1. To Fully Expose The Ugliness of
“He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34)
2. To Fully Exemplify The Matchless of God
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
“No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)
3. To Grant Us Access To God’s
“Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” (Mark 15:37-38)
“Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus — he has inaugurated for us a new and living way through the curtain (that is, through his flesh) — and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.” (Hebrews 10:19-22)