JESUS: HE MAKES US RIGHT WITH GOD
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Jesus
a) No doubt Pilate wrote the name "Jesus" over the head of our Lord on the cross, simply because that was his name. This name, however, was given by God at Jesus's birth because it has a special meaning. Jesus is our Savior (Matthew 1:21).
2. He Makes Us Right With God
a) We call Jesus our Savior because he justifies us. Our "justification" or "righteousness" means being counted by God as righteous, even though we have sinned. This is made possible by virtue of the vicarious suffering which Jesus Christ endured on the cross. The term "vicarious" means "taking the place of another to be a substitute". God accepts Christ's punishment instead of ours, and this sets us right with God again.We are "justified" or "made righteous".
The End ...
1. Jesus a) No doubt Pilate wrote the name "Jesus" over the head of our Lord on the cross, simply because that was his name. This name, however, was given by God at Jesus's birth because it has a special meaning. Jesus is our Savior (Matthew 1:21).
2. He Makes Us Right With God
a) We call Jesus our Savior because he justifies us. Our "justification" or "righteousness" means being counted by God as righteous, even though we have sinned. This is made possible by virtue of the vicarious suffering which Jesus Christ endured on the cross. The term "vicarious" means "taking the place of another to be a substitute". God accepts Christ's punishment instead of ours, and this sets us right with God again.We are "justified" or "made righteous".
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