Jesus Christ hates the sin in people, and Calvary is the measure of His hatred.Oswald Chambers (24 July 1874 – 15 November 1917) was an early-twentieth-century Scottish Baptist evangelist and teacher who was aligned with the Holiness Movement. Conviction is given to us as a gift of shame and repentance it is the great mercy of God. Our part in realizing the tremendous meaning of His curse is the conviction of sin. Jesus Christ became a curse for us by divine decree. Never allow yourself to believe that Jesus Christ stands with us, and against God, out of pity and compassion, or that He became a curse for us out of sympathy for us. That is the final word in the redemption of humankind.Īnything that lessens or completely obliterates the holiness of God, through a false view of His love, contradicts the truth of God as revealed by Jesus Christ. The greatest note of triumph ever sounded in the ears of a startled universe was that sounded on the Cross of Christ- “ It is finished!” ( John 19:30).
“We see Jesus… for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor…” ( Hebrews 2:9). God could forgive people in no other way than by the death of His Son, and Jesus is exalted as Savior because of His death. It makes the Cross unnecessary, and the redemption “much ado about nothing.” God forgives sin only because of the death of Christ.
That contradicts the revealed truth of God in Jesus Christ. Never build your case for forgiveness on the idea that God is our Father and He will forgive us because He loves us. His death was not something that happened to Him- something that might have been prevented.
There is no place for seeing Jesus Christ as a martyr. The death of Jesus Christ is the fulfillment in history of the very mind and intent of God.
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