Shall I Crucify My Savior?

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Shall I CrucifyMy Savior?

• Matthew 2720-26

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Rejected and Betrayed

• The Lord came to His own and was rejected, Jno
  111
• Betrayed by a friend, Jno 1318
• We have eaten of His bread, Jno 635, 48, 51
• Shall we lift up our heel against Him?
• Religious leaders led the charge, Jno 1147-53
  196
• Willful sinners still crucify the Savior, Heb
  66 1026-29

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Ignorance

• Eyes were closed, Matt 1314-15 Lk
  1941-44
• Murder, Lk 2334 Acts 317
• Many try to serve Christ, but do it in ignorance,
  Acts 1723 1 Jno 24
• Zeal without knowledge, Rom 101-3
• Ignorance not overlooked, Acts 1730
• You do not have to remain in ignorance, 1 Pet
  22 2 Pet 318 2 Tim 215

Lk 2334 Acts 317
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Religious Prejudice

• Powerful motive to reject truth, Jno 1145-53
  129-11
• How to be saved
• Denominations
• Instrumental music in worship
• Work of the local church
• MDR and fellowship
• Major obstacle to obeying the gospel, Acts 151
  Rom 930-33

Mark 1510
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Love of Money

• Jesus opposed the money-driven attitudes and
  actions of the day, Jno 214-17 Matt
  2112-13 Lk 1215
• Love of moneymany sorrows, 1 Tim 69-10
• Despair and suicide, Matt 2614-16
  273-5
• Prevents eternal life, Matt 1921-22
• Do you have a price for which you will crucify
  Jesus? Matt 1625-26

Greed
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Lying

• Dishonesty seeks selfish advantages, Matt
  2811-15
• We must always be moved by honesty, Eph 425
  (Zech 816-17) Col 39-10
• No situation in which lying is acceptable and
  sinless
• Lying is Satans tool to kill Jesus in our
  lives!

Matt 26 59-61
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Cowardice

• JUDAS A faithless
  coward, Matt 273-5
• Instead of turning back to the truth and standing
  for it, he despaired in hopelessness and killed
  himself

Matthew 271-24
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Cowardice

• JEWISH RELIGIOUS LEADERS
  Hypocritical cowards who protected and abused
  their power, Matt 274, 6-7
• Envious, Matt 2718
• False accusers, Matt 2712
• Persuaded an ignorant crowd, Matt 2720, 25

Matthew 271-24
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Cowardice

• PILATE A coward
  with blood-stained hands, Matt 2724
• Knew their envy, Matt 2718
• Wifes warning, Matt 2719
• No crime, Matt 2723, 24
• A leader without the courage to protect an
  innocent man
• Courage to face trials, 2 Pet 15 (1 Cor
  1613) Rev 217-8

Matthew 271-24
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Shall I CrucifyMy Savior?

• Matthew 2635, 56
• Hebrews 64-6