Behold the Lamb!
Behold the Lamb of God,
which taketh away the sin of the world
(John 1:29).
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Why did Jesus
Christ die on the Cross?
What caused
the Son of Man to do the unthinkable, to give His life as a substitute for each
of us?
The story of
Christ’s crucifixion had perhaps become so familiar to both believers and
non-believers that it has often lost its ability to outrage, grieve, or even
stir any great emotion. Somehow, through the centuries, mankind has attempted
to sanitize history’s pivotal moment.
Too often
Christians have taken away the horrible public shame and the smashing blows of
the whip. We’ve attempted to avoid the savage thrust of the spear into Jesus’
side.
In so doing,
the story of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection tends to ignore God’s
supernatural love as it was poured out among mankind.
There are so
many questions, yet I believe it is time for men, women, and children
everywhere to relive history’s most horrific injustice, as well as the
unvarnished triumph of God’s plan to the sovereignty of God, expressed two
centuries ago through the Holy Spirit-inspired words of John’s Gospel: “Behold the Lamb of God…”
Why would
Jesus do what He did?
What caused
Him to leave Heaven’s splendor to be born a baby in Bethlehem?
What could
have possibly motivated Him to endure a life of temptation and peril as He
sought to call, disciple, and prepare a handful of followers who would
eventually be sent out to shake the world’s traditions to the core and bring
hope and healing to the masses?
Why would He
willingly go through the shame and vile, inhuman treatment at the hands of
people who didn’t (or couldn’t) grasp the historic event in which they were
participating?
What is the
true story behind His gruesome death?
What happened
afterward that has eternal consequences for you and me?
As you look
for answers, gaze toward the Christ of Calvary, for that is the central point
of all truth, wisdom, and knowledge. What happened on the cross changed the
course of history, kings, and great military leaders.
Everything
before and after Calvary points to what the Savior actually did on the cross.
Because of His sacrifice, and so much more, we have the Answer to the most
pressing, troubling, life-changing questions we will ever have.