Anchorpoint Radio

When John the Baptist pointed to the Lamb of God and cried, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”, there was no question as to who he was talking about. There stood before all the people a unique and sinless man who, by baptism, identified Himself with the rebellious nation of Israel, indeed the whole world. He came to stand in the place of sinners. He was God’s great solution to the universal problem of sin. And He was willing and able to be the Lamb, the perfect offering to satisfy the justice and righteousness of God.  Have you taken this Lamb of God as your own? You need to. 

Today’s message looks closely at one of the Lord’s sayings on the cross. It is maybe the one of most significance to perishing sinners. The words, “It is finished” or one word in the Greek – “finished”. How this word has been a balm to troubled souls down through the years since that day at Calvary! What did it mean? Well, the depth of this utterance will probably never be fully known. For, you see, it was one of infinite victory! Christ’s  promises had been kept. The prophecies had been fulfilled. Satan had been crushed. Sin had been paid for. Death had been defeated. God had been satisfied. How profound was that cry from Calvary! Listen to our message today, and ask yourself, “What does that word mean to ME?”

 A large part of the gospel is concerned with just one event in Jesus’ life – His arrest, trial, and crucifixion. Why? Well, it’s the very reason He came - to die for our sins! God wants us to direct our focus to exactly what happened on the day that He accomplished this great work. Many people made choices for or against Christ that day, but our message this evening is concerned with the decision and response of one particular individual, Pontius Pilate. He had to make a decision about what to do with Jesus. And so do we! 

We will never know all there is to know about the Almighty God of heaven. His essence is eternal. His character is far beyond what we can even hope to understand. But we can be thankful that this same God has allowed us to know Him by revealing Himself to us through the Bible. That’s why it’s so important to read this Book. Also, Christ has made the invisible God visible. We see the nature of God in Him. 

Well, today's message is centered around the words found in 1 Peter 3:18 - "Christ also has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust that He might bring us to God." What a great gospel mystery we have here! Why is the sinless One suffering for sin? Listen to this week’s message as the great gospel mystery is unravelled through the wonderful fact of substitution.

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There is no other message like the gospel message. It’s all about our greatest need and God’s greatest provision. Believing it results in everlasting life. It means rejoicing for ages to come in the grace and love of God . This week’s broadcast presents four “unequalled truths of the Gospel” - the unparalleled life of the Saviour; His incomparable death; the indescribable gift He offers, and the unsearchable riches He wants us to enjoy.  The Lord is waiting for a response from you. 

At Anchorpoint our desire is for all our listeners to understand the great truths of the Gospel message, and about the Person who makes the good news possible – the Lord Jesus Christ. But first we need the knowledge of the truth - about ourselves, about the Saviour, and about God’s way of salvation. But the Bible speaks of the sad possibility of sinning wilfully against the truth that we DO know. We hope that our listeners will respond to the truth in repentance and faith and come to know the Lord Jesus as their own and personal Saviour.  

This week’s broadcast focuses on the Man of Calvary. On the cross hung a unique Man in every sense of the word. He was perfect in every aspect of His life. Indeed, He was actually God manifested in the flesh. It’s a weighty mystery that the Bible does not attempt to explain. It states it as reality. He was sinless in thought, word, and deed. Yet He was willing to take on the sin of the entire world. He is the Yes, Christians will forever rejoice in the sinlessness of Christ and in the fact that one day we will be free from sin as well. And we can also rejoice in the fact that all our sins were borne by our sinless substitute on the cross. What about you? 

You know, if we sat at the foot of the cross long enough, we would have to come away greatly humbled – with absolutely nothing to boast about in ourselves. In fact, we would come away ashamed and convicted of the wretched creatures that we really are to crucify the Lord of life and glory. The apostle Paul never forgot his view of the cross. He said, “God forbid” that he would have an ounce of boasting or pride in his veins again. When it comes to salvation, it is only Christ who is to be “lifted up” as it were. His cross was the place of suffering, the place of substitution, the place of God’s entire satisfaction, and the place of eternal salvation. There is absolutely nothing there of ourselves that we can boast about. 

We have all experienced the joy both of giving and of getting gifts. But many people don’t really appreciate the greatness of the many gifts that God gives us. Not only of health and strength, loving relationships and other benefits of life, but gifts of eternal value – forgiveness, peace with God, peace with ourselves, a relationship with God, a home in heaven, enjoyment of the Saviour, eternal security … to name a few. But do you know that all of these gifts are wrapped up in one really. Jesus Christ. If you have Him, you have everything, now and forever. We trust that you will enjoy listening about the gift that God has for you.