How Did Jesus Freely Live a Scripted Life?

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🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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As Jesus headed toward the cross, he knew he was fulfilling the script that was written for him. So, how did he authentically choose a death already decided?

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0:00.0	This week we look at authenticity, living out the authentic life.
0:07.6	Francisco, a 23-year-old from Mexico City, wants to embody the quality as Romans 12 versus 9 to 13 in his life over the next year.
0:15.1	He asks for insights from you, Pastor John, and living out this passage authentically.
0:18.8	That's coming up on Thursday.
0:20.7	That's next time on Thursday. That's
0:20.9	next time. But today we have a question about the life of Christ and his authenticity.
0:25.4	Hi, Pastor John. My name is Mark, and I have a question for you that I am having trouble putting into words, but I'll try my best.
0:31.5	When I read the Bible, I keep coming back to something Jesus says at Passover as he's looking toward the cross.
0:36.9	The son of man goes as it is
0:39.1	written of him. That's Matthew 2624. I don't quite understand how the cross can be both fully planned
0:46.8	out and still come from Jesus's totally willing heart. I believe he gave himself as a ransom for all, 1 Timothy 2.6.
0:57.0	But when I think of an actor following a script, it doesn't feel like they're acting freely or
1:01.9	authentically. It's someone else's will, not their own. So how can Jesus's life and death be fully
1:07.7	stripped it out and authentically yielded at the same time? Well, I probably should make
1:14.3	the problem more difficult before I make it less difficult. Not only is the life of Jesus fully
1:22.0	scripted, but so is Judas. Indeed, so is every person's life fully scripted by God. We're all living, acting,
1:33.7	speaking, thinking, feeling according to God's providence, God's decree, God's script. When Jesus had been
1:42.9	betrayed by Judas, let's take Judas as an example. When Jesus had been betrayed by Judas, let's take Judas as an example, when Jesus
1:46.8	had been betrayed by Judas and arrested, Matthew writes in Matthew 2656, all this has taken
1:56.7	place that the scriptures, the script of the prophets might be fulfilled. And Jesus said to the disciples
2:04.7	about Judas at the Last Supper, I'm not speaking all of you, I know whom I have chosen, but the
2:10.3	scripture will be fulfilled. He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me. So everything is happening that night,
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