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The Gateway To Salvation (Crucifixion)

Matthew chapters 26 & 27. The events leading up to Christ's crucifixion. Jesus Christ was crucified on the grounds that he claimed to be God in the flesh. Even though John chapter one declares that he was and is God manifested in the flesh, the high priests pushed for his crucifixion on those grounds as it was the only thing they could accuse him of, according to Jewish religious law. The Jews only knew of God as the almighty creator, whose names should not be mentioned, but they never knew God as a loving heavenly father or as 3 persons in one. The word, who is part of the Godhead, became flesh in order to save mankind, by being the ultimate sacrifice for sin. Jesus Christ had to be a manifestation of God, right down to divine essence, in order to eradicate sin with only one sacrifice of himself. Establishing a divine decree that from that moment onwards, any human being who repents of their sin through faith in Jesus Christ will receive God's pardon. That person must now live the rest of their lives in surrender to Jesus Christ as Lord and God of his life, spirit, and soul. They have become new creatures in Christ. The Crucifixion was that gateway to usher in salvation for all who will accept Jesus Christ for them.