So God in the cross puts his justice, righteousness, holiness on display.

So just and righteous and holy is he that even as much as he wants to forgive the sinner,

he cannot do it unless the price is paid, even if the price has to be paid by his own son.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

Imagine you're a detective getting to the bottom of a case, and during your investigation, you interview multiple witnesses to the crime.

Why multiple witnesses?

Well, it's all about getting the most complete picture possible, covering all the angles.

You know, that principle also applies to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

It can be helpful to see the cross from the disciples' perspective, from Pilots' perspective,

even from those who were crucified with Jesus.

But have you ever considered the perspective of God himself?

With that in mind, John MacArthur begins a series today titled Easter Through the Eyes of

God, hereon, Grace to You. John, this notion of seeing Easter through God's eyes is an intriguing one.

So expand on that for a moment. How will this study of the Easter story differ from others that our

listeners may hear in the coming days?

Well, of course, there's always the human perspective looking at the events of Easter,

the death of Christ and his resurrection. There's the historical sense of what happened there.

And there's also the theological reality that we read about as the meaning of the resurrection

is explained by the apostles in the Epistles of the New Testament. But this is kind of approaching

the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the eyes of God. I love that approach because I want

to know how God viewed this. Because the theological significance of the death of Christ

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