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Good Friday 2021 |
First Good Friday = Most Paradoxical Day in History
Borrow from Dickens: Best of times and worst of times
· Best of times: Jesus’ death atoned for our sin
o Worst of times: Jesus (innocent) Charged as guilty & sentenced to sinners’ death
· Best: veil torn, signifying God’s welcoming of humankind into his presence—Showing that we are not forsaken
o Worst: Jesus because Jesus’ cried out, My God My God, why have you forsaken me.
· Best: Christ’s Death happened in accordance with God’s plan
o Worst: onlookers believed Christ had been defeated & God’s plan had been thwarted
Though this day was horrific in one sense, we celebrate it, for it is because of that day, that we can be reconciled to God.
That is why we call it “Good Friday.”
Why Was Jesus Crucified?
· Most would answer, “because of our sin.”
But why?
Some years ago, the late RC Sproul taught on “three Aspects of sin.”
He was formational in my understanding of Jesus’ substitutionary work.
Purpose: Help us better understand and appreciate—to a fuller extent—what Christ has done.
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First aspect of sin: Debt
· Model Prayer: Forgive Us our DEBTS
· God is our creator: has right to set boundaries and laws.
We have a moral obligation
· God is holy and despises sin (the breaking of His Law)
· We are obligated to obey Law
· Yet, we are sinners…
Therefore, we are indebted to God… And this is a debt we can’t pay.
We can never make it “right with God” in and of ourselves.
· If you don’t pay your debt on a house loan… the bank may foreclose on your house…
· If our debt to God is not settled = Eternal Death, Judgement, and Separation from God
2) Second Aspect of Sin: Enmity
· In are sinful state we all despised God
o Me? Argue: You loved your version of God
· We are not “Good People” Apart from Jesus
· The Bible teaches that, apart from Jesus (in our rebellious state) we are actually enemies of God.
· As sinful enemies, we were under God’s wrath
3) Third Aspect of Sin: Guilt
· Legal guilt… we have transgressed against the law of God and thus, we must be punished.
There is a legal penalty…
· God is not only loving… but He is also just… which means He can’t turn a blind eye to sin… the punishment had to be paid.
Sin = Death | Sin = Judgment
Jesus Dealt with All Three Aspects of Sin on the Cross
1) Our Debt Has Been Paid
○ In the last moments of His life, Jesus cried out “it is finished.”
This is an accounting term that means “paid in full.”
A debt we could never settle… was satisfied at the cross.
2) Our Enmity Has Been Dealt With
3) The third aspect of sin is guilt:
(Propitiation means that Jesus satisfied God’s wrath… the penalty has been paid).
God’s justice has been satisfied.
Then, in verse 26, Paul says that God (through Christ’s atoning work) is both just AND the justifier.
● Bottom Line: Christ Became Our Perfect Substitute.
○ He owed God the Father nothing, yet paid our debt
○ He was forsaken by God so that we could be brought near to God…
He took on the wrath of God, so that we could be free of guilt and condemnation.
Closing:
Our greatest problems are not physical
Our greatest problems are not financial
Our greatest problems are not political
Our greatest problem is sin: And Jesus dealt with that at Calvary.
The Resurrection was God’s stamp of approval, that it is finished… it is finished indeed.
· The soldiers were shouting at Jesus to save Himself.
· Yet, paradoxically, Jesus remained hanging there to save them.
And this friends, is why we call it Good Friday.
How Do We Respond?
Repent and Believe the Gospel
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