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• Gary Henry

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The Cross of Christ

• but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of
  speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be
  made void. For the word of the cross is
  foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us
  who are being saved it is the power of God. 1
  Corinthians 117-18

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The Cross of Christ

• The Necessity of The Cross
• Romans 116,17
• The Death of The Cross
• 1 Peter 318
• The Blood of The Cross
• 1 Peter 117-19
• The Love of The Cross
• Romans 831,32
• The Preaching of The Cross
• 1 Corinthians 21,2

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The Problem Of Sin And Death

• Death is not only the penalty it is the
  inevitable consequence of sin - Genesis 217
  Romans 623. Cf. Galatians 67,8.
• Every accountable person who has ever lived is
  involved in the problem of sin - Romans 512. Cf.
  Romans 323 Galatians 322.
• And a terrible problem it is to be dead in sin
  is to be in a wretched condition - Romans 722-24.

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Gods Answer To The Problem Of Sin And Death

• No sooner had sin entered the world than God
  announced His intention to conquer it through One
  who would bruise the head of Satan - Genesis
  315.
• The plan God made to save us from sin and death
  involved giving His Son to die for us - Hebrews
  29,10,14,15. Cf. Matthew 121-23 1 Peter 224.

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The Cross As The Only Way For Us To Be Saved

• The cross was necessary, first of all, in that it
  did for us what we could never have done for
  ourselves - Romans 56.
• Jesus drank the cup of His suffering because it
  was not possible for it to be otherwise and our
  sins be forgiven - Matthew 263,42 Hebrews
  57,8. Cf. Mark 1436 John 1811.

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Christ Came Into The World To Die

• The prophets had spoken of the death of the
  Messiah - Psalm 221-31 Isaiah 531-12. Cf. Acts
  830-35.
• Jesus was in no doubt what His mission was in the
  world - Matthew 2017-19 Luke 951 1250 John
  1227. Cf. Matthew 1621-23 John 1811.

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Christ Came Into The World To Die

• Whatever glories were to follow, Jesus knew they
  lay on the other side of the cross - Hebrews
  122.
• When the moment of His death finally arrived,
  Jesus could say, It is finished - John 1930.

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By His Death, Christ Defeated Death

• As the penalty of sin, death is the worst weapon
  of the devil - Ezekiel 184,20 Romans 623. Cf.
  Romans 79-11 1 Corinthians 1556.
• By submitting to death and then being
  resurrected, Jesus conquered the power of death -
  Genesis 315 1 Corinthians 1554-57 2 Timothy
  110.

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By His Death, Christ Defeated Death

• No one would have been more dismayed than Satan
  on the morning of Jesus resurrection.
• Christ having won the crucial battle, it is only
  a matter of time until death is completely
  subjugated to Him - 1 Corinthians 1524-28.

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Christ Defeated Death By Dying For Us

• With no sins of His own Hebrews 415, Christ
  accepted death for our sins He offered Himself
  for us - 2 Corinthians 521 Hebrews 29. Cf.
  Romans 425 Hebrews 927,28 1 Peter 318 41.
• Caiaphas said more than he knew when he said it
  was expedient that one man should die for the
  people - John 1149-52. Cf. 2 Corinthians
  514,15.

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Christ Defeated Death By Dying For Us

• Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law,
  having become a curse for us Galatians 313. Cf.
  Deuteronomy 2122,23. Cf. Matthew 2746.
• In addition to the physical torture of it, there
  was no more shameful and demeaning death than
  crucifixion. Roman citizens were exempt it was
  normally reserved for enemies, slaves, and the
  lowest of criminals.

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Christ Defeated Death By Dying For Us

• Jesus gave His life as a ransom for us -
  Matthew 2028.
• Such an act is obviously the token of the highest
  love - John 1513 1 John 316. Cf. Ephesians
  525.
• By dying for us, Jesus made it possible for us to
  be reconciled to God - Romans 510,11.

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To Be Saved From Sin, We Must Die And Be Raised
With Christ

• Christ commanded that we be baptized in order to
  be saved - Mark 1616.
• To be baptized into Christ is to be baptized into
  His death - Romans 62-4 Colosians 212.

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To Be Saved From Sin, We Must Die And Be Raised
With Christ

• Having been crucified with Christ, we must then
  live as those who have done so - Galatians 220
  524,25. Cf. Romans 65-7.
• Not only so, but if necessary we must be willing
  actually to partake of Christs sufferings - 1
  Peter 412,13. Cf. Philippians 310,11.

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The Significance Of The Blood Of Christ

• It is a principle as old as the earth that the
  life is in the blood - Genesis 410 94
  Leviticus 1710-14. Cf. Deuteronomy 1223.
• The requirement that the wages of sin is death
  - Romans 623 means that when sin has been
  committed, death must occur to satisfy the
  demands of justice, i.e. life must be taken to
  atone for sin.

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The Efficacy Of The Blood Of Christ

• The blood of the Lord atones for our sins -
  Hebrews 922,23,27,28 101-4,10,18. Cf. Hebrews
  96-1029.
• The blood of Christ dedicated the new covenant,
  in which there is the forgiveness of sins -
  Matthew 2628 Hebrews 915-18. Cf. Hebrews
  1224 1320.
• By the blood of Christ we have access to Gods
  presence - Hebrews 1019-22. Cf. 1 Peter 318.

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Baptism, The Church, And The Blood Of Christ

• The blood of Christ, and only the blood of
  Christ, can cleanse the stain of sin from a soul
  - Revelation 15. What can wash away my sin?
  Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
• It is in the act of baptism (into His death) that
  we contact the cleansing blood of Christ -
  Romans 63,4 Colossians 212. Cf. Galatians 327.

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Baptism, The Church, And The Blood Of Christ

• In baptism, we are washed from our sins - Acts
  2216 Ephesians 526.
• The church of Christ consists of those who have
  been cleansed by His blood.
• Each Lords Day, those who have been bought by
  the Lords blood commemorate His death on the
  cross in the Lords Supper.

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Baptism, The Church, And The Blood Of Christ

• In the Lords Supper, Christians commune with the
  body and blood of the Lord and proclaim His death
  until He comes - 1 Corinthians 1016 1123-26.
• As Christians, we ought to live each day as those
  whose salvation was bought by the blood of Christ
  - 1 Corinthians 619,20.

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The Love Of God For Us Shown In The Cross

• The most obvious fact of the New Testament is
  that God gave His Son for us because He loved us
  - John 314-17 Romans 56-8. Cf. 1 John 31,16
  47-11.
• Gods love for His Son Matthew 317 John 335
  520 was not inconsistent with allowing Him to
  suffer a greater good was accomplished by
  permitting His death than by preventing it.

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The Love Of God For Us Shown In The Cross

• Going to the cross obviously required love on
  Jesus part also - John 1513. Cf. 1011.
• Even as He hung upon the cross, Jesus love
  remained actively concerned about others - Luke
  2334 John 1925-27.
• Jesus act of love was voluntary - John 1017,18.

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The Love Of God Evoked In Us By The Cross

• Surely we cannot think seriously about the cross
  without being constrained by it to give
  ourselves back to God in love - 2 Corinthians
  514,15. Cf. 1 John 419.
• How could we be anything less than grateful and
  humble in view of the cross?

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The Preaching Of The Gospel Is The Preaching Of
The Cross

• The cross of Christ is the crux of the gospel.
• The message of the cross is the power of God to
  salvation and in it is revealed the righteousness
  of God - Romans 116,17. Cf. Romans 101-3
  Philippians 37-11.

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The Preaching Of The Gospel Is The Preaching Of
The Cross

• The hearing of the gospel, the story of the
  cross, is what produces obedient, saving faith -
  Romans 1017.
• The preaching of the cross is a proclamation that
  Jesus is Lord as well as Christ and it
  announces the conditions of acceptance of the
  gospel - Acts 236-39.

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To Detract From the Cross Is to Pervert the Gospel

• We need to be constantly careful to give the
  cross its proper emphasis in the gospel.
• We may be guilty of innocently neglecting the
  cross because of its familiarity, because it is
  accepted as being accepted, because of the time
  spent explaining the steps of obedience, etc.

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To Detract From the Cross Is to Pervert the Gospel

• What is it about the church that we promote and
  advertise? How do we sell ourselves to the
  community?
• Are we guilty of preaching ourselves? Cf. 2
  Corinthians 45.
• Do we substitute carnal incentives, relevant
  preaching, social programs, etc. for the story of
  the cross? Cf. Jeremiah 213.

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To Detract From the Cross Is to Pervert the Gospel

• Are we ashamed of the gospel? Are we tempted to
  remove the offense of the cross? Cf. Romans
  116 Galatians 511.
• Do we feel somehow that our new age calls for a
  new message? Cf. 2 Timothy 43,4.

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To Detract From the Cross Is to Pervert the Gospel

• To please men, might we pervert the gospel so
  that we turn it into different gospel? Cf.
  Galatians 16-10.
• Is the result of our preaching and practice such
  that the cross of Christ is made of no effect?
  Cf. 1 Corinthians 117-25.

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To Detract From the Cross Is to Pervert the Gospel

• Whether we are doing the preaching or we are
  responding to preaching, we need to be certain
  that it is the cross that is being preached and
  that we are truly converted by that to the Lord
  himself.
• It is the gospel by which God calls men to
  Himself - 2 Thessalonians 214.

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To Detract From the Cross Is to Pervert the Gospel

• Jesus taught that it would be His cross that
  would draw men to Him - John 1232-34. We are
  bound to fail in the end if we seek any other
  drawing and transforming power than the cross.

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Being a Disciple of the Lord Means Telling Others
About the Cross

• The Great Commission applies, at least
  indirectly, to us as the Lords people - Matthew
  2818-20 Mark 1615,16.
• We each have been taught in order to teach others
  - 2 Timothy 22.
• There are important ways each of us can be
  involved in the preaching of the cross.

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