About this episode

Christine Caine discusses the significance of Jesus' declaration 'It is finished' and its implications for personal identity and redemption.

One word. Spoken once. And it changed everything for all of eternity. When Jesus bowed his head on the cross and said, "It is finished," he wasn't admitting defeat. He was shouting victory. In the original Greek, it is a single word — tetelestai — a business term meaning "all is completed, paid in full." Written at the bottom of a debt. Stamped across a record of what was owed. And at Calvary, Jesus wrote it across yours. In the first episode of our podcast series A Life Unleashed: Living Fully in the Purpose God Designed You For, Christine Caine takes us to John 19:28–30 and unpacks the three things that were completed at the cross and why all three have direct bearing on who you are and how you live right now. ✨ If you've ever asked questions like… ✅ I know Jesus died for sins, but does that actually cover everything I've done or had done to me? ✅ Why do I still feel shame and condemnation even after I've been forgiven? ✅ How do I stop feeling like I need to earn God's love or prove myself to Him? ✅ Can God really redeem a family history like mine — abuse, addiction, abandonment? ✅ I feel too far gone. Is there actually hope for someone like me? ✅ What does the finished work of…

People in this episode

Host: Christine Caine

Topics covered

• identity
• forgiveness
• shame
• redemption
• Christian faith
• purpose

Keywords

• tetelestai
• forgiven
• shame
• redemption
• Christianity
• identity
• hope
• cross
• victory

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Life Unleashed: Living Fully in the Purpose God Designed You For, John 19:28–30

More episodes of Equip & Empower Podcast with Christine Caine

• Episode 411 | You Are The Aroma of Christ: Living Out Your True Identity · September 7, 2026 · 19 min
• Episode 410 | Identity in Community: You Belong to the Body · August 31, 2026 · 29 min
• Episode 409 | You Are a Living Letter: How Your Life Reads to the World Around You · August 24, 2026 · 22 min
• Episode 408 | Your Spiritual Wardrobe: What to Put On and Take Off Now That You're in Christ · August 17, 2026 · 21 min
• Episode 406 | You Were Made for This: How God's Process Prepares You for Your Destiny · August 3, 2026 · 16 min
• Episode 405 | God's Promises Are Still Yes: Believing for What He Said He Would Do · July 27, 2026 · 26 min

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