Good for Us! Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Good for Us! Keywords: “bad” “finished” “good” Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passages: Luke 23:44-47* 44. It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45. because the sun was obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46. And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT." Having said this, He breathed His last. 47. Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent." John 19:30* Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. Question What is so good about this Friday?   Practical help With the popularity of Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ," Holy Week is taking on a new vividness for many of us. I am hearing (or overhearing) many conversations talking about the impact of the movie and wondering if the historical events were really like that. I'm also hearing this comment more frequently than usual: "Why do they call it 'Good Friday'? I mean, look what happened to Jesus." Precisely! Today is a day to remember (or discover, click here for more info) that what happened to an innocent Jesus was a horrible, tortuous and undeserved death. This seems like a really bad thing to happen until we also realize that Jesus was "taking the bullet" for us. Every time we click to that porn site and subsequently corrupt God's good gift of sexual intimacy, we incur the debt of God's wrath. That's a debt that has to be paid. That's a debt that was paid! He died so we could live. It doesn't get any better than that! It is a Good Friday. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2004 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission." ---