The Bible and history record several statements of Christ on the cross, the last words may be the most important.
"When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." John 19:30.
JESUS SAID
These were the last earthly words of our Lord before he gave up his spirit. It could have more than one meaning...
* It could mean that the torture of the cross was over in his death.
* It could mean his life was over.
* It could mean his mission was over.
* It could mean the end of the movement he started.
* It could mean that he did all that was needed to be done to save souls.
Or all of the above.
What Jesus did on the cross for us is all, there is nothing else we need to do. Or else he could not say It is finished.
We cannot add to the finished work of Jesus; not our good deeds or charity or penance or time in purgatory.
POST FINISHED
His resurrection is the evidence that the death of Christ fulfills the demands of the judgment of sin and that death is conquered. After Jesus gave witness for 40 day to his resurrection he ascended to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God* this is the exclamation mark to the words, it is finished, because he is at rest.
REWARD
Jesus did the work but we get the paycheck. The fruit of Christ labor is our salvation and that is his glory. We do not do any work but we must receive the gift of the salvation his work accomplished for us.
To learn more about how we must respond to the Gospel see the tab above.
* Mark 16:19, Hebrews 10:12.
"When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." John 19:30.
JESUS SAID
These were the last earthly words of our Lord before he gave up his spirit. It could have more than one meaning...
* It could mean that the torture of the cross was over in his death.
* It could mean his life was over.
* It could mean his mission was over.
* It could mean the end of the movement he started.
* It could mean that he did all that was needed to be done to save souls.
Or all of the above.
What Jesus did on the cross for us is all, there is nothing else we need to do. Or else he could not say It is finished.
We cannot add to the finished work of Jesus; not our good deeds or charity or penance or time in purgatory.
POST FINISHED
His resurrection is the evidence that the death of Christ fulfills the demands of the judgment of sin and that death is conquered. After Jesus gave witness for 40 day to his resurrection he ascended to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God* this is the exclamation mark to the words, it is finished, because he is at rest.
REWARD
Jesus did the work but we get the paycheck. The fruit of Christ labor is our salvation and that is his glory. We do not do any work but we must receive the gift of the salvation his work accomplished for us.
To learn more about how we must respond to the Gospel see the tab above.
* Mark 16:19, Hebrews 10:12.
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