What did Jesus do on the cross?

Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that we might be forgiven when we trust in what Christ has done there.  When we, by faith, receive the sacrifice he offered, we can then have eternal life and escape the righteous judgement of God the Father.  On the cross, Jesus voluntarily bore our sins.  He allowed people to lie about him and kill him.  He used the evil done to him to bring good to others.  He sacrificed himself and demonstrated the greatest love of all.  On the cross is where we are redeemed, and it is where our sin debt to God is canceled.

Following is a list of Scriptures that tell us what Jesus did on the cross.

1. He laid his life down for us, John 10:11, "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."
2. Demonstrated the greatest act of love, John 15:13, "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."
3. Reconciled to God, Rom. 5:10, "For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life."
4. Justified us, Rom. 5:18,  "So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men."
5. He died to sin, Rom. 6:10, "For the death that He died, He died to sin, once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God."
6. Died for our sins, 1 Cor. 15:3, "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures."
7. He became sin, 2 Cor. 5:21, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
8. He finished the atonement, John 19:30, "When Jesus therefore had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head, and gave up His spirit."
9. Reconciled Jew and Gentile, Eph. 2:16, "and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity."
10. Humbled himself, Phil. 2:8, "And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross."
11. Reconciled all things, Col. 1:20, "and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven."
12. Cancelled out our sin debt, Col. 2:14, "having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us and which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross."
13. Rendered the Devil Powerless, Heb. 2:14, "Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil."
14. Brought in the New Covenant, Heb. 9:15-16, "And for this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. 16 For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it."
15. He redeemed us, 1 Pet. 1:18-19, " knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ."
16. Bore our sin, 1 Pet. 2:24, "and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed."
17. Died for sins, 1 Pet. 3:18, "For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit."
18. Propitiated our sins, 1 John 2:2, "and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world."
19. He fulfilled prophecy, Psalm 22:14-18, "14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaves to my jaws. And you lay me in the dust of death. 16 For dogs have surrounded me. A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me; 18 They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots."
20. He fulfilled prophecy, Isaiah 53:4-7, "Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried. Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth."
21. He fulfilled prophecy, Zech. 12:10, "“And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a first-born."

NAMA YESUS: Kunci Jawaban Doa

 Yohanes 16:16-33

"Aku berkata kepadamu: Sesungguhnya segala sesuatu yang kamu minta kepada Bapa, akan diberikan-Nya kepadamu dalam nama-Ku."  Yohanes 16:23b

Saudara memiliki kunci?  Entah itu kunci rumah, kunci motor, kunci mobil, kunci brankas dan sebagainya.  Untuk bisa membuka pintu rumah, mobil, brankas, menghidupkan mesin mobil atau motor kita pasti membutuhkan kunci tersebut.  Kunci benar-benar memegang peranan yang sangat penting.  Begitu juga dalam hal berdoa, ada kuncinya yang dapat membuka pintu sorga, menggerakkan Bapa bertindak dan memberikan jaminan bahwa doa-doa kita akan terjawab.  Ada pun kunci itu tak lain dan tak bukan adalah nama Yesus.  Mengapa?  Karena nama Yesus adalah nama yang berkuasa.  Tertulis:  "Itulah sebabnya Allah sangat meninggikan Dia dan mengaruniakan kepada-Nya nama di atas segala nama, supaya dalam nama Yesus bertekuk lutut segala yang ada di langit dan yang ada di atas bumi dan yang ada di bawah bumi, dan segala lidah mengaku: 'Yesus Kristus adalah Tuhan,' bagi kemuliaan Allah, Bapa!"  (Filipi 2:9-11).

     Yesus adalah Pengantara kita dan Juru Syafaat kita.  Dia berdiri di tengah-tengah antara kita dan Bapa di sorga.  Karena Yesus Kristus  "...kita sekarang penuh keberanian dapat masuk ke dalam tempat kudus, karena Ia telah membuka jalan yang baru dan yang hidup bagi kita melalui tabir, yaitu diri-Nya sendiri, dan kita mempunyai seorang Imam Besar sebagai kepala Rumah Allah."  (Ibrani 19-20).  Jadi Tuhan Yesus adalah jalan pendamaian antara kita dengan bapa di sorga.  Oleh karena itu Yesus memerintahkan kita, anak-anakNya, untuk berdoa kepada Bapa di dalam namaNya.  Bila kita merasa bahwa doa-doa kita selama ini tidak mampu menyentuh hati Bapa, mungkin doa kita tidak sesuai dengan yang disampaikan Yesus dalam firmanNya ini.  Ketika kita berdoa dan meminta segala sesuatu ke Bapa, kita harus memintanya dalam nama Tuhan Yesus.  Inilah kunci utama doa orang percaya!  Jadi nama Yesus merupakan akses menuju kepada Bapa di sorga.  Yesus sendiri berkata,  "Akulah jalan dan kebenaran dan hidup. Tidak ada seorangpun yang datang kepada Bapa, kalau tidak melalui Aku."  (Yohanes 14:6).

     Bila kita ingin beroleh jawaban atas doa kita, tidak ada cara lain bagi kita selain harus menaati ajaran firman Tuhan dan berdoa kepada Bapa di dalam nama Yesus. 

"dan apa juga yang kamu minta dalam nama-Ku, Aku akan melakukannya, supaya Bapa dipermuliakan di dalam Anak."  Yohanes 14:13

Seringkali kita berpikir bahwa Bapa di sorga harus menjawab doa-doa kita oleh karena kebaikan kita dan jasa-jasa kita.  Jika doa kita dijawab bukanlah karena kita baik, tapi terutama adalah karena nama Yesus.  Ia telah memberikan kepada kita hak dan wewenang menggunakan namaNya.  Jadi segala doa dan permohonan yang kita tujukan kepada Bapa harus di dalam nama Yesus.

     Berdoa dalam nama Yesus berarti berdoa dengan otoritas Yesus.  Saat kita percaya bahwa nama Yesus itu berkuasa, dan kita berdoa menggunakan kuasa itu, kita memiliki otoritas di dalam berdoa.  "Sesungguhnya Aku telah memberikan kuasa kepada kamu untuk menginjak ular dan kalajengking dan kuasa untuk menahan kekuatan musuh, sehingga tidak ada yang akan membahayakan kamu."  (Lukas 10:19).  Jadi Yesus memberikan kepada kita kuasa atau hak untuk menggunakan namaNya.  Hal ini dibuktikan oleh ketujuh orang murid yang diutus oleh Yesus:  "Tuhan, juga setan-setan takluk kepada kami demi nama-Mu."  (Lukas 10:17).

     Persoalan apa pun yang sedang kita alami janganlah coba diatasi dengan kekuatan sendiri, sebab jika demikian kita sedang menghalangi Tuhan untuk mengulurkan tanganNya atas kita;  seperti memikul beban sendiri, bukannya mengijinkan Tuhan mengambil alih semuanya.  Jika kita berdoa tetapi tetap saja dihinggapi rasa cemas dan kuatir, doa kita pun tidak akan ada faedahnya.  "Janganlah hendaknya kamu kuatir tentang apapun juga, tetapi nyatakanlah dalam segala hal keinginanmu kepada Allah dalam doa dan permohonan dengan ucapan syukur."  (Filipi 4:6).  Ketika berdoa kita harus percaya bahwa apa yang kita minta akan kita terima, asal doa itu kita tujukan kepada Bapa di dalam nama Tuhan Yesus.  Setiap anak Tuhan, tanpa terkecuali, memiliki otoritas dan kuasa di dalam nama Tuhan Yesus.  Ini adalah hak semua orang percaya, bukan hanya untuk pendeta-pendeta terkenal atau para fulltimer saja.  Alkitab menyatakan bahwa  "Tanda-tanda ini akan menyertai orang-orang yang percaya:"  (Markus 16:17).

"Jika kamu meminta sesuatu kepada-Ku dalam nama-Ku, Aku akan melakukannya."  Yohanes 14:14