PRACTICAL POINTS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. For the believer, bearing the cross is reciprocal; Jesus bore His cross for us, so we should bear our cross for Him (John 19:16-18; Luke 9:23).
2. God can work things so that even those who don’t know the LORD Jesus will unknowingly speak for Him (John 19:19-20).
3. When God ordains something, man cannot change it (John 19:21-22).
4. Those who study the Bible will find out that everything God says would happen will happen, and often exactly as He said it would (John 19:23-24).
5. Although Jesus was suffering as no one ever has, He still showed His love for others, even His enemies (John 19:25-27; Luke 23:34).
6. The sacrifice of animals only started the work of redemption; but Jesus’ sacrifice finished it (John 19:28-30; Hebrews 9:11-14).