Note that the passion and death of Christ was in direct fulfillment of “the Scripture.”  This is an explicit reference to the Old Testament prophecies of the death of the Messiah, not the least of which is Psalm 22:18. This, then, becomes a major piece of evidence supporting the internal consistency of the Bible and, thus, its inspiration and authority. Verses 29-30 It is significant that John records Christ bowing His head and giving up His spirit (v.30).  This recalls His stunning claim that no one would take His life. To the contrary, He would “give” His life as a ransom for the sins of His sheep (John 10:17-18). The cry “it is finished” displays the fact that Christ’s death upon the cross was an actual atonement for sin. That is, His vicarious death and subsequent resurrection did not merely make salvation possible, but made it a fact for those He...