CHRIST MADE ONE EFFECTIVE SACRIFICE
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Jesus Took Away Sin
a) Jesus once told a parable about a slave who owed his king millions of dollars. He told his lord that he would pay back every cent, yet it was clear that he could not. The king felt compassion for the slave and was willing to cancel the entire debt (Matthew 18:23-27).
2. Christ Made One Effective Sacrifice
a) We are in that same position before God. We cannot make right all our wrongs, so God takes pity on us and grants forgiveness of our debt. He does this through Jesus his Son, "the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" (John 1:29).
b) Because we cannot redeem ourselves from sin, God has compassion on us and pays the price himself, cancelling our debt to him. The price paid, and the sacrifice made, to accomplish our redemption, was nothing less than the death of his Son, Jesus Christ.
c) Only the death of Christ could take away sins (Hebrews 9:15). The new law or covenant is better because it is self-contained, being based on Christ’s death, and on his blood, as the atoning sacrifice. So the new law of Christ is able to provide forgiveness (Matthew 26:28).
The End ...
1. Jesus Took Away Sina) Jesus once told a parable about a slave who owed his king millions of dollars. He told his lord that he would pay back every cent, yet it was clear that he could not. The king felt compassion for the slave and was willing to cancel the entire debt (Matthew 18:23-27).
2. Christ Made One Effective Sacrifice
a) We are in that same position before God. We cannot make right all our wrongs, so God takes pity on us and grants forgiveness of our debt. He does this through Jesus his Son, "the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" (John 1:29).
b) Because we cannot redeem ourselves from sin, God has compassion on us and pays the price himself, cancelling our debt to him. The price paid, and the sacrifice made, to accomplish our redemption, was nothing less than the death of his Son, Jesus Christ.
c) Only the death of Christ could take away sins (Hebrews 9:15). The new law or covenant is better because it is self-contained, being based on Christ’s death, and on his blood, as the atoning sacrifice. So the new law of Christ is able to provide forgiveness (Matthew 26:28).
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