today on Summit Life with Jiddy Greer. You see, when you go through pain, you've got two choices. Choice number one is you can conclude that your pain means that Jesus really is not who he says he is and that he lacks the power to save you. The second option you have is you look at the cross and you say, wow, he really does love me. He really does care. Look, he's dying for me.

Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer. I'm your host, Molly Vitovich, and we're so glad that you're back with us today. You know, sometimes I find it helpful to place

myself into the stories of the Bible to see how I might have seen them in the moment. Well, have you ever

thought about how you might have responded if you had been present during Jesus's crucifixion?

I know, that's a hard one to maybe start with, but there are four different characters and responses that

Pastor J.D. is going to walk us through today to give us pictures of how we might have responded

then and how we can still respond to Jesus today. Are you up for it? As always, if you miss any of

our programs or if you're in search of our new featured monthly resource,

you can find it all online at jd.com. Now let's rejoin Pastor J.D. as he teaches from Matthew 27. What Jesus said from the cross as he died was the opposite of what every other religious

leader has given as their final message.

Buddha, for example, the Buddha, the Buddha's last words were, strive without ceasing.

Jesus's last words were the exact opposite of that. It wasn't strive without ceasing.

It was, I have done all the striving for you. And now it is finished. And you will be saved, not because you strive hard enough,

but because I have finished it for you.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes.

Believes means you understand that he is the payment for your sin,

that it was done in your place, and you rest in it.

And when you claim that as yours,

all the victory of Christ, all the striving of Christ, all the things that Christ did for you,

they become yours when you believe and you will not perish, but you will in that moment have

eternal life, not because of what you do, but because of what Jesus has done.

Salvation is the free gift to all

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