THE BARRABAS CROSS
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THE BARABBAS CROSS: WHY THE DEATH OF JESUS WAS NECESSARY
THE BARABBAS CROSS: WHY THE DEATH OF JESUS WAS NECESSARY
Fake praise seems like real praise but underneath fake praise has a characteristic that cannot be seen
Fake Praise needs a:
· Christ without commands
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· Christ with changing commands
o What the Bible means to me
A few days earlier
· They were singing His praises
But now: Crucify Him
He rejected the praise and the adulation because He knew that His death was for our good
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.”
And the chief priests accused him of many things.
And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.”
But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.
Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.
And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them.
And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.
And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews?”
And they cried out again, “Crucify him.”
And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.”
So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
WHAT DO YOU DO
WHAT DO YOU DO
THE BARABBAS CROSS: WHY THE DEATH OF JESUS WAS NECESSARY
THE BARABBAS CROSS: WHY THE DEATH OF JESUS WAS NECESSARY
I. He Was Un-Powering the Crippling Truth My Past (v7)
I. He Was Un-Powering the Crippling Truth My Past (v7)
And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.
THE BEAUTY OF WHAT CHRIST DID FOR SINNERS ON THE CROSS IS THIS: WE DO NOT HAVE TO SEEK TO CHANGE OR DENY OUR PAST: WE HAVE A TWO WORD TESTIMONY: BUT GOD
THE BEAUTY OF WHAT CHRIST DID FOR SINNERS ON THE CROSS IS THIS: WE DO NOT HAVE TO SEEK TO CHANGE OR DENY OUR PAST: WE HAVE A TWO WORD TESTIMONY: BUT GOD
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,
II. He Was Taking My Place
II. He Was Taking My Place
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.
KEY WORD: INSTEAD
So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
NOTICE - THERE WAS A PENALTY TO PAY:
When they RELEASED Barabbas they SCOURGED JESUS
THE POWER IN HIS TAKING MY PLACE IS SEEN IN THE WORDS OF PILATE:
WHAT EVIL HAS HE DONE (V14)
And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.”
He was trading His Passion for my Passions
He was trading His Passion for my Passions
NOT ONLY WAS HE TAKING MY PLACE HE WAS TAKING ON, THE WHOLE OF MY DEPRAVED, DISTURBED AND DAMNING PASSIONS
For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
HE WAS MAKING AN EXCHANGE ON HIS CROSS
HE WAS MAKING AN EXCHANGE ON HIS CROSS
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
III. He Was Changing My Status
III. He Was Changing My Status
From Bound/Free
o But prisoners have to walk free
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
