 Messiah's Fulfillment of Passover
Summary
Messiah was crucified the same day the Passover lamb was slaughtered. He became the permanent sacrificial substitute to redeem mankind from the curse of the law, heal us from the effects of our tendency to sin, and reconcile us back to a right-standing relationship with God.
In this, He fulfilled the prophecy recorded in Isaiah 53:5. “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
In receiving the work of His crucifixion, we appropriate the punishment He suffered for our sins, which separated us spiritually from God. As we personally identify with the crucified Messiah, we also identify with the new life He lives in us by the Holy Spirit, which is the source of our grace in Him.
In that grace, we are no longer under the power of the curse of the law.
When the Messiah was executed on the stake as a criminal, I was too; so that my proud ego no longer lives. But the Messiah lives in me, and the life I now live in my body I live by the same trusting faithfulness that the Son of God had, who loved me and gave himself up for me. 21 I do not reject God’s gracious gift; for if the way in which one attains righteousness is through legalism, then the Messiah’s death was pointless. (Galatians 2:20-21 JNT)
Life Application Questions
Have you fully identified with Messiah’s crucifixion, receiving His total grace for the forgiveness of your sins? Are there any areas in which you still condemn yourself, and have not fully received His grace?
Scripture References
Romans 6:1-14; Galatians 5:24
Book References
Faith and Fables: p. 16-17; 24-25
Sons and Servants: p. 24-26; 78-79; 110-114
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