Christ's Crucifixion was God's Plan (TMF:302)

Tuesday, December 01, 2015
Peace to Live By: Christ's Crucifixion was God's Plan (TMF:302) - Daniel Litton
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       And so Christ was crucified, but because God allowed it (see Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19). It was actually God’s plan from the very beginning. Christ was dying for the sins of the whole world, even though the people thought they were putting him to death for crimes committed (see 1 John 2:2). We don’t really know if all the disciples were at the crucifixion. We know John was there (see John 19:26). They probably weren’t there because Jesus dying on the cross represented the total demolition of the plans they had had. They thought he was the Christ, and that he was going to reign in Jerusalem as king. They likely saw the death of Jesus on the cross as the end all. They were likely devastated. Even though Jesus had told them what was going to happen beforehand, they still didn’t get it. And they had even seen a person rise from the dead, after being dead for four days (see John 11:44). But they didn’t get it. And I think if we had been part of Jesus' earthly ministry, we probably wouldn't have got it either.