Anthem Church

When Jesus died 2,000 years ago, did he die for my sins past, present, and future? Sins that I committed last year. Sins that I'll commit today? Sins that I have planned but I've been so busy, I haven't even gotten to them yet? Did Jesus die for those sins? Yes. And when He was on the Cross, his final words were what? "Finished!" It's completed. It's done. It's over! That's why Paul is arguing so strenuously against this false teaching. What religious people believe is, "Yes, Jesus died, but it's not finished. There's something now you must do. Whatever it is. There's something you must do now to be holy and pleasing to God. When Jesus said, 'It is finished,' that was hyperbole. This is just not true. The grandson of the great Billy Graham, Tullian Tchividjian, said: JESUS + NOTHING = EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING - JESUS = NOTHING.