Topics:<\/b> Cross; Death of Christ; Deity of Christ; Dying to Self; Sacrifice<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Ephesians 5:2; Philippians 2:5\u201311; 1 John 3:16<\/p>\n
Christ died because he would die; other men admitted to the dignity of martyrdom are willing to die, but they die by the torments of the executioners; they cannot bid their souls go out and say, \u201cNow I will die.\u201d And this was Christ\u2019s case: It was not only, \u201cI lay down my life for my sheep\u201d [John 10:15], but he says also, \u201cNo man can take away my soul; and I have power to lay it down\u201d [10:18]. And, de facto, he did lay it down\u2014he did die before the torments could have extorted his soul from him.<\/p>\n
Many crucified men lived many days on a cross. The thieves were alive long after Christ was dead, and therefore Pilate wondered that he was already dead (Mark 15:44). His soul did not leave his body by force, but because he would, and when he would, and how he would.\u2026 Christ did not die naturally, nor violently, as all others do, but only voluntarily.<\/p>\n
\u2014John Donne, poet and preacher (1572\u20131631), in a sermon (March 28, 1619)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Cross; Death of Christ; Deity of Christ; Dying to Self; Sacrifice References: Ephesians 5:2; Philippians 2:5\u201311; 1 John 3:16 Christ died because he would die; other men admitted to the dignity of martyrdom are willing to die, but they die by the torments of the executioners; they cannot bid their souls go out and … Continue reading “VOLUNTARY
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