JOHN 19:28\u201330<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cSo when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, \u2018It is finished!\u2019 And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
(John 19:30)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The perfection of our salvation is contained in Jesus Christ alone. He made this evident during His final moments on the cross. His work of meeting the demands of the law and its penalty had been accomplished. Nothing now stood in the way of man\u2019s redemption. Jesus had done it all. Of course, His burial and resurrection were yet to come, but so certain were these that they were considered already accomplished when Jesus said, \u201cIt is finished.\u201d<\/p>\n
Notice that Jesus did not think of Himself, of His need to quench His thirst, until He had faithfully served others.<\/i> Once our needs were met, He turned to His own needs. It was only then that He asked for vinegar to drink. It was customary in those days to keep a vinegar drink on hand at a crucifixion for the relief of the dying. Some, however, believe Jesus was given vinegar to mock Him, and certainly the Roman guard ridiculed Him. But, historical evidence and the accounts of all the evangelists support the assertion that it was a customary drink. It was also necessary, for in drinking this Jesus fulfilled the prophecy in Psalm 69:21.<\/p>\n
John does not record everything that the other evangelists wrote, for as we have stated previously, John assumed the other accounts were well known. For example, he does not mention Jesus saying, \u201cForgive them for they know not what they do.\u201d This, of course, was very important because it focused on the forgiveness that we have in Christ. But John only records Jesus saying, \u201cI thirst\u201d and \u201cIt is finished.\u201d This, in a sense, says it all.<\/p>\n
All the sacrifices and foreshadows of the old system were insufficient in themselves and had to be continued every day. But Christ\u2019s sacrifice was sufficient. No other sacrifice is needed. We do not need to look anywhere else for salvation, for Christ<\/i> is all.<\/i> As Calvin wrote, \u201cLet us stop here, therefore, if we do not choose to be deprived of the salvation which He has procured for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Once He had announced the completion and sufficiency of His work, Jesus gave up His spirit, and committed it to the Father. In the same way, all who are in Christ have this confidence and hope, that when this life is over, we will not perish but will be given into the guardianship of the Father who remains ever faithful.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Jeremiah 29\u201330<\/p>\n
Titus 1<\/p>\n
WEEKEND<\/b><\/p>\n
Jeremiah 31\u201335<\/p>\n
Titus 2\u20133<\/p>\n
Read the passages below from Hebrews. In your own words, how is Christ\u2019s work finished? In what ways do people look for other means of salvation? How\u2019 do they treat Christ\u2019s sacrifice as incomplete and insufficient? Thank God that Christ\u2019s work is sufficient. Commit to stop trying to save yourself.<\/p>\n
For further study: Heb. 7:20\u201328; 9:11\u201328; 10:1\u201318<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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