Hi, this is Nathan W Bingham, host of Renewing Your Mind, and I want to invite you to join us in

Orlando for our Ligonier National Conference. Beginning May 23rd, Christians from around the

world will gather to hear biblical teaching and enjoy fellowship together.

This year's theme is the way, the truth, and the life.

Over three days, we'll focus on the person and work of Jesus Christ.

To learn more and register, visit Ligonier.org

slash 2024.

I ask you to think about what it would be like for you the atonement of Christ.

I've been studying theology for a long time and I have this embarrassment

of feeling like I haven't begun to scratch the surface of the depths and the

riches that are contained in that one single Redemptive Act.

The drama of redemption reaches its climax there on the cross.

I don't know what it means experientially to be completely cursed from God, to be cut off from his presence,

and to be sent into a realm of absolute darkness like Jesus experienced. I've heard many, many sermons preached on the cross,

and so often the ministers go into the gory details of the physiological pain and stress

that is imposed upon a victim of crucifixion and in Jesus'

case with the crown of thorns and the nails through his hand and the sword in his side and all of that agony that he endures.

But I really doubt if Jesus could even feel that stuff

because it wasn't worthy to compare to the pain that he had to endure while he is receiving

the very punishment of hell that you and I deserve.

What I'm saying is that the nails and the swords were nothing compared to coming under the curse of God.

And I ask you to think about that, to think about what it would be like for you to be cursed of God, which indeed

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