This is the pain He willingly took for those He loved. Roman crucifixion is one of the most painful deaths imaginable. It is beyond imagining in its horror. All the children of God must regularly contemplate the price Jesus paid for them. This, however, leads to the 2nd element of Christ's sacrifice, namely, His soul's distress. It is almost within the limits of the human mind to imagine the physical duress His body went through. However, it is infinitely beyond the frail mind of man to grasp the torment of Jesus' soul in those final moments of His life.
I can never express that thought better than by using those oft-repeated words: it seemed as if Hell were put into His cup; He seized it & "At one tremendous draught of love, He drank damnation dry." So that there was nothing left of all the pangs & miseries of Hell for His people ever to endure. I say not that He suffered the same, but He did endure an equivalent for all this, & gave God the satisfaction for all the sins of all His people, & consequently gave Him an equivalent for all their punishment. Now can you dream, can you guess the greatest redemption of our Lord Jesus Christ?
-Charles Spurgeon
Christians will spend eternity discovering the depths of the mystery of the cross.
God's children will never cease to be amazed at the great redemption of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Charles Spurgeon mentions that Christ did not suffer the same as the souls in hell, implying that He did not enter hell to be tormented there by the fire of condemnation.
However, carrying the punishment of the sins of His people, Jesus "did endure an equivalent for all this, & gave God the satisfaction for all the sins of all His people."
That was the price Jesus paid.
He suffered the wrath that should have been poured out upon us.
It is beyond human ability to fathom the depths of this wonderful, dreadful & magnificent act.
*Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
*Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
REMEMBER:
JESUS DRANK DRY THE CUP OF PUNISHMENT SO THAT IT WOULD NOT COME NEAR ME. ONLY HE COULD PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR MY REDEMPTION.
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