The judgment executed on Christ puts to death any thought that God could otherwise forgive sin. Unless there was no other way for us to be redeemed, the cross makes no sense… If there was any way to save the world other than by Jesus’ death on the cross, then His death was unnecessary and foolish. Would not a viable alternative make a mockery of Jesus’ own agonized words in the Garden of Gethsemane: “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me” (Matt. 26:39)? The cup was not removed, for there was no other way.
— Iain Duguid (b. 1960), Alttestamentler, Theologieprofessor, Buchautor, presbyterianischer Pastor
Related Bible passage: MAT.26.39
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Guilt & Forgiveness
Occasions: For Reflection
Iain Duguid
Iain Duguid ist ein britisch-US-amerikanischer Theologieprofessor und presbyterianischer Pastor, der seit 2014 Altes Testament am Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia lehrt. Er steht für eine historisch-grammatische Schriftauslegung im Rahmen der reformierten Bundestheologie und verbindet wissenschaftliche Exegese mit gemeindlicher Praxis. Für Bibelleser erschließt er durch seine Kommentare insbesondere anspruchsvolle alttestamentliche Bücher und Prophetien in ihrer heilsgeschichtlichen Bedeutung für den christlichen Glauben.
All quotes by Iain Duguid (22)
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller