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Mar 29, 2024 · 2. Jesus’ death is significant because of its cause. The remarkable thing is that, although Jesus was sinless, His death was because of sin – the sin of others. He died to satisfy God’s wrath against human sin. On the day that Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden, the fig-leaf garments they made for themselves proved an insufficient ...
Series 32 Study 8 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HIS DEATH. THE PERSON AND WORK OF CHRIST by Francis Dixon Scripture Portion: John 19:16-37. In this study we are to consider what to every Bible-loving, born again, saved person is the most precious of all themes – the death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and we are to pay particular attention to the unique nature and the special significance of ...
Aug 23, 2022 · The Significance of Christ's Resurrection. Consider just three ways the New Testament highlights the significance of the resurrection. 1. Jesus’ Resurrection means that his sacrificial death on the cross was sufficient, and therefore our sins can be forgiven. Paul emphasizes this in 1 Corinthians 15, reminding us that “Christ died for our ...
- To achieve His own resurrection from the dead. The death of Christ did not merely precede His resurrection–it was the price that obtained it. The Bible says He was raised not just after the blood-shedding, but by it.
- To show His own love for us. The death of Christ is not only the demonstration of God’s love (John 3:16), it is also the supreme expression of Christ’s own love for all who receive it as their treasure.
- In order to cancel the legal demands of the law against us. What a folly to think that our good deeds may one day outweigh our bad deeds. First, it is not true.
- To provide the basis for our justification and to complete the obedience that becomes our righteousness. To be justified in a courtroom is not the same as being forgiven.
- The Biblical-Theological Context For Understanding Christ’s Cross
- Scripture’s Multi-Faceted and Interlocking Description of The Cross
- How Is The Cross Best Explained?
Our Lord’s death does notcome to us in a vacuum. It’s set within the overall framework of Scripture and especially four biblical truths of God, humans, the problem of forgiveness, and the identity of Christ. Let’s look at each of these in turn. First, to understand the cross we must grasp who God is as our triune Creator-covenant Lord. Disagreement...
The Bible’s description of the cross is diverse but not divergent. In fact, what is striking about Scripture’s diverse presentation of the cross is how interconnected are its words, imagery, and concepts. Scripture gives us eight ways of thinking about the cross: obedience, sacrifice, propitiation, reconciliation, justice, conquest, and moral examp...
Scripture’s presentation of the cross is rich and multifaceted. It’s like a beautiful gem that can be looked at from many angles. Yet, in light of the Bible’s biblical-theological framework, and accounting for all the biblical language of the cross, the explanation of the cross’s central means is that Christ Jesus has come as our mediator and new c...
Literally, the Lord “ hath made the iniquity of us all to meet on him. Jesus’ vicarious death is the theme also of John 1:29: “Behold the Lamb of God, the One bearing away the sins of the ...
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Apr 10, 2020 · Theologically, from God’s perspective, we may mention two main reasons. 1. Jesus Died to Bring Us Near to God. Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. (1 Pet. 3:18) The purpose of bringing us to God implies that, prior to Jesus dying, we were far away.
