Jesus' Integrity Vindicated Jehovah's Name

 By remaining faithful under test, Jesus refuted the Devil's claim that humans would not remain loyal to God when under trial. (Job 2:4, 5) Jesus also showed that Adam was to blame for his sin, not Jehovah. Jesus thus proved that perfect Adam could have been faithful if he had wanted to be and there was nothing faulty in how Jehovah treated Adam.

The ransom teaches us that Jesus cares deeply for people, especially for his disciples. (Proverbs 8:31; read John 13:1.) For example, Jesus knew that some aspects of his earthly ministry would be very challenging, in particularly his painful death. Yet, in carrying out is assignment on earth, he did not simply go through the motions. Instead, Jesus put his whole heart into preaching, teaching, and ministering to others. Even on the death of his death, Jesus took time to wash the feet of his apostles and give them many parting words of comfort and instruction. (John 13:12-15) Then while he was on the stake, Jesus took a few moments to give hope to a dying criminal and to arrange for his mother's care. (Luke 23:42, 43; John19:26, 27) Thus Jesus' deep love was expressed not only through his death but also through his entire life course on earth.

While Christ died "once for all time," he is still making sacrifices for us. (Romans 6:10) How so? He continues to expend time and effort as he puts the ransom benefits to work in our behalf. Consider what he is busy doing. He serves our King, High Priest, and head of the congregation. (1 Corinthians 15:25; Ephesians 5:23; Hebrews 2:17) He is in charge of the work of gathering the anointed and the great crowd, a task that will be completed before the great tribulation ends.  (Matthew 25+:32; Mark 13:27) He also sees that his faithful servants are well-fed spiritually during these last days. (Matthew 25:32;) And throughout his Millennial Reign, he will continue to serve our interests. Jehovah truly gave his Son for us!

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