Called to know the Lord in his sufferings

(Audio: Spanish)

SUMMARY: The speaker reflects on the mixed feelings of Good Friday, where there is a tension between the solemnity of Christ's suffering on the cross and the joy of his resurrection. He notes the importance of holding both aspects in tension, as they are both integral to the Christian life. He then looks at Isaiah 53, where he sees a price, process, and prize in Christ's sacrifice on the cross. The price is the sin of mankind, the process is the judicial satisfaction of God's justice, and the prize is eternal life. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding the mind of God and the divine nature in understanding the significance of Christ's sacrifice.

The article discusses the price and process of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for the salvation of humanity. The article emphasizes that Jesus had to pay the price for our sins and suffer immense physical and emotional pain. The article also highlights the prize for humanity, which is salvation, eternal life, and reconciliation with God. Additionally, the article mentions the prize for Jesus, which is exaltation and authority over all creation. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of recognizing our sins and seeking forgiveness through Jesus' sacrifice.

The speaker preaches about the authority of Jesus Christ and how all resistance to God's will on earth will be removed. He invites those who have not yet accepted Christ to join the drama of his crucifixion and acknowledge their sins. Several people raise their hands and come forward to accept Christ, and the speaker blesses them and prays for them to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The congregation declares the filling of the Holy Spirit upon the new believers.

The speaker is declaring the filling of the Holy Spirit upon the audience and encouraging them to declare their freedom in Jesus' name. They proclaim that the past is no longer important and that there is healing, hope, joy, life, triumph, and victory through Christ's sacrifice on the cross. The audience is urged to fill themselves with the power and grace of God. The name of Jesus is praised and glorified.

This is a night of what we call mixed feelings. That means conflicting feelings. On this night I have been, while I listen to the praises and the joy that is here, adoration I know that for people who come from a more liturgical tradition, it is the word that adheres to the formal calendar of the church, for example, the Coming from Catholic or Episcopal traditions like that, it may seem a little strange that on a Good Friday night there is so much joy and the manifestation of so much joy and applause, and upbeat music and all this, because we are used to Good Friday being a night when people don't go to any dance, at least people who are pious, and what's more, I don't think they even eat meat.

I've been so far removed from that tradition, haven't I? And even people fast and afflict themselves and all this in memory of Good Friday, which is the day we remember the extreme suffering of Jesus on the cross and his arrest and scourging and all the things that make up that passion that we call that, using that word of Jesus Christ, and I believe that there is definitely something very beautiful in that, let me tell you. I'm not going against it. I believe that there is a place for solemnity in the life of the people of God, there is a place to afflict the soul in a sense, not as a permanent state, but to remember how to remember, I believe that sometimes we evangelicals are a little superficial in that sense and we have also lost the blessing of going through those processes and rehearsing in our spirit what our salvation really cost and sometimes we tend to jump hastily to joy and celebration and we lose the benefit of going through a little through the process and remember the price our Lord Jesus Christ paid.