So last night one of our college students, Dominic Mendoza, shared his testimony at SIX33. He's got a great story of how, after a friend gave him a Bible, he began reading it and as a result, became aware of his depravity, his sinfulness, and his need of Jesus. Through reading through large portions of the New Testament, he came to believe in Jesus Christ as the only solution to his problem and was saved. He did an incredible job of sharing what has happened in his life and how Jesus has made all the difference. (his testimony will be available for download on the SIX33 website http://ibchighland.org/six33 in a few days) As part of his testimony, he showed us a video that has been impactful in his life. Until I watched this video, I had never given much thought to Barabbas. I grew up in church and I know who he was and how he fits into the story of the crucifixion. Until seeing this video, however, I had never made the connection of Barabbas and the idea of stubstitution. The doctrine of substitutionary atonement is a great one. Watch this video and, hopefully, you'll see an amazing picture of what Jesus did for us. This video so clearly illustrates the Gospel. It shows what Jesus did for us. We are all Barabbas. Jesus died to take on the sins of all who would believe in Him. The question is: what will you do?
We were all "once an evil man..."
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