![]() ![]() For whom? It says, Christ Suffered and Died. When it comes to salvation, I have forfeited all claim on justice. It is my hard-heartedness and spiritual numbness that demean the worth of Christ. It is my sin that cuts me off from God, not sin in general. ![]() They are about Christ’s love for me personally. Surely this is the way we should understand the sufferings and death of Christ. They took the self-giving act of Christ’s sacrifice very personally. ![]() The early witnesses who suffered most for being Christians were captured by this fact: Christ “loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). The death of Christ is not only the demonstration of God’s love (John 3:16), it is also the supreme expression of Christ’s own love for all who receive it as their treasure. 30-31Ĭhrist loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.Ĭhrist loved the church and gave himself up for her. The Passion of Jesus Christ, John Piper pp. ![]()
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