Sermon Notes
12 November 2006
Morning Worship
WHY SALVATION IS NEEDED BY MAN
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For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
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All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
1
Pet 2:25
Genesis 3
Introduction:
a. To understand man's need of salvation, we must study concerning the fall
of man
b. This event is referred to in various places in the Bible, but the
historical record is found in Genesis 3
I. MAN'S CONDITION BEFORE HE SINNED:
A. Man Was Created in The Image of God
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So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him;
male and female created he them.
Matt
19:4
Mark
10:6
1. Man is a spiritual being
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God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth.
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Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave
them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of
spirits, and live?
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The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts
of the belly.
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Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
return unto God who gave it.
2. Man is endowed with the knowledge of reason
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And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and
every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call
them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name
thereof.
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And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every
beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
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And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image
of him that created him:
3. Imbued with uprightness and holiness
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Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have
sought out many inventions.
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And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness
and true holiness.
4. With conscience which either excuses or accuses
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Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience
also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else
excusing one another;)
5. With a freewill, having the power of choice
6. Capacity for worship and communion with God
7. With immortality of the soul
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And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
1
Cor 15:45
B. Man Was a Possessor of Life
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And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress
it and to keep it.
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And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou
mayest freely eat:
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But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:
for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
C. Their Innocence
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And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
II. THE CONFUSION INTRODUCED BY SATAN'S TEMPTING MAN TO SIN
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Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD
God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not
eat of every tree of the garden?
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And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of
the garden:
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But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath
said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
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And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
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For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be
opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Satan is jealous of God's glory and power. Therefore he set out to confuse
and destroy God's supreme creation
A. Satan and the Word of God:
1. He questions God's Word
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Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD
God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not
eat of every tree of the garden?
2. He denied God's Word
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And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
3. Satan has his agents today
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For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into
the apostles of Christ.
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And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
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Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the
ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
B. He Slandered God's Love
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For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be
opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
He implied that God was withholding a blessing from man whom he created
C. He Beguiled Eve
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And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And
the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
d. he blinds
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But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
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In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe
not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of
God, should shine unto them.
e. he binds
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And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are
taken captive by him at his will.
III. THE CHOICE OF MAN TO SIN:
A. Why Man Yielded to Temptation:
1. Disobedience because of lust and covetousness
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And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and
he did eat.
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Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man
love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
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For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
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And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will
of God abideth for ever.
2. Rebellion because of unbelief - Satan was believed instead of God
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And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature.
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He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not
shall be damned.
B. The Kind of Choice Made by Man:
1. It was a voluntary choice
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And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and
he did eat.
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And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the
transgression.
2. Man is still choosing to sin today
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Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do
them.
IV. THE CONSEQUENCES OF MAN'S SIN:
A. A Drastic Change Was Wrought:
1. Man became alienated from God
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And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool
of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the
LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
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That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth
of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and
without God in the world:
2. Physical judgment
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Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy
conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall
be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
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And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy
wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou
shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou
eat of it all the days of thy life;
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Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat
the herb of the field;
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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the
ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust
shalt thou return.
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Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the
ground from whence he was taken.
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So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden
Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of
the tree of life.
3. Physical death
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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the
ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust
shalt thou return.
4. Spiritual and eternal death was the supreme consequence
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But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:
for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
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Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of
the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die
B. Because of the fall, All Men Are in Need of Salvation:
1. Romans 5:12
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Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and
so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
2. Ephesians 2:1
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And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
3. John 3:36
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He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth
not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Conclusion:
A. believe God or Satan?
B. believe the bible or man concerning sin?
C. Trust and obey
SALVATION COULD ONLY BE PROVIDED BY GOD
Isaiah 53:6
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All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
1
Pet 2:25
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For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in him.
Introduction:
a. no dispensation has man ever been able to save himself
b. Neither the O.T. nor N.T. record a single instance of man saving himself
through any meritorious good deed or religious ceremony
I . MAN HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SAVE HIMSELF:
A. Because God Demands Total Righteousness:
1. The old law couldn’t give righteousness, it can only bring judgment upon
those who break the law
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For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is
written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are
written in the book of the law to do them.
Deut 27:26
James 2:10
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But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident:
for, The just shall live by faith.
Hab
2:4
Rom
1:17
2. The law demands absolute obedience
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For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man
which doeth those things shall live by them.
Lev
18:5
Gal
3:12
3. Self righteousness is not good enough
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For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the
righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into
the kingdom of heaven.
B. Because By Nature, Man Cannot Comply:
1. The fleshly nature of man can never please God
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For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God
sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned
sin in the flesh:
2. The fleshly man does not seek God - He hides just as Adam did
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What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before
proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
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As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Psa
14:1,
53:1
Ecc
7:20
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There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Psa
14:2,
53:2
12
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable;
there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psa
14:3,
53:3
3. The law was meant to stop the mouth of boasting man
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Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are
under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become
guilty before God.
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Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his
sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
C. Because Having Come Short, Man Is Condemned:
1. Sinful man always comes up short
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For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
2. Break one commandment and you are guilty of being a lawbreaker
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For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is
guilty of all.
Deut 27:26
Gal
3:10
II. GOD'S REDEMPTION PROMISED THROUGH THE REDEEMER:
Note:
The central theme of the Bible is Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Throughout
the Old Testament, we see Christ in the sacrifices, types and prophecies
A. Promised By Prophecy:
1. The very first prophecy promises a redeemer
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And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and
her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
2. This redeemer was purposed before the foundation of the world
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Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as
silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your
fathers;
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But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot:
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Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was
manifest in these last times for you,
B. Promised By Type:
1. The coats of skin, which involved the death of an innocent animal
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Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and
clothed them.
2. 2. Abel's offering
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And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat
thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
3. Noah's ark
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And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the
ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the
heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained
alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
3. The Passover Lamb
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And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and
when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon
you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
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The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of
God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
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Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are
unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
4. The substitute ram which took the place of Isaac
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And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram
caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and
offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
III. THE PROMISED REDEMPTION MADE
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But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a
woman, made under the law,
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To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption
of sons.
A. The Redeemer Came Into The World:
1. He existed in all of eternity passed
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
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The same was in the beginning with God.
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He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him
not.
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He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
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But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them that believe on his name:
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Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will
of man, but of God.
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And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
2. He came to this world to save
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For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
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For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and
to give his life a ransom for many.
B. The Redeemer Lived A Perfect Life:
1. He never committed sin
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Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Isa
53:9
2. He was tempted, but he never sinned
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For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of
our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without
sin.
3. He always pleased the Father, and no man could justly accuse Him of sin.
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And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do
always those things that please him.
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Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not
believe me?
C. The Redeemer Died In Our Place:
1. A voluntary death
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As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life
for the sheep.
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And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring,
and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
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Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might
take it again.
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No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay
it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received
of my Father.
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He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is
brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is
dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Acts 8:32
2. A substitutionary death
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He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his
knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their
iniquities.
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For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in him.
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For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
3. A sufficient sacrifice for complete redemption
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Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second.
Psa
40:7
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By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of
Jesus Christ once for all.
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And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same
sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
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But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down
on the right hand of God;
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From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
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For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
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But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one
with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all
sin.
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Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being
dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were
healed.
Isa
53:5
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For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd
and Bishop of your souls.
Isa
53:6
D. The Redeemer Rose Again
I Corinthians 15:4
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And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to
the scriptures:
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But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that
raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
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Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our
justification.
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Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen
again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession
for us.
Conclusion:
a. God has made provisions for you salvation
b. You cannot do it of your own merits
c. Why not come to Jesus now for salvation?
