The reason Jesus died was to bring sinners to the confidence that he is the son of God,

to bring sinners to repent of their sins, and to bring sinners to embrace his death and his resurrection.

Therein is salvation. Therein is salvation. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson. It's a

sad truth at some points in life you me everyone would have blended into that Jerusalem crowd who

condemned Jesus and called for his death and yet after Jesus died many that crowd, including some of the very people who accused

him and mocked him and nailed him to the cross, they changed their views, believing that Jesus

is God's son. Why the sudden transformation? What made the

difference? And what can and what should you take away from the responses of those

eyewitnesses.

Consider that here on Grace to you,

as John MacArthur continues his compelling study

that's preparing you for an Easter of profound worship.

The title of this series, The Crucifixion Chronicle.

Now with the message, here's John.

Luke chapter 23, verse 47 to 49, responses at Calvary, responses at Calvary. Luke gives us a very brief account of responses to the death of Christ. The response

of Roman soldiers, the response of the

Roman soldiers, the response of the crowd, and the response of the followers of Jesus.

And it's an appropriate way to close his record on the death of Christ,

because each of these responses is a right response.

The Roman soldiers responded as they should have, and the crowd responded as it should have,

and the followers of Christ responded as they should have.

Together they give us the picture of the full response.

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