Transcript God’s Great Exchange - Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

God’s Great
Exchange
If you were to die tonight and
God asked, “Why should I let
you into heaven?” What would
you say?
What does God require
of us?
+ Holiness
- Sin
= Life
What does God require
of us?
“Be holy because I,
the LORD your
God, am holy.”
Leviticus 19:2
“Do this (love God
and your neighbors
perfectly) and you
will live.”
Luke 10:28
What does God see?
- Holiness
+ Sin
= Death
What does God see?
“Every one has
sinned. We all fall
short of God’s
glorious standard.”
Romans 3:23
“Your wrongs are
the roadblock
between you and
your God.” Isaiah
59:2
“The payment for
sin is death.”
Romans 6:23
Man-made remedies for
our problem:
“I’ll do more
good deeds than
bad ones!”
“I’ll try
harder!”
“I’ll compare
myself to
others.”
Man-made remedies for
our problem:
• “Some people think they are
doing right , but in the end it
leads to death.” Proverbs 16:25
• “If someone obeys all God’s
laws except one, that person is
guilty of breaking all of them.”
James 2:10
The
Lamb
of God
“The LORD laid
on Him the
punishment
for all the evil
we have
done.”
Isaiah 53:6
“God made him who had no
sin to be sin for us, so that in
him we might become the
righteousness of God.” 2
Corinthians 5:21
God’s Solution—The Great Exchange
JESUS
• “A pure and perfect lamb”
(1 Peter 1:19)
• “100% God who gives
eternal life” (1 John 5:20)
• “The LORD, our
Righteousness” (Jeremiah
23:6)
Jesus’ Perfect Life
God’s Gift—Eternal Life
BY GRACE
• “[God] saved us because
of His mercy, and not
because of any good
things that we have done.”
Titus 3:5
• “The punishment for sin is
death. But God gives us
the free gift of life forever
in Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6:23
THROUGH FAITH
• “Whoever believes the
Son has eternal life.”
John 3:36
• “God gave you the
opposite of what you
deserved. He saved you
through faith. You had
nothing to do with it. This
is God’s gift to you.”
Ephesians 2:8
God’s Gift—Eternal Life
Faith
Forgiveness
Life
Faith, Forgiveness, Life
FROM GOD’S WORD
• “No one can have faith
without hearing the
message about Christ.”
Romans 10:17
• “The Good News is the
power of God at work,
saving everyone who
believes.” Romans 1:16