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I. The Gospel reminds us that regret is not the same thing as repentance.
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The Gospel reminds us that regret is not the same thing as repentance.
Matthew
Regret over sin involves a change of mind.
Pilate held his public morning sessions quite early, so they had to get Jesus to his residence shortly after dawn (this is the reason for the night trial).
Grant R. Osborne, Matthew, vol. 1, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010), 1010.
Regret over sin involves a change of mind.
Repentance from sin involves a change of heart.
Repentance leads to personal restoration.
Failure to repent leads to personal destruction.
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The Gospel reminds us that Christ didn’t defend himself so that he might defend us.
Ironically Christ didn’t advocate for himself so that he might be our advocate.
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The gospel reminds us that the innocent one was condemned so that the guilty might be freed.
Matt 27:15-26
Christ didn’t get what he deserved so that we might not get what we deserve.
He deserved the blessing.
Judas proclaimed Christ’s innocence.
Judas proclaimed Christ’s innocence.
Matt 26
Pilate’s wife proclaimed Christ’s innocence.
Pilate proclaims Christ’s innocence.
We have earned the curse.
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We have earned the curse
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The gospel calls us to take responsibility for the death of Christ.
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The gospel calls us to take responsibility for the death of Christ.
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The gospel calls us to take responsibility for the death of Christ.
Man’s responsibility is inescapable.
Matt 27:11-
People (Gk.
laos) is Matthew’s normal term for Israel as a nation.
His blood be on us (cf.
“Your blood be on your own heads!” ) was a common idiom denoting culpability for someone’s death.
John Stott Quote
John Stott Quote
We have to humble ourselves at the foot of the cross, confess that we have sinned and deserve nothing at his hand but judgment, thank him that he loved us and died for us, and receive from him a full and free forgiveness.
John Stott
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