God's Provision for Sin

[cavell]

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all -- Hebrews 10:10.

Who thought of Calvary? Did you? Did I? Did the Jews of that day think of Calvary? Did any other man? No! It was God's idea, it was thought of in heaven. Jesus is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Calvary arose out of the will of God to save men and women from sin. Peter in his initial sermon speaks of the 'determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God' - this is the moving cause of Calvary. Yes, ungodly sinners will take Him, and with wicked hands will crucify and slay Him; and nothing will ever divorce them from the responsibility of having done that. But if you ask me how and why did He go to the cross, I will say. By the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. This salvation of ours was planned in the will of God; and I know of no greater expression of that than was given ages ago by the prophet Isaiah. "The Lord laid on Him (Jesus) the iniquity of us all."
The Lord laid on Him........there at Calvary the sin of the world is gathered by the Father, who purposes to save sinners; yes the sins of the past, and the present and the future ---because He wants to include you and me who are saved in this great transaction -- the sins of past, present and future are swept by Almighty power, and as the prophet says, they are caused to meet on the head of His only begotten Son. The Lord caused to meet upon Him the iniquity of us all.
This Salvation is rooted in the will of Almighty God. We can have boldness as we come into His presence through the blood of Jesus, and we can come into the presence of God in the full assurance of faith in the Christ of Calvary.

"Neither is there Salvation in any other---for the Lord laid upon Jesus, the iniquity of us all" Acts 4:12

 

[Another Lazarus]

God never destined anybody to die as martyrs.

Jesus could run away from Gethsemane garden as he knew they were looking for Him.

The early church could also deny their faith in Jesus and escaped death by lions.


But Jesus and the early church choosed to defend the TRUTH even if they have to die.

 

[cavell]

Your summary is absolutely correct dear friend.
We 'choose' to be a disciple of Jesus.
Many 1000s of Christians are dying for their faith today. Even in the West we are beginning to see a rise in Anti-Christian sentiment.
God made our nation great, and in Him we also were considered great world-wide just a while ago.

God Bless you Sir. I have no doubt He will as you choose to follow Him, the only Saviour of mankind

 

[Dave-W]

God never destined anybody to die as martyrs.

Square that with this statement from our Lord:

Jn 21.17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus *said to him, “Tend My sheep.
18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go.” 19 Now this He said, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me!”

 

[Another Lazarus]

signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God.

Peter could deny his faith and escape death if he wished, for God didnt force him to die as martyr anyway. Peter choosed to defend the truth.