John 19 - The Magnitude of the Cross
John 19 - The Magnitude of the Cross
The day of Jesus' crucifixion fulfilled 28 Old Testament prophecies. Scripture was fulfilled! Beyond that, trying to wrap my mind around what happened this day, on the cross, and fully grabbing the magnitude of the cross is mind-boggling.
Sure, we can dumb this down or simplify it to a place where I just don’t believe it is anywhere near accurate. We can get into penal substitution and argue over was God full of love or was God full of wrath and hate that he killed his son. To me, John 3:16 is pretty clear on the love part.
NT Wright has a beautiful 10 min video about penal substitution that is worth a watch: https://youtu.be/pkXI33hpe2o
Another great short video from NT is here: https://youtu.be/qfnV69nIOrw
The power of the cross is mind-boggling, and so far beyond what I think our minds limit it to.