Today, Selwyn considers Jesus’ spiritual pain. He says: “The first thing, I believe, that caused our Lord intense spiritual pain on the cross was the fact that He experienced the utter hideousness of sin. … Our Lord experienced sin at Calvary in a way He had never experienced it before. He had always been aware of sin’s presence and ugliness, but on the cross He tasted all its horror and bitterness – for you and me.”
We know from verses, such as the one highlighted in the Reading and Meditation Section, as follows: ‘He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree … ‘ 1 Peter 2:24. That Jesus took upon Himself - the sins of all those who were to live throughout the ages; and suffered the punishment due to each one of us. He Himself was sinless and therefore did not need to be punished for any personal sin. Therefore, we know that all His suffering was to pay the penalty for our sins – not His. What are your views?
The taste of sin
Today, Selwyn considers Jesus’ spiritual pain. He says: “The first thing, I believe, that caused our Lord intense spiritual pain on the cross was the fact that He experienced the utter hideousness of sin. … Our Lord experienced sin at Calvary in a way He had never experienced it before. He had always been aware of sin’s presence and ugliness, but on the cross He tasted all its horror and bitterness – for you and me.”
We know from verses, such as the one highlighted in the Reading and Meditation Section, as follows: ‘He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree … ‘ 1 Peter 2:24. That Jesus took upon Himself - the sins of all those who were to live throughout the ages; and suffered the punishment due to each one of us. He Himself was sinless and therefore did not need to be punished for any personal sin. Therefore, we know that all His suffering was to pay the penalty for our sins – not His. What are your views?