“After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now
accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, ‘I thirst!’ Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting
there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to
His mouth. So when Jesus had received
the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’ And bowing His head, He gave up His
spirit.” (John 19:28-30 NKJV)
[Jesus]
tilted His head back, pulled up one last time to draw breath and cried,
"Tetelestai!" It was a Greek expression most everyone present would
have understood. It was an accounting term. Archaeologists have found papyrus
tax receipts with "Tetelestai" written across them, meaning "paid
in full." With Jesus' last breath on the cross, He declared the debt of
sin cancelled, completely satisfied, [finished]. Nothing else required. Not
good deeds. Not generous donations. Not penance or confession or baptism
or...or...or...nothing. The penalty for sin is death, and we were all born
hopelessly in debt. He paid our debt in full by giving His life so that we
might live forever.
-- Charles R. Swindoll
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