THEME:

THE WONDER
OFTHE CROSS
JOHN 19:28-30
 I. There are some questions:

1. Can not man suffer for his own

sins?
Yes, but the full penalty is eternal
death & eternity will not belong
enough to pay the complete death
2. Can man atone for his own sin?
No, eternal suffering is not enough
3. Could God not first forgive sinner
without the terrible death in Calvary.
Sin has been committed against God
why couldn’t God just blot it out?
He could not for the laws of God must
be satisfied
(Romans 6:23) “ For the wages of sin is
death.”
4. If each sin require eternal death how earned
Christ suffer an innumerable number of death
in a few short hours of Calvary?
It was not the amount of suffering that counted
but the justice of God that had to be satisfied.
The fact that a holy sinless one suffered made
the difference.
The one who suffered was a mere man.
He was the God man (Timothy 2:3)
II. Jesus came to the world for a
spiritual purpose
1. To rescue man kind from satan’s
power. (Luke 19:10)
2. To give His life as ransom to buy us
back. (Matt. 20:28)
3. To destroy the works of satan in our
life. (1 John 3:8)
4. To give us eternal life.
(John 3:16-17)
5. To give us new birth into the family
of God (John 1:12)
6. To restore our fellowship with God
the Father. (1 John 1:3)
III. Jesus died on the cross for us
 Wicked men took the Lord Jesus &
executed him by nailing Him to a
wooden cross like a common
criminal.
 He could save Himself but He did not
for it was through His death on the
cross that God was going to save the
world.
 Jesus died for us (Mark 15:16-31)
IV. What we should do in the death of Christ
in the Calvary

1. Understanding the cross of

Christ. 1 Cor. 1:18
What is the value of the cross of
Christ in the lives of His
fellowers?
a. The cross of Jesus symbolizes
the atonement of our sins
b. The cross of Jesus symbolizes the
power of God
 God revealed His power by way of
the son
 God fulfilled the requirements of
salvation through the cross & the
secret history through His
resurrection
c. The cross of Jesus symbolizes the
undying love of God for His people.
 The cross is the symbol of God’s
eternal love.
The shame that Christ endured in His
death on the cross was truly
humiliating but from that same
pitiful position, God lifted us up.
 2. Embrace the cross of Christ
 (Galatians 6:14)
a. To embrace the cross of Christ
means- to leave your old ways & to
live a new way of life.
A Christian who embraces faith in
Christ accepts the ideals of this faith
& thus lives out the teaching that
are so different from his old beliefs.
b. To embrace the cross of Christ
is to build an everlasting
relationship with Christ.

Following Jesus Christ everyday.

c. To embrace the cross of Christ
means to live according to God’s
standard.
Anyone who embraces the cross
of Christ receives a new title-
child of God
d. To embrace the cross of Christ
is to receive the benefits of being
one in Christ
Like one whose status in life has
changed like a person who
received a new title as a child of
God.
3. Carry the cross of Christ
 Matthew 16:24
a. To carry the cross of Christ- means
to learn from Him.
 Studying about Christ is not meant to
make life difficult but for us to see
His meekness & humility.
 The lesson of life become harsh when
God is not our teacher.
b. Carrying the cross of Christ-being
one with Him in His mission
 God wants that through the ministry of the
followers of Christ, people will be reconciled
with Him because of this all who trust in
Christ are Ambassadors of Reconciliation and
we are “invited” to take up the Cross of
Reconciliation.
 God wants all people to be saved through faith
in Christ
c. Carrying the cross of Christ-
uniting with Him in words of deeds
 Carrying the cross of Christ- means
doing those things that proclaims that
one is a holy person
He denies Himself and gives Jesus
control of His life
d. Carrying the cross of Christ-
uniting with Him in words of deeds
Carrying the cross of Christ- means
doing those things that proclaims that
one is a holy person
He denies Himself and gives Jesus
control of His life
 Conclusion
Romans 5:8-11
Love and Justice
meet at the cross