Who Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Dead, and Buried

“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.

  The Friday Benediction

Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend.  Amen

 

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