Why Did Jesus Go to the Cross? (TMF:1472)

Tuesday, October 06, 2020
Peace to Live By: Why Did Jesus Go to the Cross? (TMF:1472) - Daniel Litton
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       It is true that initially he asked the Father in the Garden of Gethsemane if he would let the cup of the cross pass from him. But God in essence told him that if he didn’t go to the cross that everyone in the world would be condemned. So, the writer of Hebrews tells us that Jesus, “who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2, ESV). Jesus went to the cross for us because he loved us. The Apostle Paul told the Thessalonians, “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word” (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, ESV). Jesus spent his life helping us by teaching us and giving light to the dark world, and then ultimately through the sufferings of the cross so that anyone can be saved from sin and its power. He loved us that much, and wants us to follow his example of obedience to the Father and serving our fellow man with all our hearts.