Title: Think of the Cross/John 14:16
Contents Jesus suffered and died on the cross. With Judas Iscariot
by the priests and elders, by the Pilate crowd, and by the Roman soldiers
He was condemned as a sinner and died on the cross.
Possessed by greed, Judas Iscariot sold Jesus to the priests for money.
and the priests, filled with envy, handed Jesus over to Pilate.
handed over to the cowardly Pilate, and handed over to the multitude, and ignorant
The soldiers killed Jesus by nailing him to the cross.
Thus Jesus was put to death by the wicked.
Jesus was not only killed by people
voluntarily
He even deliberately went to the cross and died.
In other words, from a human level, Jesus understood the will of his Father.
He died for us by voluntarily giving himself up to do
As Peter was preaching to the Jews, "He
It was delivered according to God's ordained will and foreknowledge, and you
As he said, "I crucified and killed them with the help of lawless people..."
Jesus died as a result of God's plan and man's evil.
Therefore, the death of Jesus was not only a death that exposes human sin, but also
To subdue human sin and save mankind from sin
God's own sacrificial sacrifice fulfilling God's purpose
It was death. Then what was the significance of Jesus' death on the cross?
is there
1. He died for us.
Jesus was killed by men, but the will of God
He died voluntarily to accomplish this.
That is, Jesus was not only killed by men, but also voluntarily.
He died for people because of love. the good shepherd
Just as he laid down his head for the sheep, so Jesus gave his
He gave his precious life as a sacrifice.
Also at the supper, Jesus gave bread to his disciples.
“This is my body for you,” he said, for us.
died
2. He died to lead us to God.
Jesus came down from heaven and made us know God
Let us know God's love and make us reconciled to God
He died to lead them to live as God's people.
So that we who are sinners can have access to God through Jesus
became
We cannot come to God except through Jesus (John 14:16).
3. He died for our sins.
Because of Adam's transgression, all became sinners.
We died because of our sins. But Jesus saved us from our sins.
To set us free , to take away our sins
He died as a victim.
Jesus made it possible for us to be completely saved from our sins.
died on the cross
4. He died for our death.
The price of sin is death. A righteous God gives sinful man
sentenced the death penalty.
So we died. But Jesus took our place of death.
died
Because Jesus was sinless, He did not need to die, but He voluntarily died for us.
He died for death so that death can never swallow us up.
God died in Jesus because Jesus died for us.
He was satisfied and gave us new life.
The death of Jesus saves us from sin and death and gives us eternal life.
brought it to
Also, because Jesus' death is God's own death, Jesus' death
It is a death well worth it for our salvation and life.