{via}Oh goodness, this Lenten season has been one for the books, dear friends... Despite my wandering affections, Christ remains so consistent in His love for me and continues to prove himself to be endlessly faithful in my life. I promise to write more about my surrender very soon... but today I want to highlight a few more point's from The Passion of Jesus Christ (by John Piper):
Christ suffered & died...
To Bring Us to Faith and Keep Us Faithful (Mark 14:24, Jeremiah 32:40) - "When Christ died, he secured for his people not only new hearts but new security. He will not let them turn from him. He will keep them. They will persevere. The blood of the covenant guarantees it."
To Make us Holy, Blameless, and Perfect (Hebrews 10:14, Colossians 1:22, 1 Corinthians 5:7) - "The suffering of Christ secures our perfection so firmly that it is already now a reality. Therefore, we fight against our sin not simply to become perfect, but because we are. The death of Jesus is key to battling our imperfections on the firm foundation of our perfection."
To Give Us a Clear Conscience (Hebrews 9:14) - "When our conscience rises up and condemns us, where will we turn? We turn to Christ. We turn to the suffering and death of Christ -- the blood of Christ. This is the only cleansing agent in the universe that can give the conscience relief in life and peace in death."
To Obtain for Us All Things That Are Good for Us (Romans 8:32) - "God will meet every real need, including the ability to rejoice in suffering when many felt needs do not get met. God will meet every real need, including the need for grace to hunger when the felt need for food is not met. the suffering and death of Christ guarantee that God will give us all things that we need to do his will and give him glory and to attain everlasting joy."
To Heal Us from Moral and Physical Sickness (Isaiah 53:5, Matthew 8:16-17) - "The way Christ defeated death and disease was by taking them on himself and carrying them with him to the grave... One day all disease will be banished from God's redeemed creation. There will be a new earth. We will have new bodies... And all who love Christ will sing songs of thanks to the Lamb who was slain to redeem us from sin and death and disease."
To Give Eternal Life to All Who Believe on Him (John 3:16) - "So eternal life is not merely the extension of this life with its mix of pain and pleasure. It is supreme and ever-increasing happiness where all sing and all sadness will be gone. All that is evil and harmful in this fallen creation will be removed. All this is good - all that will bring true and lasting happiness - will be preserved and purified and intensified."
To Deliver Us from the Present Evil Age (Galatians 1:4) - "When Christ went to the cross, he set millions of captives free. He unmasked the devil's fraud and broke his power... Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free."
Christ suffered & died...
To Bring Us to Faith and Keep Us Faithful (Mark 14:24, Jeremiah 32:40) - "When Christ died, he secured for his people not only new hearts but new security. He will not let them turn from him. He will keep them. They will persevere. The blood of the covenant guarantees it."
To Make us Holy, Blameless, and Perfect (Hebrews 10:14, Colossians 1:22, 1 Corinthians 5:7) - "The suffering of Christ secures our perfection so firmly that it is already now a reality. Therefore, we fight against our sin not simply to become perfect, but because we are. The death of Jesus is key to battling our imperfections on the firm foundation of our perfection."
To Give Us a Clear Conscience (Hebrews 9:14) - "When our conscience rises up and condemns us, where will we turn? We turn to Christ. We turn to the suffering and death of Christ -- the blood of Christ. This is the only cleansing agent in the universe that can give the conscience relief in life and peace in death."
To Obtain for Us All Things That Are Good for Us (Romans 8:32) - "God will meet every real need, including the ability to rejoice in suffering when many felt needs do not get met. God will meet every real need, including the need for grace to hunger when the felt need for food is not met. the suffering and death of Christ guarantee that God will give us all things that we need to do his will and give him glory and to attain everlasting joy."
To Heal Us from Moral and Physical Sickness (Isaiah 53:5, Matthew 8:16-17) - "The way Christ defeated death and disease was by taking them on himself and carrying them with him to the grave... One day all disease will be banished from God's redeemed creation. There will be a new earth. We will have new bodies... And all who love Christ will sing songs of thanks to the Lamb who was slain to redeem us from sin and death and disease."
To Give Eternal Life to All Who Believe on Him (John 3:16) - "So eternal life is not merely the extension of this life with its mix of pain and pleasure. It is supreme and ever-increasing happiness where all sing and all sadness will be gone. All that is evil and harmful in this fallen creation will be removed. All this is good - all that will bring true and lasting happiness - will be preserved and purified and intensified."
To Deliver Us from the Present Evil Age (Galatians 1:4) - "When Christ went to the cross, he set millions of captives free. He unmasked the devil's fraud and broke his power... Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free."
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Such good stuff :)
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