“That
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried”
I Corinthians 15:3-4 NKJV
Was the death of Jesus Christ a surprise, an
unexpected event of history that intruded itself in an untimely way on a good
and decent man? Not at all. Certainly it came as a shock to His disciples who
apparently hadn’t paid much attention to the things He had told them for the
last year and a half of His earthly ministry. To those who followed Him for the
wrong reasons like nationalism or social security, it came as a disappointment.
But to God the Father and to the Son it came about just as prophesied and
planned for eternity.
His death had been prophesied and pictured
repeatedly in Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus. They were prophesied repeatedly in
the Psalms and the prophets. The entire Scriptures are replete with the
absolute declaration that the Son of God would die as an atoning sacrifice for
the sins of man. The Apostles’ Creed declares with utmost certainty that the
Christian believes the words of the Scriptures to be inspired and true.
Believers base their faith on the revealed integrity of Almighty God who could
both plan and finish that plan for the salvation of His creation.
Almighty
God, Thank you for Your sure and certain word, our Bible. Amen.
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