I say today, that on the teaching of the cross most of the people are completely missing the point. And here is, when we hear a teaching on the cross, and when someone preaches about the suffering of Jesus, what is it that you usually hear about? Physical suffering, right? Isn’t that what? And I mean the preacher,- and we need to talk about physical suffering.- But I mean the preacher will talk about physical suffering, and what will happen? Then he will start crying, and everybody in the congregation starts crying. He talks about how the nails went through a certain part of the wrist, because that was the only thing that would hold up a man. And how the nail went through both the feet in a certain place. And then in order to keep alive the person would have to push upon the nail in order to take a breath.
Because when you died of crucifixion you died of suffocation. They’ll talk about the spear in the side, they’ll talk about the crown of thorns on the head, they’ll talk about all
these different things, the beating with the whip, how he drug his cross and the blood is flowing down and everything else and then they’ll tell you: “By this we are saved”.
Now, that draws you to a certain conclusion. How is it that the physical sufferings of Jesus, caused by men, somehow paid for our sins? It doesn’t work out theologically.-
So remember now when you hear about Jesus dying for you, you know now, that it is more than some whips. Those whips were nothing. I don’t wanna depreciate His physical suffering but, folks, the cross is about the Son of God being crushed by his own Father.
And when he cried out: “It is finished!” that meant PAID IN FULL! Do you know why God can never pour out his wrath on you, if you are Christian? He can never, never pour out his wrath on you. Never! His judgment… His wrath, He can never pour it out on you.
Never! It is impossible! He can’t do it! He can only act toward you now with the greatest of love, the same love with which He loved His dearly begotten Son, is the love He loves you. He cannot love you with anything less. Do you wanna know why He cannot poured His wrath out on you? I’ll tell you why. Because His Son drank it. It doesn’t exist anymore. It is gone! He drank it. There is nothing left for you. There is no more punishment for you if you are a Christian. But, if you are not a Christian, oh, dear friend, you don’t even wanna know, you don’t even wanna know what awaits you. ~Paul Washer
Because when you died of crucifixion you died of suffocation. They’ll talk about the spear in the side, they’ll talk about the crown of thorns on the head, they’ll talk about all
these different things, the beating with the whip, how he drug his cross and the blood is flowing down and everything else and then they’ll tell you: “By this we are saved”.
Now, that draws you to a certain conclusion. How is it that the physical sufferings of Jesus, caused by men, somehow paid for our sins? It doesn’t work out theologically.-
So remember now when you hear about Jesus dying for you, you know now, that it is more than some whips. Those whips were nothing. I don’t wanna depreciate His physical suffering but, folks, the cross is about the Son of God being crushed by his own Father.
And when he cried out: “It is finished!” that meant PAID IN FULL! Do you know why God can never pour out his wrath on you, if you are Christian? He can never, never pour out his wrath on you. Never! His judgment… His wrath, He can never pour it out on you.
Never! It is impossible! He can’t do it! He can only act toward you now with the greatest of love, the same love with which He loved His dearly begotten Son, is the love He loves you. He cannot love you with anything less. Do you wanna know why He cannot poured His wrath out on you? I’ll tell you why. Because His Son drank it. It doesn’t exist anymore. It is gone! He drank it. There is nothing left for you. There is no more punishment for you if you are a Christian. But, if you are not a Christian, oh, dear friend, you don’t even wanna know, you don’t even wanna know what awaits you. ~Paul Washer