Sat, Apr 29th - 12:23AM
“It Is Finished!” Jesus Does Not Need Your Help
"It
is finished!" Jesus finished the work given to Him by His Father, which
culminated at the cross. At the cross, the gavel of the Supreme Judge of the
Universe crashed upon His mighty bench when God the Father, pleased to crush
His Son, poured the full cup of His wrath against sin upon His innocent sinless
Son. Jesus took our sins, but in Him was no sin, nor did Jesus ever sin. 1Pe
2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 1 John 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested
to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. "It
is finished!" At the cross, the Great Exchange took place (2 Corinthians
5:21; Colossians 2:13-15). The eternal debt owed for the sin of mankind was paid
in full. God the Father looked upon His sinless, perfect, precious, and
priceless Son as if He had lived the filthy, detestable, sin-stained lives of
fallen mankind. And, for those who repent and receive Jesus Christ as their
Lord and Savior, God the Father looks upon them as if they had lived His Son's
perfect, precious, and priceless life. "It
is finished!" At the cross, God kept His promise to crush Satan's head
through the bruising of His Son. The power of sin and death was vanquished once
and for all time. "It
is finished!" Jesus Christ's finished work on the cross forever made
man's work to appease God, to please God, and to be reconciled to God, impotent
and blasphemous. The
sin debt I owe to God was and is paid in full by my Lord and Savior, my High
Priest, Master and King, Jesus Christ, when He shed His innocent, sinless blood
on the cross on my behalf! IT...IS...FINISHED! Implications
of Tetelestai The
implications of Jesus' words on the cross are eternally positive for those who
repent and receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior--by the grace of God alone,
through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone. However, the implications of Jesus'
words on the cross are eternally negative for any organization or individual
who seeks to add to, detract from, or replace not only Jesus' words on the
cross, but also the work He accomplished to the glory of God the Father. Every man-made religion and each of their
faithful adherents stand, right now, in the cross-hairs of God's wrath.
"For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit
without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his
hand. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the
Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him" (John 3:34-36).
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Thu, Apr 27th - 7:46PM
“It Is Finished!” Jesus Does Not Need Your Help
"Since
then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the
Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest
who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect
has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw
near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help
in time of need" (Hebrews 4:14-16). Jesus
came to make a way, the only way, for people to find mercy, grace, and
help in time of need. Jesus, the sympathetic Savior, finished the work given to
Him by His Father. Jesus
Declared His Work Finished! Having
identified the "it" (the work God the Father had given God the Son to
accomplish on earth), let's take a look at what Jesus meant when he cried out
that He had finished the work. As
I mentioned early in this article, having an understanding of the structure of
the sentence in the Greek text is very helpful toward grasping the full weight
of Christ's forever-memorable words. What Jesus did through His perfect earthly
existence, sacrificial bodily death, shed blood, and glorious resurrection
fully completed the work the Father had given Him to do. Not only did He
complete His work of complete atonement for all sins, for all who will believe,
but His accomplishment is fully efficacious, today and will be forevermore.
There is nothing more to add--nothing more to be done by God, man, or religious
institutions. The undeniable, factual, historic, and eternal work of Jesus
Christ has been completed--is complete--and will forever remain completed.
"IT...IS...FINISHED!"
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Tue, Apr 18th - 6:04PM
“It
Is Finished!” Jesus Does Not Need Your Help
"Husbands,
love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that
he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the
word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot
or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish"
(Ephesians 5:25-27). Jesus
came to die for and to purify His Bride, the Church. Jesus finished the work
given to Him by His Father. “
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the
form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of
no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and
became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9Wherefore God also
hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10That
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in
earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. " (Philippians
2:5-11). Jesus
came to glorify His Father through His life, death, and resurrection. Jesus
finished the work given to Him by His Father.
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Sat, Apr 15th - 4:20PM
“It
Is Finished!” Jesus Does Not Need Our Help
"But
now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although
the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through
faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace
as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward
as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's
righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former
sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be
just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus" (Romans
3:21-26). "Since
therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of
the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power
of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death
were subject to lifelong slavery. For surely it is not angels that he helps,
but he helps the offspring of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his
brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high
priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who
are being tempted" (Hebrews 2:14-18). Jesus
came to make propitiation for our record of sin against God. Jesus finished the
work given to Him by His Father. "For
while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For
one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person
one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were
still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified
by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if
while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much
more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than
that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we
have now received reconciliation" (Romans 5:6-11). Jesus
came to make reconciliation between God and man possible. Jesus finished the
work given to Him by His Father.
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Thu, Apr 13th - 6:09PM
“It
Is Finished!” Jesus Does Not Need Your Help
"I
have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in
his own name, you will receive him" (John 5:43). "For
I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent
me" (John 6:38). Jesus
came in the name of the only true God and to perfectly do His will. Jesus
finished the work given to Him by His Father. "If
I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do
them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know
and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father" (John
10:37-38). Jesus
came to perfectly do the works of His Father so people could understand that He
and the Father were one (John 10:30). Jesus finished the work given to Him by
His Father. "I
have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not
remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not
judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one
who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have
spoken will judge him on the last day." (John 12:46-48). "Jesus
said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me'" (John 14:6). Jesus
came as the light of the world, giving fallen mankind the opportunity to move
from utter darkness into His marvelous light. He came to save people. Jesus
finished the work given to Him by His Father. "Then
Pilate said to him, 'So you are a king?' Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a
king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the
world— to bear witness of the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my
voice'" (John 18:37). Jesus came as fully God and fully Man to be the
incarnation of the Truth of God. Jesus finished the work given to Him by His
Father.
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Wed, Apr 12th - 2:27AM
TRUTRUST ONLY THE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE CORRECTLY INTERPRETED
“It
Is Finished!” Jesus Does Not Need Our Help
"After
this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the
Scripture), 'I thirst.' A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a
sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When
Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, 'It is finished,' and he bowed his
head and gave up his spirit." (John 19:28-30). What
Does Tetelestai Mean? "It
is finished," which is one of Jesus' most important statements, is
translated from the single Greek word tetelestai. The grammatical structure of
the Greek word, perfect passive indicative, is very important. The
perfect tense indicates that the progress of an action has been completed and
the result of that action is ongoing and with full effect. The passive voice
indicates that the subject of the sentence is being acted upon, and the
indicative mood indicates a statement of fact or an actual occurrence from the
writer's or speaker's perspective. While this may sound like more of a grammar
lesson than most readers care for, this information is, again, very important
to understanding the significance of Jesus' words. Allow me to break it down. What
Did Jesus Finish? Let's
begin by identifying what the "it" is. What did Jesus finished? Jesus
gives us the answer throughout the gospels, and the New Testament writers give
us the answer throughout the epistles. "Do
not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come
to abolish them but to fulfill them" (Matthew 5:17). Jesus
obeyed the Father by being the perfect fulfillment of the Law of God and the
prophesies regarding the Messiah. Jesus finished the work given to Him by His
Father. "Do
not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to
bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and
a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
And a person's enemies will be those of his own household." (Matthew
10:34-36). "Do
you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather
division" (Luke 12:51). Jesus did not come to preach a message of
coexistence, tolerance, or ecumenism. Jesus made it clear that you are either
with the one true God or against Him. Such truth was and is today the most
divisive message the world has ever known. Jesus finished the work given to Him
by His Father.
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