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“That’s who Jesus Christ is. He became the final Priest and the final Sacrifice. […] Therefore, he did not offer sacrifices for himself; he offered himself as the final sacrifice.”

“[Propitiation] refers to the removal of God’s wrath by providing a substitute. The substitute is provided by God himself. The substitute, Jesus Christ, does not just cancel the wrath; he absorbs it and diverts it from us to himself. God’s wrath is just, and it was spent, not withdrawn.”

“This is why Jesus came to die. God meant to show the world that there is no sin and no evil too great that God cannot bring from it everlasting righteousness and joy. The very suffering that we caused became the hope of our salvation.”

“The death of Jesus was the decisive defeat of ‘the ruler of this world’—the devil. […] Not that they were put out of existence. We wrestle with them even now. But they are a defeated foe. […]

[Col. 2:14-15] This is how he ‘disarmed the rulers & authorities & put them to open shame.’ …if God’s law no longer condemns us, b/c Christ canceled our debt, then Satan has no grounds to accuse us.”

“Then, in the grave, he had the right and the power to take the keys of death and open the door for all who come to him by faith. If sin is paid for, and righteousness is provided, and justice is satisfied, nothing can keep Christ or his people in the grave. That’s why Jesus shouts, ‘I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades’ (Revelation 1:18).”

Amen🙌

“Jesus suffered for us uniquely, that we might suffer with him in the cause of love. […] Our suffering for others does not remove the wrath of God. It shows the value of having the wrath of God removed by the suffering of Christ. It points people to him.”