CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS 1 Corinthians 15:3
1 Corinthians 15:3a For I delivered to you As of first importance What I received
1 Corinthians 15:3b I. Savior that Christ II. Sacrifice died III. Substitution for IV. Salvation our sins V. Scripture in accordance with the Scriptures,
SAVIOR Christ = His designation as God NT term for Messiah
Sacrifice died
A. Jesus Died A Physical Death For Us Genesis 2:16-17 for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. Romans 5:12-14 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
B. Jesus Died A Spiritual Death For Us The Spiritual Agony Of Bearing Sin (Isa 53:6-12; 2 Cor 5:21) The Spiritual Agony Of Abandonment Of The Father (Mt 27:46) The Spiritual Agony Of Bearing God s Wrath (Isa 53:10)
Substitution for
OT Basis Isaiah 53:4-12 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed 10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin,. 11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
New Testament Basis In Place Of (anti) = replacement On Behalf Of (huper) = benefit vicarious = substitutionary
Theological Definition Personal Atonement Provided by the offending party A matter of strict justice Never finished Vicarious Atonement Provided by the offended party A combination of justice and love A completed sacrifice (From Charles Ryrie s Basic Theology, p. 286)
Salvation Our sins
A. Saved From God s Wrath And Judgment Propitiation = Satisfaction Propitiation depicts how Christ s death on the cross appeased or placated the wrath of God towards man because of judgment
Romans 3:25-26 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. 1 John 2:2 2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 1 John 4:10 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1. The Payment For Sin Is Satisfied a. Christ Satisfied God s Penalty Not With Eternal Suffering, But Complete Payment John 19:30 30 It is finished! b. The Blood Requirement Of The Sacrifice Was Satisfied Hebrews 9:22 22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
2. The Wrath Of God Is Satisfied The Father s Righteous Wrath Is Rescinded (Jn 3:36; 1 Th 1:10) The Father s Grieving Heart Is Relieved The Father s Sovereign Plan Is Realized (Rom 3:25) The Father s Sin Penalty Is Redeemed (Hab 1:13) The Father s Righteous Reputation Is Restored (Rom 3:26)
B. Saved From The Responsibility Of Payment For Personal Sin Imputation = Transfer 1. Adam s Sin Was Imputed To The Human Race In The Garden (Rom 5:12-21) 2. Man s Sin Was Imputed To Christ At The Cross (2 Cor 5:19; 1 Pet 2:24) 3. Christ s Righteousness Was Imputed To The Believer At Salvation (2 Cor 5:21)
C. Our Relationship With Our Creator Is Saved Reconciliation
2 Corinthians 5:18-19 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Romans 5:10-11 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Scripture in accordance with the Scriptures,
Suffering and Glory Luke 24:25 27 O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory? And beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures Isaiah 53:4-12 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace
Psalm 16 Resurrection Acts 2:25 31 27 For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave. 31 looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay