14 Reasons Jesus Went To The Cross - To Redeem Us

14 Reasons Jesus Went To The Cross - To Redeem You

God’s grace and mercy can return us to our Creator. How did this happen on the cross? The blood of Jesus covers the sins of mankind allowing us to be in the presence of a pure and holy God.

In the Old Testament, this took place on the Mercy Seat. Once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the blood of a sacrifice was sprinkled on the Mercy Seat. The blood symbolically covered the sins of the people, turning away God’s wrath. The mercy seat was literally the place where atonement was made by the blood.

Now, back to Romans 3:25. When we read that “God displayed Christ as a propitiation by his blood”, the Greek word for propitiation here is hilasterion - the same word used in the Greek version of the Old Testament for the mercy seat!

Romans is telling us that Jesus IS the true Mercy Seat and it is His own blood that is sprinkled. The cross is the ultimate place where God’s wrath is satisfied and where mankind is restored to God.

That’s why Jesus went to the cross, but that’s not all. His death paid the price to free us from our bondage to to sin and the world.

Ephesians 1:7

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.”

1 Peter 1:18-19

“You were not redeemed with perishable things … but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.”

Jesus went to the cross to accomplish justification, propitiation, atonement and redemption.

• He declared us righteous through His own works.

• He satisfied the wrath of God that was on our heads.

• He restored us to God by covering our sins.

• and He purchased us back from our bondage to the world.

That’s why He walked into Jerusalem and allowed Himself be crucified. It was for your benefit and mine.

1 Peter 1:2

“…obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.”