Mar
21
Carson: Christ’s Cry of Victory
Posted by Champ Thornton at 8:01 pmFiled Under theology
The Triune God, in all-wise counsel, knows
The deathly choice will damn the rebel brood.
Unable to ignore, unwilling to
Destroy, he plots a pardon for his foes.
Degenerating in the troubled flows
Of time’s relentless tide, the rebels’ mood
Fails to discern this plan both wise and good:
The Son will don the race to take its blows.
His humble life, the suffering of his way—
Indifference and rejection, treason, greed—
His lonely, violent death, the price he paid,
Articulate in lurid dress our need.
The words triumphant, ‘It is finished!’, ring
Proclaiming perfect pardon from the King.
This sonnet by D. A. Carson is based on Christ’s sixth saying from the cross. Used by permission from Banner of Truth magazine.