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fourth word spoken from the cross. The fifth word was, "I thirst" (19:28); the sixth was, "It is fin ished" (19:30); and the seventh was, "Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit" (Luke 23:46).
Luke's account proves that the Lord is the sin ner's Savior. The word, "Father, forgive them," is a prayer for sinners. Likewise, the word, "Today you shall be with Me in Paradise," is a gospel prom ise to saved sinners. But, in John 19:26-27, the Lord said to His mother, "Behold, your son," and to His disciple, "Behold, your mother." These words indicate the union of life, because John's Gospel testifies that the Lord is life imparted into His believers. It is by this life that His loved disci ple could be one with Him and become the son of His mother, and she could become the mother of His loved disciple. According to John's record, Jesus was crucified for the transfer of life, for the imparting of His life into His disciples. Through this transfer of life, one of His disciples could be His mother's son, and His mother could be this disciple's mother. This does not indicate salvation but the transfer of life. Hence, the Gospel of John is not a gospel of salvation but a gospel of life that is transferred into all His believers.
In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the Lord died to redeem sinners from the curse of sin. Although