Jesus’ Perspective on His own Death

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Jesus’ Perspective on His own Death
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I want to remind us of the perspective that Jesus, our Savior, had concerning His own death. Because I think it helps us appreciate it a little bit more. His death was 1) Purposeful, 2) Voluntary, 3) Joyful, and 4) Glorious.

Well, first of all, His death was purposeful. He recognized that He was going to die. John 12:27 says, “What shall I say, Father, do not let this hour come upon me. But that is why I came.”

The purpose of his death was also voluntary. It was a voluntary or volitional outpouring of His love, and it showed full and true submission to God, the Father. Romans 5:8, “for God demonstrates his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” In the garden, Jesus said three times to the Father, “not My will, but Your will be done.” In John 10:17-18 Jesus said, “The Father loves me because I’m willing to give up My life in order that I may receive it back again. No one takes My life away from Me. I give it up of My own free will. I have the right to give it up and I have the right to take it back.This is what my father has commanded me to do.”

His death was purposeful. His death was voluntary. His death was also joyful. Hebrews 12:2 says, “Who, for the joy set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and He sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Jesus was fully aware of the pain and the suffering that He would face at the cross, but He had his eyes on the joy, and that joy was purchasing our eternal destiny.

And then finally, Jesus considered death as the path to glory. In John 12:23 He said those words, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to receive great glory.” And this is an amazing verse to me because this is shortly before the passion week. This is shortly before He would go through all of that suffering, the betrayal, the arrest, the scourging, the piercing of his hands and feet, the crown of thorns on his head, and the gathering up the sins of the world that pierced His heart. He didn’t say the time has come for the Son of Man to be tortured and tormented and suffer for the sins of the world. No, He said, “the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” He ignored the suffering and kept his eyes on the glory. And if we can grasp the truth of that verse, it would totally change our perspective of the sufferings in our life.

So this is His perspective of His own death. He was born to die.

Gene Cunningham - May 23, 2000

Living Sacrifice 13

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The grace provisions given to Israel (Rom 9:4-5). "Israel" means a prince who has power with God. Jacob's name was changed by God to Israel denote His intent with the Jews - national status adopted as "a son" (Exo 4:22, Hos 11:1). We are sons individually in a brotherhood of Jesus Christ (Rom 8:15, Eph 1:5). Paul's love for his unbelieving Israelite brothers (who were trying to kill him -- was intense compared to ours for our brothers -- this ought not to be. Israel had the shekinah glory (Rom 9:4); what they had in old testament cannot compare to the fact that we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit (1Co 3:6). We are the "temple" now -- the Kingdom on earth. Israel had the covenants: land, seed, and blessing. In applying the new covenant (blessing) to us, God has applied it to a higher degree. Israel was a priest nation -- a missionary nation. We are called individually priests (Rom 12:1, 1Pe 2:5-9) forever. Christ means bringing together the nature of God and man in one (Rom 9:5). Romans chapter 8 has two great truths: no condemnation, no separation. Romans chapters 9-11 explains God's plan for Israel, even though they had rejected the word and got into apostasy (Rom 9:6). Paul warned Timothy to preach the word because the same problems had started to occur with the early church (2Ti 4:1-3). There's always a remnant (Rom 9:27-30) which explains the Grace of God even to us -- faith is the key (Rom 10:11-17). We shouldn't boast; God has not set Israel aside. He took another tree (gentiles) and grafted us in (Rom 11:17-20). God won't spare us if He didn't spare Israel (Rom 11:21-22). We must continue under God's Grace provisions. He will restore the Jewish nation (Rom 11:23-25). How can you love braham and hate his descendants (Rom 11:28-29). There is coming a judgement to the Church -- the Rapture could be a removal of the church in disgrace.

Scripture References: Ephesians 1:5, Romans 10:11-17, Romans 8:15, Romans 9:27-30, Hosea 11:1, Romans 9:6, Romans 11:28-29, Exodus 4:22, Romans 9:5, Romans 11:23-25, Romans 9:4-5, Romans 12:1, Romans 11:21-22, Romans 9:4, Romans 11:17-20