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If only I had died in your place- 2 sam 18- 19-33
Most people enjoy a good revenge movie. We love a story of someone getting what they deserve- Mean Girls, John Wick, The Equalizer, Get Carter, Death Wish. In most movies with a villain- we love the pay off of them “Getting what they deserve” and relish in their destruction. Its satisfying! We love when the evil get punished! Feel better about ourselves- JUSTICEIn our minds, guilty must pay- there must be retribution and payment for evil- destructionOther end- We all love a sacrificial hero story- Harry Stamper in Independence Day, Spock in Star Trek 2, Tony Stark in End Game- Avengers, Obi Wan in Star Wars,When someone is able to sacrifice themselves for others, it touches our heart stringsBehind these stories is the idea of- We can’t always save ourselves- we need the help of othersWe pride our selves on self-sufficiency- but in the end- we know it’s a lie- Doctors, Police, Fire, friends. At the minimum, we need the intellect of others- you don’t discover anything no oneThere are stories where revenge happens, where the hero dies, but what about a story where the Hero dies for the villain on whom there is supposed to be revenge?In todays story, we see Absalom is dead and the news gets to his father- DavidDavid isn’t perfect, and he isn’t God- but we see in this story a preview of the heart of JesusV 33 “My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!Absalom was David’s son- who had stole his kingdom from him. Rebellious, angry, thieving, deceitful Absalom. We talked of his death- and the righteous penalty of it- Deserved it.This is a guy who was Willing to kill his own father so that he could rule his own kingdom and not be under the rule of his father- to kill the king to be the king- No matter what the cost.Sound familiar? Absalom is the villain of this story, David is the hero- and the Hero wants to die for the villain- He is willing to take the place of the Villian (Absalom) when he is the hero (david)This is the story of our faith. We are the villain. We are all Absalom. We wanted our own way, we wanted to rule ourselves. We didn’t want a king to rule us, so we took whatever steps we needed to take to ensure our kingdom reigned and we killed the king so we could rule.And the cry of Jesus came to us and saved us but instead of ‘If I had only died instead of you”Jesus actually came and died for us. We deserved Death, and the Hero came and died in the place of the villain. The greatest sacrifice ever for anyone.Theologians call this Penal Substitutionary Atonement- Penalty, In place of, Payment. Penalty of of sin (death), by someone (Jeusus) instead of the offender (us) , to pay for our sin2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.This is the bedrock truth of the entire Christian experience- To reject it is to reject ChristYou must understand and internalize this doctrine. It will change your lifeIf you find that you lack purpose, joy, direction, peace, identity, passion, love, etc. It may be because you have not adequately reflected on this truthRomans 5: 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.This is the Gospel. This is salvation. We were sinners- who needed a savior- and Jesus CamePicture this- Officer that Killed George Floyd- Guilty- but you go and take his place so he can walk free. Seems scandalous! He deserves to die! Revenge! I know its visceral but its trueAll the benefits, emotional, spiritual, tangible etc. Flow from this truth. The Penal Sub. Atone.But why does it have to be that way? Why does someone have to die? Why does Christianity have to be such a bloody endeavor?
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If only I had died in your place- 2 sam 18- 19-33
Most people enjoy a good revenge movie. We love a story of someone getting what they deserve- Mean Girls, John Wick, The Equalizer, Get Carter, Death Wish. In most movies with a villain- we love the pay off of them “Getting what they deserve” and relish in their destruction. Its satisfying! We love when the evil get punished! Feel better about ourselves- JUSTICEIn our minds, guilty must pay- there must be retribution and payment for evil- destructionOther end- We all love a sacrificial hero story- Harry Stamper in Independence Day, Spock in Star Trek 2, Tony Stark in End Game- Avengers, Obi Wan in Star Wars,When someone is able to sacrifice themselves for others, it touches our heart stringsBehind these stories is the idea of- We can’t always save ourselves- we need the help of othersWe pride our selves on self-sufficiency- but in the end- we know it’s a lie- Doctors, Police, Fire, friends. At the minimum, we need the intellect of others- you don’t discover anything no oneThere are stories where revenge happens, where the hero dies, but what about a story where the Hero dies for the villain on whom there is supposed to be revenge?In todays story, we see Absalom is dead and the news gets to his father- DavidDavid isn’t perfect, and he isn’t God- but we see in this story a preview of the heart of JesusV 33 “My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!Absalom was David’s son- who had stole his kingdom from him. Rebellious, angry, thieving, deceitful Absalom. We talked of his death- and the righteous penalty of it- Deserved it.This is a guy who was Willing to kill his own father so that he could rule his own kingdom and not be under the rule of his father- to kill the king to be the king- No matter what the cost.Sound familiar? Absalom is the villain of this story, David is the hero- and the Hero wants to die for the villain- He is willing to take the place of the Villian (Absalom) when he is the hero (david)This is the story of our faith. We are the villain. We are all Absalom. We wanted our own way, we wanted to rule ourselves. We didn’t want a king to rule us, so we took whatever steps we needed to take to ensure our kingdom reigned and we killed the king so we could rule.And the cry of Jesus came to us and saved us but instead of ‘If I had only died instead of you”Jesus actually came and died for us. We deserved Death, and the Hero came and died in the place of the villain. The greatest sacrifice ever for anyone.Theologians call this Penal Substitutionary Atonement- Penalty, In place of, Payment. Penalty of of sin (death), by someone (Jeusus) instead of the offender (us) , to pay for our sin2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.This is the bedrock truth of the entire Christian experience- To reject it is to reject ChristYou must understand and internalize this doctrine. It will change your lifeIf you find that you lack purpose, joy, direction, peace, identity, passion, love, etc. It may be because you have not adequately reflected on this truthRomans 5: 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.This is the Gospel. This is salvation. We were sinners- who needed a savior- and Jesus CamePicture this- Officer that Killed George Floyd- Guilty- but you go and take his place so he can walk free. Seems scandalous! He deserves to die! Revenge! I know its visceral but its trueAll the benefits, emotional, spiritual, tangible etc. Flow from this truth. The Penal Sub. Atone.But why does it have to be that way? Why does someone have to die? Why does Christianity have to be such a bloody endeavor?