THE WORD OF VINDICATION
The Last Words Of Jesus—Part 4 of 5
Luke 23.44-49
Mark 10.45 “… the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (csb)
v. 46 “And having said this he breathed his last.” (esv)
JESUS HAS VINDICATED A LIFE LIVED …
PURSUING THE Approval Of God
Isaiah 53.3-4 “He was despised and rejected by men … we considered him stricken by God …” (niv)
Psalm 31.11 “Because of all my enemies … I am a dread to my friends …” (niv)
v. 46 “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” (esv)
Luke 9.44 “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” (esv)
TRUSTING IN THE Way of Jesus
v. 45 “And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.” (esv)
Hebrews 10.19-20 “… We have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain …” (esv)
HOPING FOR Salvation of Others
v. 47 “… when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, ‘Certainly this man was innocent!’” (esv)
v. 18 “Away with this man …” (esv)
Stephen: Acts 7.59 “… he called out, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’” (esv)