Life and teachings of Jesus

Jesus had to die. This was the plan for salvation all along and even when they couldn’t find anything to accuse Him of, they knew that if He answered affirmative to the question of whether He is the Christ, “the Son of God”, He would be guilty of blasphemy, for which the penalty is death.

Peter, who walked with Jesus swore that he would remain faithful, and when asked three times if He was not the one who followed Jesus, he denied it all three times before the rooster crowed, just as Jesus predicted. How many times have you and I probably denied Jesus and didn’t lose a night’s sleep over it.

Jesus said if we deny Him before men, He will deny us before the Father. Peter went out and wept bitterly, knowing what He had done. I believe God’s grace is abundant and that Peter had been forgiven because of His broken heart and love for the Lord Jesus and that Jesus referred to a lifestyle whereby you deny His existence.

Any sins can be forgiven, accept for those clearly stated in the Scriptures, such as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. There is nothing we have done or will do (besides the above), that Jesus did not die for. He didn’t just die for hard core sins, deserving death, from a worldly perspective, that is, because we feel we are not as bad as some people…

He died for mankind, period. For all have fallen short of the glory of God and we all deserve to die on that cross. Thanks be to God for the lengths He went to, to save us from certain death.

25/07/2020

Day 12
Matthew 27 v 1 - 66

There are a couple of role players who had part in Jesus’ execution. Let’s have a look at who they were.