Once Again

It has been awhile since I have listened to "Once Again" by Matt Redman. After finishing the 8th chapter of Living the Cross Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney, I can't think of a better song to represent the chapter.

Living the Cross Centered Chapter 8, The Scream of the Damned

"This cry represents the most agonizing protest ever uttered on this planet. It burst forth in a
moment of unparalleled pain. It is the scream of the damned- for us."-R.C. Sproul.

It wasn't the nails that keep Jesus there. What keeps him there is what placed Him there- His passion to do the will of His Father, and His love for sinners like you and me.

Jesus could not save both Himself and us- He refused to save Himself that He is able to save others.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF JESUS.

"Until you see the cross as that which is done by you; you will never appreciate that it is done for you." -John Stott

We all carry these very nails in our pocket.

Jesus does not complain while being hung on the cross. Instead He says, "Father, FORGIVE THEM, for they do NOT know what they DO."

Jesus experiences God's wrath when dying on the cross.
^ Experiences dying on the cross alone- desolation.
Alone- Jesus is/must be forsake by the Father- God is a holy God and because man is sinful man MUST be utterly removed from the presence of the holy God. -utterly separated
Jesus didn't feel forsake
Jesus is forsake -Jesus is rejected by God BOLDY say
"Nothing shall separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus"
HE WAS FORSAKEN SO THAT WE MIGHT BE FORGIVEN- GIFT FROM GOD!!!

Christ rejection, abandonment of the cross, Christ has been indeed raised from the dead (most thrilling + affirming part of the good news. If Christ has not been raised, our faith is futile; we are still in our sins."

THANK YOU JESUS for the cross.
我爱你, saranghaeyo, I love you, Ich liebe Jesus, Yo amo a Jesús