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"H e
W as
C ru c ifie d ,
Y et
H e
L iv e s "
( 2
C o rin th ia n s
1 3 :4 )
In tro d u c tio n :
I t
i s
o u r
p riv ile g e
th is
m o rn in g ,
t o
p a rtic ip a te
i n
a
p re c io u s
o rd in a n c e
w h ic h
th e
L o rd
e n tru s te d
t o
H is
c h u r c h
o n
th e
n ig h t
b e fo re
H is
p a s s io n .
T he
L o r d 's
S u p p e r
i s
p re c io u s
f i r s t
b e c a u s e
i t
w as
g iv e n
t o
u s
b y
th e
O ne
w hom
w e
lo v e
s o
m uch.
E v e ry th in g
th a t
com es
fro m
th e
h a n d
o f
o n e
w ho
i s
d e a rly
b e lo v e d
h a s
s p e c ia l
m e a n in g
a n d
w o rth .
S e c o n d ,
i t
i s
p re c io u s
b e c a u s e
i n
i t
th is
O ne
w hom
w e
lo v e
draw s
n e a r
t o
o u r
s o u l.
I f
th e
th in g s
o f
o u r
B e lo v e d
a re
p re c io u s
t o
u s,
h o w
m uch
m ore
s o
i s
i t
w hen
w e
c a n
d ra w
n e a r
t o
th e
o n e
w e
lo v e ?
T h ird ,
i t
i s
p re c io u s
b e c a u s e
i t
i s
a
m eans
b y
w h ic h
o u r
L o rd
f e e d s
u s
o n
th e
m erits
o f
C h rist
a n d
s tre n g th e n s
u s
th a t
w e
m ig h t
e x p r e s s
o u r
lo v e
m ore
p o w e rfu lly
t o
H im
th ro u g h
a
l i f e
o f
o b e d ie n c e
t o
H is
com m andm ents.
A nd
la s tly
i t
i s
p re c io u s
b e c a u s e
i t
a g a in
re m in d s
u s
o f
th e
in fin ite
p ric e
w h ic h
w as
p a id
b y
o u r
L o rd
J e s u s ,
i n
o
r
d
f
~
r
\ue000t o
r e d e e m
o u r
s o u ls
fro m
th e
c o n s e q u e n c e s
o f
o u r
s in s .
I t
i s
th is
la s t
e le m e n t
th a t
w e
w ill
w ant
t o
re fle c t
o n
th is
m o rn in g .
J e s u s
C h rist
g a v e
H is
l i f e
fo r
u s,
th a t
w e
m ig h t
liv e
fo r
H im .
I n
c h a p te r
1 3
o f
2
C o rin th ia n s ,
P a u l
i s
te llin g
th e
c h u r c h
o f
h is
in te n tio n
t o
com e
t o
th e m
a g a jn .
H is
p u r p o s e
i n
c o m in g
i s
g iv e n
t o
u s
i n
v e r s e
2 ;
h e
i s
c o m in g
t o
r e b u k e
th o s e
w ho
h a v e
s in n e d .
Som e
w ere
sc o ffin g
a t
P a u l,
s a y in g ,
"F O R
H IS
L E T T E R S
A R E
W E IG H T Y
A N D
S T R O N G ,
B U T
H IS
P E R S O N A L
P R E S E N C E
I S
U N IM P R E S S IV E ,
A N D
H IS
S P E E C H
C O N T E M P T IB L E ."
P a u l
re p lie s
t o
th is ,
"L E T
S U C H
A
P E R S O N
C O N S ID E R
T H IS ,
T H A T
W HAT
W E
A R E
IN
W ORD
B Y
L E T T E R S
W HEN
A B S E N T ,
S U C H
PER SO N S
W E
A R E
A L S O
IN
D E E D
W HEN
P R E S E N T "
(1 0 :1 0 -1 1 ).
T he
C o rin th ia n s
m ust
h a v e
b e e n
in flu e n c e d
b y
th e m ,
fo r
P a u l
s a y s
t o
th e m ,
" I
H A V E
P R E V IO U S L Y
S A ID
W HEN
P R E S E N T
T H E
S E C O N D
T IM E ,
A N D
T H O U G H
N O W
A B S E N T
I
SA Y
IN
A D V A N C E
T O
T H O S E
W HO
H A V E
S IN N E D
IN
T H E
PA ST
A N D
T O
A L L
T H E
R E S T
A S
W ELL;
T H A T
I F
I
COM E
A G A IN ,
I
W ILL
N O T
S P A R E
A N Y O N E ,
S IN C E
Y O U
A R E
S E E K IN G
FO R
P R O O F
O F
T H E
C H R IS T
W HO
SPEA K S
IN
M E,
A N D
W HO
I S
N O T
W EAK
TOW ARD
Y O U ,
B U T
M IG H T Y
IN
Y O U "
(v .
2 -3 ).
P a u l
i s
s a y in g ,
" S in c e
y o u
a re
s e e k in g
fo r
p ro o f,
I
w ill
g iv e
y o u
th a t
p ro o f.
I
w ill
com e
a n d
s h o w
y o u
th a t
I
d o
i n
f a c t
h a v e
th e
a u th o rity
fro m
C h rist
t o
e n fo rc e
w hat
I
s a y .
B ut
th a t
i s
n o t
w hat
P a u l
w a n ts
t o
d o .
H e
w o u ld
ra th e r
com e
t o
th e m
i n
a
s p irit
o f
m eekness
a s
h e
h a d
d o n e
i n
th e
p a s t.
B ut
h e
d o e s
n o t
w ant
th e m
t o
th in k
th a t
h is
s p irit
o f
m eekness
in d ic a te s
th a t
h e
d o e s
n o t
h a v e
a u th o rity .
"F O R ",
h e
s a y s ,
"IN D E E D
H E
[th a t
is ,
C h rist]
W AS
C R U C IF IE D
B E C A U S E
O F
W EAKNESS,
Y E T
H E
L IV E S
B E C A U S E
O F
T H E
PO W ER
O F
G O D .
FO R
W E
A L S O
A R E
W EAK
IN
H IM ,
Y E T
W E
S H A L L
L IV E
W ITH
H IM
B E C A U S E
O F
T H E
PO W ER
O F
G O D
D IR E C T E D
TOW ARD
Y O U ."
C h rist
w as
a ls o
o n e
w ho
a p p e a r e d
t o
b e
o u tw a rd ly
w eak.
Y et
H e
a ls o
h a d
a u th o rity .
H e
w as
w eak
b e c a u s e
o f
th e
ro le
th a t
H e
to o k
i n
a c c o m p lis h in g
re d e m p tio n
fo r
H is
p e o p le ,
b u t
H e
h a d
a ll
pow er
a n d
a u th o rit y
a s
G od.
P a u l
w as
m erely
fo llo w in g
th e
sam e
p a tte rn . tH e
s a y s .
"FO R
W E
A R E
W EAK
IN
H IM ,
Y E T
W E
S H A L L
L IV E
W ITH
H IM
B E C A U S E
O F
T H E
PO W ER
O F
G O D
D IR E C T E D
TOW ARD
Y O U .",W e
a re
fo llo w in g
H is
e x a m p le ,
s a y s
P a u l.
B ut
th o u g h
w e
a re
w eak
lik e
C h rist
w as,
th a t
d o e s
n o t
m ean
th a t
w e
d o
n o t
h a v e
a p o s to ljc
a u th o rity .
G od
h a s
g iv e n
u s
th e
pow er
t o
e n fo rc e
w hat
w e
s a y
t o
y o u .
B ut
i t
i s
th is
w eakness
a n d
s tre n g th
o f
C h rist,
w h ic h
P a u l
u s e s
a s
a n
illu s tra tio n ,
th a t
w e
w ill
w ant
t o
lo o k
a t
th is
m o rn in g
a s
w e
p re p a re
fo r
th e
L o r d 's
S u p p e r .
T he
B ib le
te lls
u s
"T H A T
T H O U G H
H E
" 'J A S
R IC H ,
Y E T
FO R
Y O U R
SA K E
H E
BECAM E
P O O R ,
T H A T
Y O U
T H R O U G H
H IS
P O V E R T Y
M IG H T
BECOM E
R IC H "
(8 :9 ).
A nd
w hat
I
w ant
y o u
t o
s e e
th ro u g h
th is
serm on
is ,
Y o u r g r a c io u s
L o rd
to o k
u p o n
H im s e lfy o u r n a tu re ,
la id
dow n
H is
l i f e
a n d
w as
r a is e d
a g a in
i n
o rd e r
t o
g iv e
y o u
life .
I. \ue000P a u l
S a y s ,
"F O R
IN D E E D
H E
W AS
C R U C IF IE D
B E C A U S E
O F
~
I
E
A
K
N
E
S
S
,
\ue000
.Y E T
H E
L IV E S
B E C A U S E
O F
T H E
POW ER
O F
G O D ."
2
A. \ue000
W hat
D oes
I t
M ean
th a t
"H E
W AS
C R U C IF IE D
B E C A U S E
O F
W E A K N E S S "?
1. \ue000
D oes
: i t
m ean
th a t
J e s u s
i s
n o t
G od
a fte r a ll,
fo r
th e
B ib le
s a y s
th a t
G od
h a s
a ll
p o w e r?
2. \ue000
O fc o u rs e
i t
d o e s n 't
m ean
th a t
fo r
th e
B ib le
s a y s
th a t
J e s u s
i s
th e
O ne
w ho
c re a te d
th e
h e a v e n s
a n d
th e
e a rtll
(J o h n
1 :1 ),
i t
s a y s
th a t
H e
i s
th e
O ne
w llo
u p h o ld s
a ll
th in g s
b y
th e
w o rd
o f H is
pow er
(H e b .
1 :3 ).
O n ly
o n e
w ho
h a s
.lim itle s s
pow er
c o u ld
c re a te
w hat
w e
s e e ,
a n d
m ove
a ll
o fi t
a lo n g
a c c o r d in g
t o
H is
e te rn a l
a n d
p e rfe c t
p la n .
3. \ue000
W hat
d o e s
i t
m ean
th e n
th a t
C h ris t
w as
w eak?
D oes
i t
m ean
th a t
C h r is t
w as
h e lp le s s
a n d
d e fe n s e le s s
a n d
b e c a u s e
H e
c o u ld n 't
fig h t,
th e y
to o k
H im
b y
fo rc e
a n d
c ru c .ifie d
H im ?
4. \ue000
O fc o u rs e
i t
c a n 't
m ean
th a t
e ith e r,
fo r
J e s u s
s a id
t o
P e te r,
w hen
th e
g u a rd s
cam e
t o
ta k e
H im
a n d
P e te r
d re w
a
s w o rd
t o
d e fe n d
H im ,
"O R
D O
Y O U
T H IN K
T H A T
I
C A N N O T
A P P E A L
T O
M Y
F A T H E R ,
A N D
H E
W IL L
1 1 T
O N C E
P U T
A T
llf Y
D IS P O S A L
M O R E
T H A N
TW ELVE
L E G IO N S
O F
A N G E L S ?
(M a tt.
2 6 :5 3 ).
J e s u s
w as
n o t
w eak
i n
th is
s e n s e .
H e
h a d
a u th o rity .
N o
o n e
c o u ld
ta k e
H im
b y
fo rc e
i f
H e
w as
n o t
w .illin g
t o
g o
w ith
th e m .
H e
c o u ld
h a v e
h a d
tw e lv e
le g io n s
o f
a n g e ls
d is p a tc h e d
im m e d ia te ly
t o
com e
t o
H is
a id .
I f
o n e
a n g e l
w as
a b le
t o
d e s tro y
th o u s a n d s
o f
m en
a t
o n e
tim e ,
h o w
m uch
p ro te c tio n
d o
y o u
th in k
th a t
4 8 -7 2
th o u s a n d
a n g e ls
c o u ld
g iv e ?
5. \ue000
N o.
J e s u s
w ent
w illin g ly .
H e
s a y s
th a t
i f
H e
w e re
t o
c a ll
u p o n
th o s e
a n g e ls ,
"H O W
T H E N
S H A L L
T H E
S C R IP T U R E S
B E
F U L F IL L E D ,
T H A T
I T
M U S T
H A P P E N
T H IS
W A y ? '1
(v .
5 4 ).
6. \ue000
W hat
d o e s
i t
m ean
th e n ,
th a t
J e s u s
w as
c r u c ifie d
b e c a u s e
o f
w eakness?
W e ll,
o b v io u s ly
i t
re fe rs
t o
H is
in c a r n a tio n .
7. \ue000
A s
G od,
C h r is t
c o u ld
n e v e r s u ffe r.
T h e re
i s
n o
w eakness
i n
G od.
B ut
a s
a
m an,
H e
c o u ld
s u ffe r,
a n d
d id
s u ffe r
t o
b rin g
a b o u t
th e
r e c o n c ilin g
o f H is
p e o p le
b a c k
t o
G od.
a. \ue000
P a u l
w ro te
t o
th e
P h ilip p ia n s ,
th a t
C h ris t,
"A L T H O U G H
H E
E X IS T E D
I N
T H E
F O R M
O F
G O D ,
D ID
N O T
R E G A R D
E Q U A L IT Y
W I1 Y
G O D
A
T H IN G
T O
B E
G R A S P E D ,
B U T
E M P T IE D
H IM S E L F ,
T A K IN G
T H E
F O R M
O F
A
B O N D -S E R V A N T ,
A N D
B E IN G
M A D E
I N
T H E
L IK E N E S S
O F
M E N "
(2 :6 -7 ).
b. \ue000
P a u l
te lls
u s
h e re
th a t
th e
e te rn a lly
b e g o tte n
S on
o f
G od,
th e
O ne
w ho
w as
fo re v e r
i n
th e
b o s o m
o f
th e
F a th e r,
th e
O ne
w ho
i s
fu lly
a n d
c o m p le te ly
G od
H im s e lf,
to o k
u p o n
H im s e lf
th e
n a tu re
o f
a
m an.
H e
u n ite d
H im s e lf
t o
i t ;
H e
w as
jo in e d
to g e th e r
w ith
i t .
B ut
w hy
w o u ld
H e
d o
th is ?
W hy
w o u ld
th e
S on
o f
G od
m ake
s u c h
a n
in fin ite
s to o p ?
c. \ue000
T h e
a u th o r
t o
th e
H e b re t-ls
w rite s ,
"S IN C E
T H E N
T H E
C H IL D R E N
S H A R E
I N
F L E S H
A N D
B L O O D ,
H E
H IM S E L F
L IK E W IS E
A L S O
P A R T O O K
O F
T H E
SAM E,
T H A T
T H R O U G H
D E A T H
H E : M IG H T
R E N D E :R
PO W ERLESS
H IM
W HO
H A D
T H E
POW ER
O F
D E A T H ,
T H A T
IS ,
T H E
D E V IL ;
A N D
M IG H T
D E L IV E R
T H O S E
W HO
T H R O U G H
F E A R
O F
D E A T H
W ERE
S U B JE C T
T O
S L A V E R Y
A LL
T H E IR
L IV E S "
(2 :.1 4 -1 5 ).
d. \ue000
C h rist ,
i n
H is
d e ath ,
d e a lt
a
m o rta l
w ound
t o
th e
s e rp e n tI S
h e a d ,
e v e n
a s
G od
h a d
p r o m is e d
E ve
th a t
h e r
s e e d
w o u ld
d o ,
a n d
d e liv e r e d
H is
p e o p .Z e
o u t
o f h is
g ra s p
o n c e
a n d
fo r
a ll.
e. \ue000C h r is t
w as
c r u c ifie d
b e c a u s e
o f
w eakness,
b u t
i t
w as
th e
w eakness
o f H is
hum an
n a tu re .
H e
h a d
t o
becom e
a
m an
s o
th a t
H e
m ig h t
d ie
i n
th e
p la c e
o f
m en.
I t
w as
Y O ll
a n d
I
w ho
ow ed
th e
d e b t
t o
G od.
W e
a re
th e
o n e s
w ho
h a d
b ro k e n
H is
h o ly
L a w
a n d
e a rn e d
th e
ju s t
s e n te n c e
o f
d e a th .
Y ou
a n d
I
w e re
th e
o n e s
s e n te n c e d
t o
th e
e v e r la s tin g
fla m e s ,
n o t
th e
S on
o f
G od.
B ut
i f
H e
w as
t o
ta k e
o u r p la c e ,
H e
h a d
t o
becom e
o n e
w ith
lIS ,
A nd
H e
d id
becom e
o n e
'v ith
u s ,
w ith o u t
g iv in g
u p
a n y
o fH is
d iv in ity .
C h r is t
becam e
a
m an
t o
d ie ,
s o
th a t
y o u
a n d
I
w o u ld
n o t
h a v e
t o
d ie .
3
f. \ue000A nd
H e
d id
d .ie .
H e
d .:ie d
th e
b o rd b le
d e a tll
o f
th e
c ro s s .
H e
d ie d
i n
y o u r p la c e ,
i f
y o u
a re
a
C h ris t.ia n
h e re
th is
m o rn .in g .
Y o u r
s :in s
w e re
p la c e d
o n
H is
s in le s s
b ro w .
P a u l
w r.ite s ,
"H E
M A D E
H IM
W HO
K N E W
N O
S IN
T O
B E
S IN
O N
O U R
B E H A L F ,
T H A T
W E
M IG H T
B E C O M E
T H E
R IG H T E O U S N E S S
O F
G O D
I N
H IM "
( 2
C O Y .
5 :2 1 ).
g. \ue000
D oes
th is
g iv e
y o u
a
re a s o n
t o
b e
th a n k fu l
th is
m o rn in g ?
I t
s h o u ld .
F o r
i f
y o u
lJ a d
t o
b e a y
y o u r
ow n
s in s ,
y o u
w o u ld
s p e n d
a n
e n d le s s
e te rn ity
d o in g
so .
C h ris t
d .ie d
t o
r e le a s e
H is
p e o p le
fro m
th e ir
s in s .
B. \ue000
B ut
T h a t
I s
n o t A ll.
T h o u g h
H e
W as
C r u c ifie d
B e c a u s e
o f
W eakness,
"Y E T
H E
L IV E S
B E C A U S E
O F
T H E
PO W ER
O F
G O D .
1 /
1. \ue000
T h o u g h
H e
w as
c r u c ifie d .
H e
d id
n o t
re m a in
d e a d .
H e
w as
r a is e d
fro m
th e
d e a d
b y
th e
pow ero f
G od.
a. \ue000
N ow
th e
B ib le
s o m e tim e s
s a y s
th a t
th e
F a th e r
r a is e d
J e s u s
fro m
th e
d e a d .
P a u l
w ro te
t o
th e
E p h e s ia n s ,
" 1
P R A Y
T H A T
T H E
E Y E S
O F
Y O U R
H E A R T
M AY
B E
E N L IG H T E N E D ,
S O
T H A T
Y O U
M AY
KNOW .
\u2022
\u2022
W HAT
I S
T H E
S U R P A S S IN G
G R E A T N E S S
O F
H IS
P D riE R
TOW ARD
U S
W HO
B E L IE V E ,
W H IC H
I S
I N
A C C O R D A N C E
W IT H
T H E
W O R K IN G
O F
T H E
S T R E N G T H
O F
H IS
M IG H T
W H IC H
H E
B R O U G H T
A B O U T
I N
C H R IS T ,
W HEN
H E
R A IS E D
H IM
F R O M
T H E
D E A D "
(1 :1 8 -2 0 ).
b. \ue000
S o m e tim e s ,
th e
B ib le
s a y s
th a t
C h r is t
r a is e d
H im s e lf
fro m
th e
d e a d .
J e s u s
s a id
t o
th e
Jew s
w ho
w e re
tra d in g
i n
th e
T e m p le ,
"D E S T R O Y
T H IS
TEM PLE,
A N D
I N
T H R E E
D A Y S
I
W IL L
R A IS E
I T
U P "
(J o h n
2 :1 9 ).
J o h n
s a id
th a t
H e
tv a s
s p e a k in g
o f
th e
te m p le
o f H is
b o d y .
J e s u s
a ls o
s a id ,
"F O R
T H IS
R E A S O N
T H E
F A T H E R
L O V E S
M E,
B E C A llS E
I
LA Y
DOW N
M Y
L IF E
T H A T
I
M AY
T A K E
I T
A G A IN .
N O
O N E
H A S
T A K E N
I T
AW AY
F R O M
M E,
B U T
I
LA Y
I T
.D O W N \ue000O N
M Y
OW N
IN IT IA T IV E .
I
H A V E
A U T H O R IT Y
T O
LA Y
I T
DOW N,
A N D
I
H A V E
A llT H O R IT Y
T O
T A K E
I T
U P
A G A IN .
T H IS
C O M M A N D M E N T
I
R E C E IV E D
F R O M
M Y
F A T H E R "
(J o h n
1 O :.1 7 -1 8 ).
c. \ue000
T h e
re a s o n
th e
B ib le
c a n
s p e a k
o f
b o th
th e
F a th e r
a n d
th e
S on
a s
r a is in g
C h ris t
i s
b e c a u s e
i t
w as
th e
pow ero f
G od
th a t
r a is e d
C h ris t.
A nd
s in c e
b o th
th e
F a th e r
a n d
th e
S on
a re
G od,
i t
w as
th e ir
pow er
tl1 a t
ra is e d
th e m .
T h is
i s
o n e
o f
th e
m y s te rie s
o f
th e
T r in ity .
W h a te v e r
c a n
b e
s a id
o f
G od,
c a n
b e
s a id
o f
a n y
o f
th e
th re e
p e rs o n s
o f
th e
G odhead,
ju s t
a s
y o u
c a n
s a y
th a t
th e
F a th e r
c re a te d ,
th e
S on
c re a te d ,
a n d
th e
H o ly
S p irit
c re a te d .
2. \ue000
B ut
th e
p o in t
i s
th a t
J e s u s
i s
a liv e .
H e
i s
n o
lo n g e r
d e a d .
a. \ue000
H e
re m a .in e d
fo r
o n ly
th re e
d a y s
i n
th e
to m b ,
a n d
th e n
w as
r a is e d
t o
life .
H ad
H e
re m a in e d
d e a d ,
th e n
y o u
w o u ld
re m a in
d e a d
a s
w e ll.
P a u l
w rite s
t o
th e
C o r in th ia n s ,
" I F
C H R IS T
H A S
N O T
B E E N
R A IS E D ,
Y O U R
F A IT H
I S
W O RTHLESS;
Y O llA R E
S T IL L
I N
Y O U R
S IN S .
T H E N
T H O S E
A L S O
W HO
H A V E
F A L L E N
A S L E E P
I N
C H R IS T
H A V E
P E R IS H E D .
I F
W E
H A V E
H O P E D
I N
C H R IS T
I N
T H IS
L IF E
O N L Y ,
W E
A R E
O F
A LL
M EN
M O S T
T O
B E
P IT IE D "
( 1
C o r.
1 5 :1 1 -1 9 ).
b. \ue000
I t
i s
n o t
th e
d e a th
o f C h r is t
w h ic h
g iv e s
y o u
life ,
b u t
th e
l i f e
o fC h ris t.
H is
d e a th
w as
t o
F e U ' fo r
y o u r
s .1 n s .
B ut
H is
l i f e
i s
t o
g iv e
y o u
l i f e
a n d
s u s ta in
y o u r
life .
c. \ue000
C h r is t
i s
th e
re s u rre c tio n
a n d
th e
life .
A nd
i t
i s
th e
fa c t
o fH is
re s u rre c tio n
th a t
m akes
p o s s ib le
y o u r
re s u rre c tio n .
I f
C h r is t
h a d
n o t
b e e n
r a is e d ,
th e n
b e in g
u n ite d
t o
a
d e a .d
C h r is t
w o u ld
o n ly
g u a ra n te e
th a t
w hen
y o u
d ie ,
y o u
a ls o
w o u ld
jo in
H in li n
th e
g ra v e .
B ut
b e in g
u n ite d
t o
th e
liv in g
C h ris t,
t o
th e
C h ris t
w ho
d ie d
t o
re m o v e
y o u r g u ilt,
t o
th e
C h r is t
w ho
w as
r a is e d
fo r
y o u r
ju s tific a tio n ,
t o
th e
C h ris t
w ho
n o w
d w e lls
i n
h e a v e n ,
th is
g u a ra n te e s
y o u r
L ife ,
y o u r
fo .rg :.iv e n e s s ,
y o u r
s a lv a t.io n ,
a n d
y o u r
p e rm a n e n t
re s .id e n c e
i n
h e a v e n .
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