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“He saved others; Himself He cannot save” (Matthew 27:42).
The Lord Jesus had indeed saved many others, even raising some from the dead. He had clearly shown His power as the Son of God; there should not have been any doubt as to who He was. Yet when He was on the cross, the Jewish leaders said that He was not able to save Himself.
Could the Lord Jesus have come down from the cross? Surely He could have done this, but then how would you and I be saved? How would our sins be put away? He had to remain on the cross in order to suffer for sin, and complete the work His Father had given Him to do. It was not the nails that held Him there, but His love for us, and His obedience to His Father’s will.
Himself He could not save; He on the cross must die;
Or mercy cannot come to ruined sinners nigh.
Yes, Christ the Son of God must bleed
That sinners might from sin be freed.
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