LUKE 23:34 – THEN JESUS SAID, “FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO.” AND THEY DIVIDED HIS GARMENTS AND CAST LOTS.
ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY IS WRAPPED UP IN THESE WORDS OF OUR SAVIOR!
FROM ADAM TO THE LAST ADAM, GOD IS A COVENANT MAKER AND MAN IS A COVENANT BREAKER
THE BIBLE GIVES THE HISTORY OF MAN’S COVENANT BREAKING NATURE
IT ALSO IS THE RECORD OF GOD’S FORGIVENESS AND HIS RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT
GOD’S MERCY IS DIRECTLY TIED TO HIS LAW OF SACRIFICE: “THE INNOCENT DIEING FOR THE GUILTY”
FULFILLED ON THE CROSS IN CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS ONE
RECEIVE HIS MERCY GIFT IN CHRIST AND SIN IS REMOVED
REJECT HIS MERCY AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT, BUT ETERNAL JUDMENT
A HOLY GOD MUST JUDGE SIN!
SIN IS JUDGED AT THE CROSS
LIFE IS GIVEN THROUGH THE POWER OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION
AS IT IS WRITTEN “HE FIRST MAN ADAM BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” THE LAST ADAM BECAME A LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT.