I give it up of my own free will. This destroys the idea that Jesus came to set up a political kingdom, but was frustrated by being crucified. Jesus gave himself for man of his own free will! This does not take away the guilt of those who murdered him (Acts 2:36). God chose this way to rescue man from sin and make them his friends (Luke 9:31; Colossians 1:20). This is the basis of the Good News (1 Corinthians 1:18-25; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4). He gave his life on the Cross; he took it back when he raised from death. [In these first 18 verses; Christ first is the door, through whom the true shepherds must enter. Then he is the good shepherd, whose praises both David and Isaiah sung, who gives his life for his sheep.]

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