it was a public death
the people cried out “crucify him crucify him”. and yet in the wisdom of… that jesus would die in that kind of death.
the base motives of man
even before this we see:
the wickedness of judas
desertion of the disciples
peter’s denial
the injustice of pilate
the mocking of the soldiers
we see it not as an act of mang but as the culmination of God’s
they were part of the good plan of God.
as if to show us that all the accumulated evil of man and power of darkness…
that’s the power of God. nothing can stop him from saving his people.
that’s our God who has…
the cross is the ultimate demonstration of a solution to our greatest problem.
vanquish
light
seen one way it’s evil… seen another way, it represents the best of the love of God
we sit here and we know that we are just as angry evil sinful bloodthirsty in our hearts. we know that we deserve condemnation because we are guilty. there is refuge in the cross. forgiveness full and free in the Lord Jesus Christ because he has borne our guilt.
it was poured out on him so that it wouldn’t have to be poured out on us.
he made no protest. he never tried to break free. he laid down his life like a good shepherd for the sheep. he submitted to this. willingly allowed all this to come upon him.
so that we can rejoice that there is forgiveness…
the vilest offender who truly believes…
there is forgiveness if they only believe
there is no coincidence if you are listening to this. whatever your motives are for coming. God is sovereign. he has worked in such a way to bring you here that you might hear this, that you might believe…
then good friday is really good. that’s the goodness. isn’t that a good message? isn’t that a good and wonderful thing? all the more as we see our own badness. it is a good and gracious God.
dear Pastor,
thank you for your labour of love, serving our Lord here at bethel, serving His people every week without fail. your