Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

When Jesus died on the cross several significant things happened.

1. The religious leaders thought that had gotten rid of their problems and consequently keep their Roman occupiers at bay. Sedition among them meant that the Roman army would continue to exact their tough regime amongst the Jewish people.   
2. Many Old Testament prophecies were being fulfilled at that moment, namely; casting lots for Jesus’ seamless garment. They cast lots rather than rip it to shreds because it was an expensive seamless piece of clothing which would have taken about three months to weave. So they gambled for it (Psalm 22:18). They did not break his legs, since he was already dead when they inspected him (Psalm 34:20). They pierced his side with a spear (Zachariah 12:10, Isaiah 53:5) to see if he was really dead.
3. The death of Jesus was the turning point in the history of humanity. That single event brought the reality of our mortality and the possibility of our eternity into sharp focus. Jesus died physically, but spiritually he was very much alive. And like any disease, death died with Jesus in his body but could not rise with him because it was dead (1Cor 15:55). So the sting of death has been overcome and the gift of life given to all those who believe on the name of Jesus. The name which is above every other name!

The Jews thought they had solved a problem, the Romans though they had appeased the Jews but we know that God’s plan was executed with precision and accuracy so that all those who were dead in their trespasses and sins can have the opportunity to live and do so eternally. The plan has been executed now read and embrace what that means for you. Read John 19:16-37.