Unlimited: Could Jesus Save Himself
Aug 26, 2024 2024
In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself” (Mark 15:31, NIV)!
The gospel writers characterise the crowd at the cross as being viciously hostile toward Jesus as he hung dying. Other than the young apostle John, there were a group of women there who also loved Jesus. The rest were only there to ridicule and humiliate him.
The shocking fact underlying this mocking of the chief priests and the teachers of the law was that they didn’t deny that he had saved others!
In other words, they recognised that he had done many wonderful, good things. This begs the question if Jesus had indeed healed others and raised them from the dead, then why were they crucifying him? Why did they reject him so brutally?
They rejected Christ for the same reason that many reject him today, even when they know that he has the power to save.
Money, position, and power. Those are many of the reasons.
Could Jesus Save Himself & His Followers?
It’s not that Jesus couldn’t save himself. It’s that he wouldn’t because this is what he had chosen.
He himself bore our sins. That’s why he is the Saviour of the world – of all those who trust in him. Jesus could save Himself, but He chose not to.
The issue of why the Jewish religious leaders rejected Jesus while acknowledging that he had saved others is a question of vital importance.
Why do people reject love, forgiveness, healing, and restoration in their communities, churches, and personal lives?
The answer is that they prefer earthly power over love. But Jesus preferred love over power. Jesus could save himself – if He preferred to.
– Eliezer Gonzalez
Eli’s Reflection: How is it in your relationships? As a believer in Christ, the scales have been removed from your eyes so that you can see Jesus for who he truly is. Pray now for those you love who may still have those scales and remain blind to the beauty of Jesus.
Frank Paulsen
Aug 26, 2024
Jesus decided to die for us on the cross because of His love for us, even though He could have saved himself. That is the extent of His immeasurable, timeless and endless love for us, something absolutely and truly amazing, something beyond human comprehension and understanding. As for those who crucified Him, they were scared and jealous of Him, and obviously saw what Jesus was doing from the carnal sense, and they felt threatened. They did not know what He had come down to us, for; that is to save us.
Herbert Katundu
Nov 25, 2023
Amen 🙏
Paul
May 20, 2023
The truth is that bcos human beings mostly dowels in the carnal mind it's very difficult to live in the spiritual n to see what Jesus Christ did, the Holy Book made it clear that we should worship God in spirit n in truth, hence living in the spirit u'll see what Christ Jesus did n to appreciate n praise him!!!!
Olivia
Jun 11, 2021
I pray not because I can pray but I pray because of who my Jesus really is to me in my life and too everything Jesus stay for today in this world and that is his true teaching and because I believe in the Son of God within my whole heart from my eyes I see this light which the Lord shine on you and I and that light enhance little by little then it spread out over do time were it enlarge from one part of the world until it cover the whole world and I feel that's how Jesus Love is for us were though he share his love little by little until his great love he has within his self reach each and every one of us until it's transform a circle of love through you and I and that's were you and I become as us and that's how we as a whole can show and share our love though the light and enhance the circle of love which is the most tremendous and most greatest gift of power that God pass down to his son Jesus to teach and to show us that's the best and most beautiful gift of power that's steal being transformed and uplifting in us today no matter what we may face in life Jesus sustain that loving in our hearts , because I feel that the Lord teaches us that at the beginning or at the end of the day we have a great and wonderful passion for something or someone that is in or close to our life weather it's from heaven or earth that powerful word Love can't be taking away from us cause it was and God has blessed us with such a warm and wonderful and amazing feeling no one can take that away from us and that's in the name of Jesus Amen.
JASON ANDREW TOPPIN
Jun 11, 2021
JESUS LIVES IN ME
Dan Makuluni
Aug 29, 2024
Amen