What does Papa “J” Say?
How does one know if they have a good understanding of the fear of the LORD? Do you hate evil, pride, arrogance and a perverted mouth? If any of these dwell in your character then you lack the wisdom to fear God, now that's simple isn't it? Proverbs 8:13
Salvation by grace through faith. I will not try to convince you that I have the right answers to the gospel, but I know and believe in the One who does since He is the Author of our Salvation. Hebrews 5:8-9.We then should listen to His edification and not that of any man made religion. 1 Timothy 1:4. The question! Why would God be willing to deplete all of His resources to provide salvation to the entire world of people who are dead in trespasses and sin? One clue is found in Philippians 2:5-11. The cost of salvation to God is a rich reward for those who allow the mind of Christ to bring them to the same obedience of Christ to His Father. Again, the question. Why, since mankind you remember is dead in sin? Through the total depletion of God through the death of Christ, as believers, we enter into His workmanship (the cost). In the resurrection of Jesus Christ we are raised with Him to good works (the reward) in those who believe by faith. This God prepared from the foundation of the world that we should walk in these good works. We should see now that Grace is the Cost and Faith is the Reward, His Workmanship, a plan and purpose that shows up in the volume of the Bible and NO OTHER BOOK! Hebrews 10:5-10.
The Gospel of John
John 18:1-11 The passages we are about to look to are critical, many times we read these passage and we never get any further then the “passion of Christ” as He walks through the valley and the shadow of death. The garden, one of the many around Judea, called Gethsemane is a place that Jesus had visited many times. He spent hours in prayer to His Father, preparing for these final hours. Many people know beforehand that their death is imminent and they also know that there is pain and suffering associated with the pending death.
However, Jesus knew more about His death then the average person could ever know. He knew of the Power that His Father gave Him. John 10:18, even the power of Pilate in John 19:11. Jesus also knew of the joy associated to His death because of His return to His Father, bringing salvation with Him. Hebrews 12:1-2. Yes, there was suffering like no other has or will suffer as He did. But, it was not His beaten and destroyed body that caused His greatest suffering. If you've ever been beaten you know that after a while the pain is replaced with a numbness.
The suffering that Jesus Christ suffered for you and for me is found in Matthew 26:36-46; and in Matthew 27:46, also see Psalm 22:1-2 as He who knew NO SIN, became the likeness of your sin and my sin. The problem: I could ask you to take inventory of what your sin and my sin might look like to the Sinless Jesus, but it is a horror that only God Himself could see for that brief, but eternal three hours. Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and gave up His Spirit. The veil of the Temple was torn in two, darkness cover the earth, the earth mourned His death, and rocks split in half. Oh! How I cry, because my sinful nature never sees the full horror of this, nor does it at times seem to care.
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