Christ Died for Us
Notorious criminal was he
Barabbas was his name
Probably he would have died
But this was not their game.
Their bent to crucify the Christ
Was all that saved his life
Barabbas walked away from death
Their travesty was rife.
God delivered up His Son
That we might be set free
Divine justice called for blood
Christ died by God’s decree.
Injustice on the earth was wrought
God’s wrath was satiated
Unparalleled, God’s grace divine
My sin exonerated!
Robert Fultz
May 13, 2024
Barabbas was released, that notorious criminal: if he had not been put in competition with Christ for the favour of the people, it is probable that he had died for his crimes; but that proved the means of his escape; to intimate that Christ was condemned for this purpose, that sinners, even the chief of sinners, might be released; he was delivered up, that we might be delivered; whereas the common instance of divine Providence, is, that the wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. In this unparalleled instance of divine grace, the upright is a ransom for the transgressors, the just for the unjust. Matthew Henry
Proverbs 21:18 ¶ The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 11:18 ¶ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
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