The Agony of the Cross: What Did Jesus Fear?
In Gethsemane Jesus prayed for God’s will to be done, but he did so in agony, knowing that he’d experience God’s wrath at the cross so we won’t ever have to.
In Gethsemane Jesus prayed for God’s will to be done, but he did so in agony, knowing that he’d experience God’s wrath at the cross so we won’t ever have to.
The doctrine of the atonement can’t be reserved for heady theology. It is a vast storehouse, brimming with implications for the Christian faith and life.
There is no more effective mediator than Jesus. To seek mediation outside of Christ is not only a denial of his work and disobedience, it is also foolish.