Grace Fellowship Church

Closing Thought: The death of Jesus stands as the most significant moment in all of history. His sacrifice didn't merely open the door to eternal life; it guaranteed it for His people. Jesus bore the full weight of God's wrath, serving as a redemptive force for those destined to be saved by grace through faith, bestowing His righteousness upon us. IT IS FINISHED! There is nothing more to achieve. Jesus completed everything for those who have faith. His death defeated death itself, ushering countless sons and daughters into glory.

We never outgrow the cross...

Closing Thought: The Jews who demanded Jesus' crucifixion, and Pilate who ordered it against his own verdict, had no justification for their actions. They were condemned for rejecting Jesus as the path to The Kingdom of God through the forgiveness of sins. God's plan of redemption has existed since the beginning of time and cannot be changed. Regardless of the severity of one's sins, the only requirement for salvation is to know they are sinners, to repent of those sins and have faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness and remission of the penalty due them because of their sins.

Closing Thought: The irony of the "trials" of Jesus is that those who were "judging" were truly the ones being judged. Those who condemned Jesus for blasphemy, those who desired Him only for His miracles, and those who acted out of fear of rejection if they believed in Him all shared one fate. They were ultimately judged and deemed guilty for their lack of faith in the very One capable of delivering them from the consequences of their sins against God. Do not be fooled, no one can judge Jesus because He is Who He says He is, and those who try, will be condemned for their lack of belief in Him.

Closing Thought: It is important that we remember the corrupt and brutal treatment that Jesus received at the hands of the Jews on the night before He was crucified, dwelling on the suffering He endured for the sake of His elect. And yet, the main thing we should dwell on from the night of Jesus' humiliation is the words He spoke before being sent away to Pontius Pilate, "But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God". The suffering Servant is risen, and will return to take His people to glory, and to cast into hell all of those who that have not believed into Him and therefore are still His enemies.