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Holy Week Devotions: Good Friday

 Good Friday 


Matthew 27:11-66
Mark 15
Luke 23
John 18:28-19:1-47

Good Friday is the day of mourning. It is when we commemorate the Death of Christ. We take this time to focus on the Crucifixion, which is recorded in all four Gospels. 

Crucifixion was a method of execution invented by the Romans. Crucifixion was so brutal that it was only reserved for those who were not Roman. It was not only torturous, but a shameful way to die, as the victims of Crucifixion were required to be fully naked.

We remember the Crucifixion because the Bible states that without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins (Leviticus 17: 11, Hebrews 9:22). Jesus paid the ultimate price to reconcile us to a Holy God. 

Jesus endured the shame and brutality of the Cross. Most of all, Jesus took on God’s wrath for us. The Bible says that Jesus became a propitiation for our sins (1 John 2:2). The word Propitiation alludes to the concept of appeasement. Because Jesus appeased God’s wrath, we are not subject to condemnation.

Good Friday is a solemn day of mourning. But it is also a day of thanksgiving. We mourn the fact that Jesus suffered injustice and was killed. But we are thankful for His sacrifice. We are thankful for the blood shed for our forgiveness. 



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