After that little exchange, Jesus promised Peter a set of keys, and that’s where I want to take us today. Peter explained what Jesus meant in his first letter, 1 Peter 2:4-10. The name Peter (Cephas in Greek) means “rock” and on this rock Jesus said He would build His church. We’re all familiar (or maybe not) with Peter’s magnificent confession in Matthew 16:16. I honestly never pass up these rabbit holes if I can help it, because Jesus is always hanging out in them, and there is always a treasure to be had in excavating the layers of the scriptures. Come and see.Ībout a month ago I read a passage of scripture that has sent me on another fascinating rabbit trail through God’s word. Well, it may not be part of the stones study, but trust me, it’s interesting. Thank God He came to earth to pay the infinite punishment for us so that the gap would be bridged and we can now come before Him.Forgive me for taking forever to post anything new on the current study, and instead jumping into the middle of it with something about keys. Jesus is God, and His infinite, eternal sacrifice covers all our sins-past, present and future. His infinite sacrifice means that we would no longer have to be separated from God as we deserve. "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” ( 2 Corinthians 5:21)Ĭhrist was the perfect sacrifice whose perfection is granted to all who receive Him by faith. Only God could take the sins of the whole world upon Himself and wash our sin stains as white as snow. Since Jesus was also God, He was able to pay the infinite penalty for us and thus provide a bridge between us and God the Father. Since no finite number of good thoughts and actions can bring us closer to an infinite righteousness, we needed an infinitely atoning sacrifice that would cover all of our sins for all time-past, present, and future. Our sin makes us guilty and separates us infinitely from a perfectly righteous God. The just punishment for sin is eternal separation from God. There is another reason why the Savior had to be God. So we see that our Savior had to be and was indeed God. Hosea 13:4 summarizes this truth that is taught throughout Scripture: “ Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt, and you shall know no God but Me for there is no Savior besides Me.” New Testament writers also pointed out that God alone is the Savior ( 1 Timothy 2:3 2 Peter 1:1). Only God is perfect and could offer us perfection. His sacrifice paid for sins once and for all and abolished the need for repeated sacrifices and reminders of sin. Because He was perfect He was able to enter heaven and act as the Mediator on our behalf. Because Christ was (and is) God, He was able to enter the tabernacle that was unreachable by human means. The former covenant with its regulations on sacrifices was unable to “ perfect the conscience of the worshiper” ( Hebrews 9:9). If Jesus was fully human, why did He also need to be fully God? Although we needed a blood relative to redeem us, we also needed God. For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us and the government will rest on His shoulders And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
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