a voice crying out

Tim Challies has an excellent summary of RC Sproul’s session at Together for the Gospel last year, titled The Curse Motif of the Atonement. In the cross not only is the Father’s justice satisfied by the atoning work of the Son, but in carrying our sins the Son removes them as far as the east is from the west. He does this by being cursed. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law not just by being cursed for us, but by becoming a curse for us. He who is the incarnation of the glory of God now becomes the very incarnation of the divine curse. God is too holy to even look at sin. His eyes are averted from His Son. The light of His countenance is turned off; all blessedness is removed from His Son whom He loves. And in its place is the full measure of the divine curse. All the imagery that portrays the historical event of the cross is the imagery of the curse. Jesus needed to be delivered into the hands of the gentiles so He could be crucified outside the camp so the full measure of the curse and the darkness could be visited upon Him. God adds to these details others—God turns out the light of the sun so as God turns His face, even the sun won’t shine on Calvary. Bearing the full measure of the curse Christ screams “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Jesus did not merely feel forsaken; He was forsaken. He was utterly, totally and completely forsaken by the Father. The audio can be found here. Dr. Sproul preached primarily from Galatians 3:10-14: Galatians 3:10-14  For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” 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 ever

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I have posted this on my blog before but it is worth posting again.The background of the message is a new one though. It is worth your time. Background: The Shocking Youth Message:

You can read here The Cross Of Christ by Paul Washer.

Tim Keller’s new book Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters will be released this week. Collin Hansen has a short article on the book at the CT website. Here is a short video of Keller explaining the purpose of his book. Look at the post below for the book review by Tim Challies. ht:In Light of the Gospel

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Here is John Piper’s message, from the Desiring God Conference, September 27, 2009 where he shows how Jesus Christ relates to the ultimate purpose of God in creating the universe as the theatre of God: John Piper - Jesus Christ as Denouement in the Theatre of God from Peter Cockrell on Vimeo.

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