Episode 100: I Know That My Redeemer Lived (Tyler J. Griffin)

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🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

As we prepare for the Easter season and celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, we often sing the hymn “I Know That My Redeemer Lives.” But what if we temporarily shift our focus from rejoicing that the Redeemer lives to rejoicing in how he lived for us? In this episode Professor Tyler J. Griffin, associate dean of Religious Education, discusses his article “I Know That My Redeemer Lived” from The Power of Christ’s Deliverance. He emphasizes how everything the Savior did and said in his day-to-day life was focused on helping others and doing God’s will. In recounting Christ’s service and miracles, trials and tribulations, and Crucifixion and Resurrection, Professor Griffin illustrates how the Savior chose to live each day for us. Ultimately, knowing how Christ lived for us can empower us to emulate his example and become more like him.

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Publications:

· “I Know That My Redeemer Lived” (in The Power of Christ’s Deliverance, Religious Studies Center, 2022)

· “Matthew’s Portrayal of Jesus: Son of David, a New Moses, and Son of God” (in The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament, Religious Studies Center, 2018)

· “The Great Plan of Happiness: A Christ-Centered Visual Approach” (Religious Educator, 18.1, 2017)

· “Nephi: An Ideal Teacher of Less-Than-Ideal Students” (Religious Educator, 13.2, 2012)

· “Jerusalem, the Holy City: A Virtual Tour of the City in the New Testament Period” (in New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, Religious Studies Center, 2019)

· “Visualizing the People, Places, and Plates of the Book of Mormon” (BYU Religious Education Review, Fall 2019)

· “The Jaredite Journey: A Symbolic Reflection of Our Own Journey along the Covenant Path” (in Illuminating the Jaredite Records, Religious Studies Center, 2020)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, why religion friends. John Hilton here. As we prepare for Holy Week, I've been thinking about the final words that Jesus Christ said from the cross.
0:10.9	As you know, Mark, Luke, and John each record different statements from the Savior as being
0:18.3	his final words immortality. In Luke, Christ's final words from the cross are, Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.
0:29.8	To me this is especially poignant because in Luke the first words we hear from the Savior are
0:36.0	wisty not that I must be about my father's business.
0:40.8	Luke is
0:43.2	Jesus Christ is focused on the will of his father.
0:48.4	In John, the last was the last words we hear the Savior say from the
0:51.5	cross are, it is finished. To me this reflects a
0:57.0	divine Savior, one who is focused on doing his Father's will. In Mark, and Matthew is the same, the final words we hear from the Savior on the cross are,
1:08.0	My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
1:13.2	We sometimes brush past these words, knowing that there are later words spoken in Luke and
1:18.1	John, but imagine if all we had was Mark, ending on this note of desperation, my God, why have you forsaken me?
1:28.0	In these last words recorded by the gospel authors, we see different points of emphasis.
1:35.0	John seems to be focusing on the divine aspects of the Savior,
1:40.0	while Mark describes a more human Jesus. Of course, Jesus Christ is both human and divine.
1:48.7	And as we approach the Easter season, I think it's good to reflect on each of these aspects of the Savior.
1:56.0	A passage from the Book of Hebrews highlights the human side of Jesus.
2:01.2	We read, because he himself suffered when he was tempted he is able to help those who are being tempted
2:08.0	for we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted
2:15.9	in every way, just as we are.
2:19.5	Yet he did not sin.
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