Transcript God’s Amazing Plan of Redemption

Of First Importance…
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I
preached to you, which also you received and in which you
stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that
word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you first of all (of 1st importance- NASB)
that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and
that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6 After
that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of
whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have
fallen asleep. 7 After that He was seen by James, then by all
the apostles. 8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by
one born out of due time. 1 Cor. 15:1-8
A Serious Warning…To
Christians
“But even if we, or an angel from
heaven, should preach to you a gospel
contrary to what we have preached to
you, he is to be accursed!”
-Galatians 1:8
We must get this gospel right!
THE
GOSPEL
1. They must see their need for the Gospel. They
must see they are sinful people before a Holy God.
They are God’s enemies; subject to His wrath
2. God provided a way of salvation: The Gospel-
Death, Burial, & Resurrection of Christ (1 Cor.
15:1-7)
3. They must respond to the Gospel on God’s terms
WE ARE SINFUL
You shall not take the
name
of
the
lord
your
god
You shall not kill
in vain
You
shall
not commit
lie
You
shall
not
Have
you
murdered
You
shall
not used
steal
Have
you
ever
adultery
Even
someone?
a “little whiteGod’s
lie”!
Have
you done this? even
name disrespectfully?
Jesus
says
lust
is murder
adultery
Jesus
If
you
says
believe
hate
you
have noin
something
small?
Oh
G_
_ (Matthew
in
the
heart
5:28)
the
sin
heart!
(1my
Jn
1:8,
(Matthew
10)
5:21Euphemisms?
22; 1 jn 3:15)
Geez, Gosh, Golly
This is called Blasphemy
WE ARE SINFUL
God says:
Are you standing before the Lord
• Liars, idolaters, & murderers
right now as:
will have their place in the
 A Lying
Thief?
lake of
fire (Rev 21:8)
 A• Blasphemer?
Adulterers, fornicators,
 A murderer
and
adulterer
at
drunkards,
thieves,
and the
heart?
covetous will not inherit the
kingdom (1 Cor. 6:9-10)
Enemies of God!
• God’s wrath abides
on the sinner (John
3:36; Psalm 5:4-5)
• If the sinner dies as
an enemy of God,
they will be
condemned to Hell
(the second death,
Rev 20:14)
A Desperate Situation
We find ourselves in a very
desperate situation:
We have broken the laws of the God
of the universe. Because of this we
are God’s enemies and subject to the
wrath of a Holy God if we die in this
condition.
God gave us a way to pay
the price for sin!
Jesus
Christ!
Saved from God’s Wrath
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us. 9 Much more then, having now been
justified by His blood, we shall be saved from
the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if
while 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.
Romans 5:8-10
But
now
he has
by of
for all
have
sinned
and reconciled
fall short of you
the
glory
JESUS’
SACRIFICE
God, 24Christ's
and are justified
his
grace
physicalfreely
bodybythrough
through
the redemption
Christ
death
to present that
you came
holy by
inRESULTS
his
IN
25
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God without
presentedblemish
him as a and
sacrifice
free of
SANCTIFICATION
atonement, through faith in his blood.
(Sins Removed – Made Holy)
from accusation
Romans 3:23-25
Colossians 1:22
RESULTS IN
we have been sanctified through the
offering
of the body of Jesus Christ JUSTIFICATION
once for all.
(Penalty Removed/Declared
Righteous)
Hebrews 10:10
RESULTS IN
RECONCILIATION
(No Longer an Enemy of God)
Resurrection!
He defeated sin and death by the
resurrection
The
resurrection
He
has
fixed a day inproves:
which He will
judge
world
in righteousness
• Allthe
that
Jesus’
claims are true
through a Man whom He has
• He is our
sacrifice!
appointed,
having
furnished proof
to all
men
by be
raising
Him from the
• He
will
our judge!
dead." (Acts 17:31)
What Must I do to be saved?
(Born Again)
We need
God’s
answer!
He gives it in Acts 2
Acts 2: The 1st Gospel Sermon
When Peter preached to the crowd on
the day of Pentecost, they believed
the gospel and were convicted of
their sin.
They asked the Apostles:
“Men and Brethren,
What shall we do?” (Acts 2:37)
How did Peter answer this
question?
Did Peter answer by saying..
DIFFERENT
GOSPELS
(Gal 1:8-9)
You were born
into the church
Do good works
Accept Jesus
into your
heart.
Say 5 “Hail
Mary’s” or go
to your priest
Just believe.
Pray the
sinners prayer.
Peter’s answer...
Peter said to them,
"Repent, and each of
you be baptized in the
name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of
your sins; and you will
receive the gift of the
Holy Spirit
The
GOSPEL
RESPONSE
Romans 6:5-6
By our faith (Col 2:12)
Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12
Romans 6:5
We must obey the ONE Gospel!
“Jesus will come
“in flaming fire,
8dealing out
retribution to those
who do not know
God and to those
who do not obey the
gospel of our Lord
Jesus” 2 Thes. 1:7-9