Mount View Baptist Temple

What a Saviour! Part 4—The Cure

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

This world is full of sorrow, hate, murder, and deceit to name a few, but in the news never is the word “sin” mentioned. Life is short. Death is sure. Sin the curse. Christ the cure.

We are the sinners raising our fist against a Holy God in defiance of His Word. The cure is through the death of Jesus Christ upon the cross! Only God can forgive sin.

So how does God deal with our sin?

The Just died for the unjust, in our place. The O.T. gives a picture of the cross in the Passover lamb. A perfect lamb, without spot or blemish was slain, and its blood was put upon the doorposts in the shape of a cross. The death angel saw it and passed over. Many years later, the Perfect Lamb, Jesus, was born. He was born to die as our substitute, the Just for the unjust.

Shepherds watched over the Passover lambs for the sacrifice on the day of Passover. The priests would inspect the lambs for any blemishes. They must be perfect in EVERY way. The worthy lambs were offered as a sacrifice.

At Passover, the Perfect Lamb of God was riding on a donkey, into Jerusalem. He was taken into the court and inspected by the Pharisees, the Sadducees , the Herodians, the civil leaders, and Pilate. They tried to find fault in Him, but it was said, “I find no fault in Him.” Jesus is our perfect Passover Lamb.

At 3 o’clock p.m., the priests killed the spotless lamb. But that day, at that exact time, on a cruel Golgotha cross, THE PERFECT LAMB of GOD was shedding His Blood for the sin of the whole world. “For God so loved the world…”

Jesus bowed His head and said, “It is finished!” Prophecy was fulfilled, and sin has been paid for your salvation and mine!

Reflection—Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow.