Okay, so today I'm going to talk to you about good news or the gospel.
That's what the gospel means, good news, incarnate or in the flesh.
I'm excited to talk about the gospel this morning.
A little backdrop.
Last week I was not excited about the gospel.
Shocker.
But I say that, all chugging aside, to say that we have sin and we're sinners.
So we need to be saved.
And the gospel is the good news that even when we don't desire God, God gives us himself as true food to nourish us.
So I'm going to talk about the gospel today.
It's not going to be anything new.
You all have heard it.
Some of you might honestly not be excited about it, but my prayer is that you would be this morning.
So it's kind of a festive thing because Christmas is in a couple days.
And we remember what happened on Christmas, on the night Jesus was born.
He came into the world.
That was the inauguration, the first step of the good news in action.
It's him actually condescending.
And so it's a festive message, but it's not just for Christmas.
Obviously, this is for every single day of the year, every waking moment of a believer's life.
We need the gospel.
And so I'm going to first start out by talking about what the gospel is.
And as you guys listen, my prayer is that from the inward parts of you, you would be drawn to Christ.
So Romans 1.16 says,
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,
to the Jew first and also the Greek.
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith.
So right here, Paul says that the gospel is the power of God.
Or that the gospel, the object of the gospel, the object of the good news is the power of God more specifically.
What I mean by that is the gospel is just a message.
It's good news, right?
So if you tell somebody just a bunch of words, that's not the thing ultimately that saves them.
But it's the object of the message, right?
It's what the message teaches that saves.
So God, in Christ Jesus, is the power that saves.
Jesus Christ.
And we proclaim that message.
And so, he is both, Jesus is both the prophet of God,
the one who speaks the words of God,
and the Bible actually calls him the word made flesh.
So he's both the prophet who speaks for God,
but he is also the very word of God in the flesh, incarnate.
It's important for us to know that because throughout a Christian's life,
there's a lot of words that you hear.
You know what I'm saying?
And they can get old.
Kind of like I mentioned before, we've all kind of heard this thing over and over again.
But there is a difference between experiencing a flesh and body word,
or something that you can actually see and feel,
that I believe that the Lord wants us to experience.
Like Seth was talking about food,
I believe that God doesn't give food that doesn't nourish.
You know, I believe that he does give food that actually does fill us.
So, in the gospel is where we get that food.
So, the gospel begins with God.
You all know that God made man and creation perfect and good in the garden.
And in Eden, there was a perfect relationship with creation, with the land,
and with the creator of that creation, with God.
And when man ate of the tree that God told him not to,
it severed the relationship with God and with creation.
So, ever since the garden, man has been trying to regain that relationship with God,
either on his own terms or in his own strength.
And so, there's been this striving in the hearts of man because of sin,
because we broke God's commandment.
Do not eat of the tree that I have told you not to.
So, this has never been, you know, something that,
since the beginning of time, has ever been aced, you know,
on our own terms, in our own strength.
No one has really got there.
And if anyone confesses that they have,
it would be a true form of self-righteousness.
So, a practical example of maybe climbing the ladder of morality
and trying to get to God, to regain fellowship,
a practical example of this that I was listening to or reading about
was when the Russians first put a man in outer space.
And upon returning from the mission, there was a remark,
I can't remember if it was the cosmonaut himself said this,
or Russia kind of remarked that,
they said that,
we've been to outer space,
and we didn't find God or heaven there.
And C.S. Lewis actually responded to this remark by saying,
this is like Hamlet, a character in Shakespeare's play,
looking for Shakespeare in the attic of his home.
Pretty true.
C.S. Lewis says that in order for Hamlet to have a relationship with Shakespeare,
Shakespeare would literally have to write himself into his own story.
Okay, so that's the gospel in a very simple form.
That God, the author of our story of humanity and creation,
although man has permanently severed the relationship with God,
God has taken it upon himself to do something.
In spite of man's attempts,
God has written himself into our story,
not in vain and not to no avail, but to much.
And that is the good news.
So, a little bit more about the story.
You guys know it, but here's a refresher.
So, almost 2,000 years ago,
the Bible teaches that in fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy,
Jesus was born of a virgin, the Virgin Mary.
Isaiah 7 is the prophecy that fulfills that.
And Matthew tells us that he comes into this world
conceived of the Holy Spirit.
He began his public ministry at the age of 30,
and he accumulated followers,
and for three years he healed,
he taught,
and he made bold claims that he was the only way.
There was no other way to God.
Okay, so think about, you know,
from the beginning,
this chasm between man and God.
You know, man in his own strength
has tried to figure out ways to get back to God,
and then Jesus comes along and says,
I'm the only way.
There's only one way back to God.
It's me.
Okay?
Very bold claims.
The religious leaders didn't like his teaching,
so they joined together,
formed a,
they invoked a riot,
and brought false accusations against Jesus.
And this ultimately led to a trial,
a sentencing of death by Roman crucifixion.
The Bible says that while Jesus hung on the cross,
Jesus became the curse of sin for us.
And that God placed all of the sin
of all mankind onto Jesus.
And when they took Jesus down from the cross,
they put him in a tomb
with a stone sealing the entrance,
with Roman soldiers keeping guard over the tomb
so that no one would come and take his body.
But according to the scripture,
on the third day he rose from the dead.
And after appearing to many eyewitnesses
and instructing his disciples,
he ascended into heaven
where he is seated at the right hand of God
and serves as our advocate.
So, again, you guys have heard this,
but what does this have to do with you?
You know, all these words that I'm saying.
This happened.
It's a fact, you know.
Many major world religions dispute the details of the facts,
but pretty much everyone confesses that Jesus did live.
He did die.
Some don't think he didn't rise.
You know, I think it's the Jews saying that he died but did not rise.
The Muslims say he didn't die.
And the Christians confess that he indeed died
and indeed did rise.
But no one disputes that Jesus didn't live.
It's part of history.
So it happened.
So what does this have to do with us?
You know, all the way many years later.
Well, the Bible says that we all have sinned
and fallen short of God's perfect standard.
And there's nothing in us,
no good thing in us that can commend us to God.
All of our efforts, all of our righteous deeds
fall short of God's perfect standard.
There's nothing that we can do that can fix
what our sins have broken.
The Bible says that the wages for sin
or the payment for our sins is death.
What we deserve for falling short of God's standard is death.
Not just death of an immediate kind,
but an everlasting death.
We deserve that.
And God calls men everywhere to repent of their sin
and trusting Christ to be saved
and to live a righteous life.
And if we trust Christ like this,
the Bible says we have peace with God.
Now, peace is the main thing
that is propagated in the world today
as either a nice goal or the ultimate end.
You know, you might ask somebody like,
what do you want?
You know, if you could wish for anything.
People kind of just, you know,
flagrant and say, world peace.
You know, that wars would cease.
That's a good thing to wish for.
But unfortunately, the world does not know
how God himself has wrought peace to come about.
Romans 5 says that
through Christ we have peace with God.
Okay, so,
if anyone comes to any solution for peace
that doesn't involve Christ,
it is not true peace.
It's a counterfeit peace.
It's a aesthetic peace.
You know,
the only true peace ultimately comes through the gospel.
And whether we believe that or not,
the day will disclose it.
What I mean by that is one day,
God will come again and make all things right.
But it will not be for a second gospel preaching
so as to save those who are lost.
He came once to deal with sin
and he's coming a second time to judge.
And this is a sobering thing.
This is a sobering thing for us who are alive now
and who have his first coming.
So,
the gospel is very important.
It's not just a one and done deal.
You're not just baptized and that seals you.
You get to do whatever you want.
You know,
the gospel is,
like I said in the beginning,
nourishment that carries you along.
I talked a little bit,
I just mentioned some major world religions,
but
I was kind of studying
about
why people arrive to certain religions
that they do
and why,
you know,
Christianity is so cool and unique,
you know.
and it is unique.
It doesn't seem to be cool
in many respects,
but it is unique
and unlike any other religion.
And if I can dare say that Christianity
is actually not a religion,
I'll explain why
compared to the other ones,
specifically because
of how we understand religion
as a whole.
So,
if you did a survey
of all religions of the world,
you'd probably find,
you know,
the first thing is
some type of initiation,
some type of,
you know,
entrance to the religion,
something,
set of beliefs,
maybe something you have to put behind,
something that initiates you.
And then,
and then in the middle,
when you get going,
there's a,
there's,
you know,
stipulations of the religion
that you have to follow.
There's a way.
Each religion has a way.
And then at the end,
you might call it,
you know,
a gate,
you know,
some,
of some kind of pass through,
the final test
or the final judgment.
You know,
each religion kind of has those things.
And if you kept the way well enough,
then you might have a chance
about getting into heaven
or nirvana
or whatever,
you know,
the,
that end gate is.
And so,
many people
believe
that their good deeds,
their following the way,
will
maybe guarantee
access through that final gate.
Maybe they'll,
maybe they'll escape judgment.
Maybe if my good deeds
outweigh my bad deeds,
you know,
I'll be accepted.
But
this,
in fact,
is not how Christianity is.
That's not what I believe
Christianity says.
This is
actually how many Christians
do believe
in their hearts.
if I just
clean myself up,
maybe I'll be accepted
through that last
and final gate.
But there's this struggle
inside of,
well,
I hope that I'll be accepted,
you know,
but there's no assurance.
There's no guarantee.
And
what I see,
the beautiful thing
about Christianity
is that
the acceptance
does not come
at the end.
we're not held
in derision
our whole lives
wondering,
do I,
will I,
if I do enough,
if I'm clean enough,
will I be accepted?
You know,
there's not this doubt.
But
the thing about religion
is that
the acceptance
comes at the beginning.
And that's not to say
that
there is not a way
or there isn't
requirements,
but the fundamental
drawing
to the way
is that you get
acceptance at the beginning.
The good news
of the gospel
is that
instead of
having a merit-based
religion
depending upon
our merits,
those things are hidden
because of the merits
of Christ.
Because Christ
worked on our behalf,
because Christ
is the way,
right,
then
he guarantees
assurance
to us
so that
we can have
confidence
that that final gate,
that we will
indeed be accepted
not on the basis
of our own works,
but on his own
righteousness.
Okay?
This is why
the gospel
is good news.
Because many people
live in dread
not knowing.
They don't have
peace with God.
They strive
to have peace
with their deeds,
but they don't
have peace
with God
in the ultimate sense,
which permeates
a clean conscience,
which makes you
free
in your heart
and in your mind.
This is true
of many people,
Christians included,
if you can call them
Christians.
This is why
the gospel
is good news,
because he guaranteed
the acceptance
and we get it
at the beginning
as assurance.
The Bible says
that the Holy Spirit
seals us
when we're saved.
That's pretty,
that's like guaranteed
language right there.
John Lennox,
a famous mathematician,
tells a story
about his wife,
wanting to marry
his wife on the subject.
I think it's
kind of funny,
but cool,
because he was
in Cambridge
and he says,
suppose I see
this lady
and I get to know her
and eventually
ask her to marry me
and I say,
Sally,
I think this is
his wife's name,
Sally,
I'd like to marry you,
but I've got
a cookbook here
and it's got
a lot of rules
in it,
inside of it,
and if you follow
the rules of the cookbook
for our meals,
you know,
say for 40 years,
very carefully,
I will think
about accepting me.
And,
how ridiculous
is that,
you know?
But it's not,
it's not that
we think
upon the
obedience
or adherence
to the rules
that the acceptance
comes,
but it's actually
at the beginning
that both of you
in the marriage
come together
for acceptance,
saying whatever comes,
you know,
whoever,
you know,
the terms of the covenant,
if they're violated,
I will remain faithful,
you are accepted to me.
That's how we treat
one another
in an actual marriage,
but that's a reflection
of how God
treats us in Christ.
Is it,
is actually
the acceptance happens
at the beginning
because,
because she does,
because Sally
doesn't have to keep
the rules
of the cookbook,
it actually gives her
the,
it frees her
to keep the rules
and to learn
how to cook.
You see,
if we're guaranteed
at the beginning
that God
would accept us,
then it sets us free
to actually learn
to obey God
versus being condemned
under the law
as we likely should be,
God in Christ Jesus
meets all the demands
for us.
This is really important.
So,
if it's not,
if it doesn't set you free
to obey,
listen to me carefully,
if it doesn't set you free
to obey God,
it's not the gospel.
the gospel sets you free
to obey God
because it's not
resting on our works,
it's not resting
on our obedience
or adherence,
but it rests on God himself.
And that transforms you
from the inside out.
That,
indeed,
is good news.
Okay?
And as we enter
to Christmas,
I pray that
this is the light
and true meaning
of Christmas,
that we see
what Christ did
by condescending
is he inaugurated
for humanity
a better way
through himself.
So,
we celebrate
the arrival
of Jesus
and the preaching
of the good news.
We don't celebrate
the gifts,
we celebrate
the giver,
right?
We don't celebrate
the day ultimately,
although we do,
not demonizing the day,
but we celebrate
the object of the day,
which is Jesus.
We celebrate
the moment
when light
broke into
our darkness,
which indeed
there was darkness.
Don't be deceived
that this world
was all light.
Christ has dawned
by being born
into our darkness
and that's
reason to rejoice.
This is a quote
from the song
Joy to the World,
which kind of
spoke to me
earlier this week.
It says,
No more let sins
and sorrows grow,
nor thorns
infest the ground.
He comes to make
his blessings flow
far as the curse
is found.
Far as the curse
is found.
Galatians 3.10
says,
Cursed be anyone
or everyone
who does not abide
by all things
written in the book
of the law
and do them.
Cursed be that man
who does not obey.
Now it is evident
that no one
is justified
before God
by the law,
for the righteous
shall live by faith.
But the law
is not of faith,
rather the one
who does them
shall live by them.
Christ redeemed us
from the curse
of the law
by becoming
a curse for us.
For it is written,
Cursed is everyone
who is hanged
on a tree,
so that in Christ Jesus
the blessing of Abraham
might come
to the Gentiles
so that we might
receive the promised
spirit through faith.
Cursed be the person
who doesn't obey.
That's all of us.
All of us
have come under
the curse of sin,
have followed
in the footsteps
of Adam,
like Adam and Eve
did in the garden.
but we must look
to the object
of our faith
who redeemed us
from the curse
of the law
by becoming
that curse.
This is
the
saturation
that believers
need to have.
We need to look
to God
not just as
you know
Jesus died
for my sins
you know
I know
it's fine
you know
I've heard that
a thousand times
like I know
he died for my sins
but there's a difference
between knowing
what Jesus did
through dying
for our sins
deep down
in our hearts
knowing that
we were condemned
under the law
that we were
not
sick
and approaching
death
but actually
already dead.
Not spiritually
sick
but spiritually
dead in our sins
and that we
needed resurrection
and that God
himself did that
for us in Christ.
This is
the type of
saturation
that makes you
worship
that makes you
come to
a gathering
like this
and lift your
hands
you know
even if
the worship
is spotty
you know
sometimes you
have a scraggly
voice
and that's okay
but we don't
worship good music
we worship God
who in Christ
has reconciled
the world
to himself
the Bible says
and so
I hope
that as you
guys
gather
with your
families
and celebrate
Christmas
that this is
the thing
that you do
you live
in worship
that you
live
whatever you
do
you don't
worship
the thing
you don't
worship
family
ultimately
but you
worship
God
you say
God
what you
have done
in Christ
for me
is worthy
of praise
for my
inward man
you know
and so
let that be
a worship
of Christ
church
I pray
that Christ
church
does that
that we
would be
true to
our name
Christ
church
we would
exalt
him
and it
would be
worship
so that's
my exhortation
for I
have five
points
to end
the sermon
but my
exhortation
is to
treat
Christmas
as going
to the
new year
your
relationship
with God
as worship
through the
gospel
let it be
worship
whatever
event that
you go
to
don't
look at
whatever's
out here
your
circumstances
the people
you interact
with
as the
means for
life
what
determines
how you
are
what
feeds
you
but
from
the
inside
is
where
you
get
life
the
Lord
said
I
will
put
my
spirit
within
you
right
so
God
is
dwelling
in
us
we
don't
look
to
outward
things
to
satisfy
us
we
don't
look
for
peace
out
here
we
look
for
peace
in
here
if
God
has
deposited
himself
in
us
then
we
are
free
from
the
confines
of
whatever
happens
on the
outside
so let
it be
worship
this
season
so I've
just got
five
points
they're
less
of
exhortations
and
more
of
kind
of
confessions
about
who
Jesus
is
and
what I
mean
by
that
is
Jesus
has
many
attributes
to
himself
I've
chosen
five
that I
think
if you
dwell
on
these
it
will
make
you
worship
so
the
first
point
of
Jesus
identity
I
think
it's
important
to
dwell
on
is
him
as
priest
he
is
the
high
priest
of
God
the
Bible
said
he's
made
like
us
in
every
respect
Hebrews
6
says
that
you
might
say
why
couldn't
God
just
drop
down
and
do
the
deed
die
on
the
cross
rise
again
three
days
it'll
be
done
why
do
he
have
to
be
born
why
do
he
have
to
live
30
years
before
he
started
his
ministry
because
he
had
to
be
made
Hebrews
says
that
he
sympathizes
with
our
weakness
Hebrews
4
says
since
we
have
a
great
high
priest
who
has
passed
through
the
heavens
Jesus
the
son
of
God
let
us
hold
fast
our
confession
for
we
do
not
have
a
high
priest
who
is
unable
to
sympathize
with
our
weaknesses
but
one
who
in
every
respect
has
been
tempted
as
we
are
yet
without
sin
let
us
then
with
confidence
drawn
near
to
the
throne
of
grace
that
we
may
receive
mercy
and
find
grace
in
the
time
of
need
he's
our
high
priest
who
sympathizes
with
us
in
Hebrews
5
it
talks
about
how
the
priest
doesn't
he has
to offer
sacrifices
for his
own
sins
since
he
is
beset
with
weakness
he
offers
for
the
sins
of
the
people
on
their
behalf
but
he
has
to
do
his
own
because
he's
a
weak
vessel
as
well
so
Jesus
is
the
high
priest
of
God
Hebrews
7
says
that
he
always
lives
to
make
intercession
for
them
this
is
this
is
the
intercession
is a
priestly
function
we see
that
in
John
17
when
Jesus
prays
his
prayer
for
his
disciples
famously
called
the
high
priestly
prayer
Jesus
is
the
high
priest
because
he
administers
the
sacrifice
of
God
through
his
own
blood
which
brings me
to my
next
point
number
two
Jesus
is
the
scapegoat
and
the
Passover
lamb
Leviticus
16
21
says
that
Aaron
shall
lay
both
his
hands
on
the
head
of
the
live
goat
and
confess
over
it
all
the
iniquities
of
the
people
of
Israel
and
all
their
transgressions
and
all
their
sins
and
he
shall
put
them
on
the
head
of
the
goat
and
send
it
away
into
the
wilderness
by
the
hand
of
a
man
who
is
in
readiness
this
is
a
picture
of
what
has
been
done
to
Jesus
is
our
scapegoat
he
most
definitely
had
brutal
hands
laid
on
him
and
he
was
sent
out
outside
the
gate
outside
the
camp
and
he
died
outside
the
city
he
was
lifted
up
as
our
Passover
lamb
on
that
day
as
a
perfect
sacrifice
for
sins
so
Christ
church
in
the
same
way
let
us
hold
fast
to
that
confession
that
Jesus
it
is
indeed
the
final
Passover
lamb
no
sacrifices
need
to be
offered
not
even
in
our
hearts
but
they
were
offered
once
scripture
say
one
time
my
next
point
number
three
is
Jesus
is
I
mentioned
this
before
but
Jesus
is
the
prophet
and
the
word
he
is
the
word
made
flesh
John
12
49
says
that
Jesus
says
that
in
John
12
he
says
I
only
speak
what
the
father
tells
me
that's
a
prophet
but
he
himself
is
called
the
word
he
himself
is
the
person
to be
followed
you
know
old
prophets
we
wouldn't
necessarily
follow
but
we
would
adhere
to
the
word
Jesus
is
the
example
of
that
word
he's
the
word
made
flesh
he's
the
stone
that
the
builders
rejected
and
the
prophetic
word
that speaks
better than
the blood
of
Abel
the word
of
Abel
the word
of
Abel
cries out
for
vengeance
and
recompense
but
the
word
of
Christ
cries
out
for
mercy
having
met
the
recompense
through
his own
blood!
Fourth
number
four
attribute
of
Jesus
that I
think
is
precious
to
dwell
on
and
we
must
dwell
on
is
that
he
is
king
Jesus
is
king
Revelation
19
13
says
he
is
clothed
in
a
robe
dipped
in
blood
and
the
name
by
which
he
is
called
is
the
word
of
God
on
his
robe
and
on
his
thigh
he
has
a
name
written
king
of
kings
and
lord
of
lords
that's
his
name
king
of
all
kings
highest
king
every
other
king
is
under
him
again
he
says
in
John
18
my
kingdom
is
not
he's
a
king
but
not
without
a
kingdom
he
rules
and
we
if
we
are
in
Christ
are
part
of
that
kingdom
Peter
says
in
Acts
2
36
let
all
the
house
of
Israel
therefore
know
for
certain
that
God
has
made
him
both
Lord
and
Christ
both
king
and
savior
right
so
that
goes
against
you
know
the
hyper
grace
people
that's
like
he
saved
me
he
saved
me
I
don't
have
to
do
anything
it's
like
hang on
it says
Lord
and
Christ
you
have
to
follow
him
you
have
to
obey
him
he
is
indeed
savior
which
sets
you
free
to
obey
him
as
king
right
he
both
king
and
savior
!
last
point
the
identity
of
Jesus
to
dwell
in
his
worship
in
our
hearts
is
he
is
our
friend
possibly
one
of the
most
moving
things
the
almighty
God
can
say
is
to
call
us
friends
think
of
the
highest
king
you
know
on
earth
you
know
and
regard
the
lowest
person
as
a
friend
much
more
God
the
creator
regards
us
as
friends
he
says
in
John
to
his
disciples
on
his
last
night
with
them
no
longer
do
I
call
you
servants
but
I
call
you
friends
someone
mentioned
that this
actually
must have
been deeply
moving
to
his
disciples
because
at that
point
I think
only
Moses
and
Abraham
in
scripture
were
called
God's
friends
God
spoke to
Moses
as
someone
would
speak
with
a
friend
Abraham
is
called
the
friend
of
God
so
when
Jesus
kind
of
moved
from
servants
to
friends
I
can
imagine
maybe
what
they
felt
on
that
night
especially
before
he
went
to
the
cross
but
this
is
how
we
need
to
understand
how
God
speaks
with
us
he
doesn't
deal
with
us
just
as
his
servants
right
although
we
do
serve
him
but
he
deals
with
us
as
friends
through
Jesus
Christ
so
we
so
we
know
that
the
relationship
that
we
have
with
God
is
not
one
of
master
slave
alone
in
fact
it
isn't
slavery
but
freedom
in
friendship
he
calls
his
friends
so
God
is
the
high
priest
he's
the
high
priest
of
God
who
intercedes
for
us
he's
the
Passover
lamb
who
was
sacrificed
for
us
he's
the
prophet
and
the
word
made
flesh
who
has
dwelt
among
us
he's
the
king
who
rules
and
a rope
dipped
in
blood
and
he's
our
friend
these
are
five
things
that
nourished
me
as
I
was
preparing
for
this
I
think
that
it
should
nourish
us
as well
as
body
we
should
dwell
on
it
we
should
let
it
saturate
into
us
we
did
not
die
on
that
cross
God
did
he
was
sacrificed
let us
give him
the reward
of his
suffering
with
our
lives
so
as
I
close
recalling
those
five
things
I
would
just
ask
a
simple
question
which
is
does
your
life
long
to be
transformed
by the
gospel
and do
you believe
the gospel
does it
make its
home in
you
does God
reside
deep down
so as
to feed
you
us as
believers
we need
that
we need
to come
to God
Jesus
said
if anyone
thirsts
let him
come to
me
you know
you can't
come to him
if you're
not thirsty
that's a good
prayer to pray
Lord make me
thirsty for
you
forgive me
for
seeking out
other things
going after
other gods
however great
however small
that might
be
let us
worship him
let us
give him
the reward
of his
suffering
and be
infused by
the very
life of
God
from our
inward
man
living out
as he
has
deposited
it in
us
this is
from
the
Christmas
hand
let all
mortal
flesh
keep
silent
speaking
of
worship
it says
rank on
rank
the hosts
of heaven
spread
their
vanguard
through
the sky
veil
their
faces
to
the
presence
as
with
ceaseless
voice
they cry
hallelujah
lord most
I
let that
come from
our hearts
as we
worship
one last
thing
this is a
quote
from
Augustine
and then
I'll
pray
it says
man's
maker
was made
man
that he
ruler of
the stars
might nurse
at his
mother's
breast
that the
bread
might hunger
the
fountain
thirst
the
light
sleep
the
way
be
tired
on
its
journey
that
truth
might
be
accused
of
false
witness
the
teacher
be
beaten
with
whips
the
foundation
be
suspended
on wood
that
strength
might
grow
weak
and that
the
healer
might
be
wounded
that
life
might
die
this is
God
who
came
down
in the
flesh
became
like us
in every
respect
he
says
intercedes
for us
now in
heaven
on our
behalf
and one
day we
will meet
him
let it
not be for
judgment
but for
salvation
on the
last day
when he
comes
again
him