![]() No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. “For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. For us this side of the events of that first Easter Sunday morning, it all seems to make perfect sense. For the disciples it was a moment of complete hopelessness, and confusion. So we stand at the cliff edge Jesus is dead. In all this He triumphed to achieve for us forgiveness and a way in to the presence of God- He broke for us the last barrier for all time. We have then looked and saw that in his love for us Jesus on the cross endured far more than physical pain, He faced the betrayal of friends, being forsaken by God, and Death itself. That continues to be His driving motivation still for us now. ![]() Throughout His ministry this focused almost every act to tear down barriers that keep us from knowing Him knowing that same relationship with God that He has known and knows. ![]() He has a zeal and a passion for us which burns in Him. We have built on this foundation to see that the love of Jesus for us is purposeful, not sentimental. ![]() Within the Trinity Father Son & Spirit we see the expression of perfect love. We have seen how the love of Jesus is forged in Divine community. The Love of Jesus 4: The Love of the Risen Jesus
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