Thursday, November 14, 2019

He drinks the cup

His perfect keeping of the Law for us is starkly demonstrated in Gethsemane: "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from me,  Nevertheless, not my will, but Yours, be done."  (Jesus) both kept the First Commandment and suffered the punishment we deserve for not keeping it.

Matthew Harrison, "Why I Am Joy:Fully Lutheran," page 14