When we behold the disfigurement of the Son of God, when we find ourselves appalled by his marred appearance, we need to reckon afresh that it is upon ourselves we gaze, for he stood in our place.

-John Calvin

Who killed Jesus?

God did. God the Father was ultimately responsible for the death of His Son. God is telling us, “I purposefully determined to crush My Son with My wrath- for your sins, as your substitute.”

Why?

“Because I love you.”

-C. J. Mahaney

When we think of Christ’s dying on the cross we are shown the lengths to which God’s love goes in order to win us back to Himself. We would almost think that God loved us more than He loves His son. We cannot measure His love by any other standard. He is saying to us, “I love you this much.”

The cross is the heart of the gospel good news. Christ died for us; He has stood in our place before God’s judgement seat; He has borne our sins. God has done something on the cross which we could never do for ourselves. But God does something to us as well as for us through the cross. He persuades us that He loves us.

-Sinclair Ferguson

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

1 Corinthians 2:2

~ by alaynagrace on April 17, 2009.