The Cross of Christ

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The Cross of Christ
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel
which I preached to you, which also you received
and in which you stand, by which also you are
saved, if you hold fast that word which I
preached to you unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you first of all that which I
also received that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures, and that He was
buried, and that He rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures 1 Corinthians 151-4
And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not
come with excellence of speech or of wisdom
declaring to you the testimony of God. For I
determined not to know anything among you except
Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 1 Corinthians
21-2
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The Cross of Christ

• Our relationship to the Christ of the cross
  determines our eternal destiny
• Without the cross, Jesus is not the Christ and
  the gospel is not good news
• Luke 2425-27
• We need to appreciate the importance of the cross
  in the scheme of redemption

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The Necessityof the Cross

• Salvation not possible without the cross
• It did for us what we could never have done
• Romans 56
• Jesus drank the cup of His suffering
• Not possible for it to be otherwise and our sins
  to be forgiven
• Matthew 2639, 42 Hebrews 57-9

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The Deathof the Cross

• Christ defeated death by dying for us
• Submitting to death He conquered the power of
  death
• Genesis 315 2 Timothy 110
• He gave us life by submitting to death!
• Jesus accepted the penalty of death
• 2 Corinthians 521 Hebrews 214-15

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The Bloodof the Cross

• His blood cleanses us from sin
• Life is in the blood (Leviticus 1710-14)
• Life must be taken to atone for sin
• Animal sacrifices of the Old Testament pointed to
  the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus
• Hebrews 911-15
• Blood of Christ cleanses our soul
• Revelation 15

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The Loveof the Cross

• Gods love for us is shown by His gift
• God gave His only Son
• John 314-17 1 John 47-11
• Required love of the part of Jesus
• John 1017-18
• When we think seriously about the cross, we must
  be moved to give ourselves to God
• 2 Corinthians 514-15 1 John 419

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The Loveof the Cross

• The cross will cause us to love the Lord and His
  people!
• 1 John 410-11
• It will cause us to be faithfully obedient to the
  Lord
• Christ died for US, that we might live for Him!
• John 1415

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The Preachingof the Cross

• Should want to share the message to all
• Preaching of the gospel is the preaching of the
  cross of Christ
• 1 Corinthians 151-8
• A proclamation that Jesus is Lord and Christ
• Announces the conditions of acceptance of the
  gospel of Christ
• Acts 236-39

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The Preachingof the Cross

• Jesus draws men to Him by the cross
• John 1232
• Our gratitude will cause us to preach the cross
  of Jesus
• Mark 519

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The Cross of Christ
As many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus
were baptized into His death.... Romans 63-4
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The Cross of Christ
I have been crucified with Christ it is no
longer I who live, but Christ lives in me and
the life which I now live in the flesh I live by
faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave
Himself for me. Galatians 220