“I remember one time, a friend of mine was in a jail talking to men, and it was Good Friday.

And he gave them a little quiz.

‘OK, let’s see if you guys know any Bible. Who killed Jesus?’ And they thought they knew Bibles, one man said. Soldiers killed Jesus. They said no Pilate killed Jesus. No, no. It’s the crowds of Jews. Crucify him. Crucify him; no no. It’s Judas. Judas killed Jesus …

And he waited till all their answers were given and then very quietly said. ‘That’s not right. His father killed him.’

They were absolutely stunned. Because the link up was, that’s the way they felt about their father. Most of these guys, they didn’t know who their father was.

That’s how much he cares about me, so we can empathize with this. His father killed him. And then he opened the gospel. You know why he killed Him? So he wouldn’t have to kill YOU.

But if you don’t believe him, he will. Kill you forever. But you don’t have to go to hell.”

—John Piper