The Suffering of Jesus Christ - Lesson 5

Review

7 - To Cancel the Legal Demands of the Law Against Us

Colossians 2:13–14 ESV

13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.

The Law Requires Death for Sin

Romans 6:23 ESV

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Salvation is not the balancing of ‘good deeds” vs bad ones

8- To Become a Ransom for Many

Mark 10:45 ESV

45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

To Whom was the Ransom Paid? God

The Ransom Price was the life of Christ.

Christ came not to be served, but to serve

Jesus gave His life, it wasn’t taken against His will

9- For the Forgiveness of Our Sins

Ephesians 1:7 ESV

7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Matthew 26:28 ESV

28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Our forgiveness cost us nothing but cost Jesus His life.

10 - To Provide the Basis for Our Justification

Key Points:

Justification

The Heart of the Gospel

“The Article on which the Church Stands and Falls” - Martin Luther

Romans 5:9 ESV

9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.

Romans 3:24 ESV

24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Romans 3:28 ESV

28 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

11 - To Complete the Obedience that Becomes our Righteousness

Key Points:

Double Imputation

Who’s Righteousness?

Philippians 2:8 ESV

8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Romans 5:19 ESV

19 For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV

21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Philippians 3:9 ESV

9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

12 - To Take Away Our Condemnation

Key Points:

No Condemnation ()

Chastisement vs. Punishment (define)

Romans 8:34 ESV

34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.