Jesus is ‘drinking from the cup which the Father has given Him’- He
drinks from the cup of our condemnation that we might drink from the cup
of His salvation (John 18:11; Matthew 26:38-39; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1
Corinthians 11:23-26).
Jesus’ death was not only ‘expedient’. It was ‘necessary’- for our salvation (John 18:14; Luke 24:26).
Alongside the story of Jesus there is the story of Peter (John
18:15-18, 25-27). Jesus’ death was not the end of His story - He rose
from the dead (Luke 24:5-6; Acts 2:23-24). Peter denied the Lord three
times. This was not the end of his story. For each denial, there was a
new commitment (John 21:15-17). For each denial, there were, on the Day
of Pentecost, 1,000 people brought to Christ (Acts 2:38, 41).
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