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The Nails of
the Cross
Jn. 20:24-25
1. They Nailed Down the
Faithfulness of God
God’s Faithful
Promises
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2 Cor.1:20
Rom. 4:21
Eph. 3:20
Phil. 3:211
Tit. 1:2
Heb. 6:18
Now
to
Him
who
is
able
to
being
Inwill
hope
offully
eternal
Itwho
isand
impossible
for
God
to
transform
our
lowly
do
exceedingly
For
allwhich
the promises
of
convinced
that
what
lie,
we
might
have
strong
life
God,
body
that
it
may
be
abundantly
above
all
that
God
in
Him
are
Yes,
and
He
had
promised
He
consolation,
have
conformed
towho
His glorious
who
cannot
lie,
we
askaccording
or
think,
according
inwas
Him
Amen,
to
the
glory
body,
to
thehold
also
able
to
fled
for
refuge
to
lay
promised
before
to
the
power
that
works
in
working
by
which
He
is able.
ofperform.
God
through
us.
of
the
hope
set
before
us.
us. time began.
1. They Nailed Down the
Faithfulness of God
God’s Faithful
Warnings
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Jn. 8:24
Matt. 10:32-33
Mk. 16:16
Rev. 2:10
Heb.10:26-27
You
willwhoever
die in confesses
your sins;
Therefore
Me
If we faithful
sin
willfully
after
we have
Be
until
before
men,
him
I
will
also
for
if who
you
do
not of the
received
the
knowledge
He
believes
confess before My Father who is
death,
and
I
will
give
truth,
there
no
longer
remains
a
believe
that
I
am
He,
inand
heaven.
But whoever denies
is
baptized
will
sacrifice
formen,
sins,
but
aI will
certain
Me
before
him
also
you
the
crown
of
you
will
die
in
your
fearful
expectation
of judgment,
be before
saved
deny
My Father
who is in
and
fiery indignation.
life.
sins."
heaven.
2. They Nailed Closed the Door
of Judaism
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Col. 2:13-14
Eph. 2:14
Heb. 9:15
Gal. 5:4
He has made alive together
YouMediator
have become
He
is
the
of the
with
Him,
having
you
For He Himself isforgiven
our
peace,
estranged
from
new
covenant,
by
means
of
all
trespasses,
having
wiped
who has made both
one,
Christ,
you
who
out
the
handwriting
of the
death,
for
the
redemption
and
has
broken
down
requirements
that
was
of the
transgressions
under
attempt
toseparation,
be
middle
wall of
us, which that
was
theagainst
first
covenant,
justified
by
law;
you
having
abolished
in His
contrary
to
us.
And
He
has
those
who
are
called
may
flesh
the
enmity,
that
is, the
have
fallen
from
taken
it
out
of
the
way,
receive
the
promise of the
law
of
commandments
having
nailed it to the cross.
grace.
eternal
inheritance.
contained
in ordinances
3. They Nailed Together Christ and
His Church
• Acts 20:28
• Eph. 5:25
• Eph. 5:31-32
FOR THIS REASON A MAN
Take heed to yourselves
SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER
and to all the flock,
AND MOTHER AND BE
Husbands,
among which
lovethe
your
Holy
JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND
wives,
Spirit has
justmade
as Christ
youalso
THE TWO SHALL BECOME
loved
overseers,
the church
to shepherd
and
ONE FLESH.“ This is a great
gave
the church
Himself
offor
God
herwhich
mystery, but I speak
He purchased with His
concerning Christ and the
own blood.
church.
4. They Nailed Together the Blood
and Baptism
• Rev. 7:13-14
• 1 Pet. 1:18-19
Then one of the elders
answered, saying to me, "Who
are these
arrayed
white
knowing
that in
you
robes,
andnot
where
did they
were
redeemed
come
from?"
And I said to him,
with
corruptible
"Sir, you know." So he said to
things, like silver or
me, "These are the ones who
gold, but with the
come out of the great
precious
blood
of their
tribulation,
and
washed
Christ.
robes
and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb
4. They Nailed Together the Blood
and Baptism
3 Facts
1. Washed in His blood
and in baptism – Rev.
1:5; Acts 22:16
2. Remission of sins in
His blood through
baptism – Matt. 26:28;
Acts 2:38
3. Blood shed in His
death and we are
baptized into that
death – Jn. 19:34;
Rom. 6:3-4
OrRepent,
do you notand
knowlet
that
oneofofusthe
as many
as were
And
every
For
now
this
one
why
isof
My
you
are
baptized
into
Christ
Jesus
soldiers pierced
you
be
blood
waiting?
baptized
of
the
Arise
in
were
baptized
into
His
Jesus
Christ,
the
His Therefore
side with
awere
death?
we
and
the
new
be
name
baptized,
covenant,
of
faithful
witness...
spear,
and
buried
with Him
through
and
Jesus
which
wash
Christ
away
is shed
for
To
Him
who
loved
baptism
into
death,
that
immediately
usfor
and
washed
us
your
sins,
remission
many
calling
forofon
justthe
as
Christ
was raised
blood
and
from
our
sins
inshall
His
from
the
dead
bythe
the
glory
the
sins;
name
the
and
remission
of
you
of
water
came
of the
Father,
even so we
own
blood.
Lord.
receive
sins. walk
theingift of
also
should
out.
the Holy
Spirit.
newness
of life.
5. They Nailed Shut Every
Other Way
• Jn. 14:6
• Acts 4:12
INor
amisthe
way,
the
there
salvation
truth,
life.
in any and
other,the
for there
is noone
other
name to
No
comes
under
heaven
given
the
Father
except
among men
through
Me.by which
we must be saved.
6. They Nailed Down the Love
of God
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Rom. 5:8-9
Matt. 26:39
Matt. 27:46
Heb. 13:5
God demonstrates His own
My
Father,
is
love
toward
us,if
initthat
MY
GOD,
MY
For
He
Himself
while we were
sinners,
possible,
letstill
this
cup
GOD,
WHY
HAVE
has
said,
"I
WILL
Christ
died
for us.
Much
pass
from
Me;
more then,
having now
YOU
FORSAKEN
NEVER
LEAVE
YOU
nevertheless,
not
as
been justified by His blood,
NOR
FORSAKE
we
shall
be saved
from
IME?
will,
but
as You
will.
wrath through Him
YOU.
The Nails of the Cross
1. They Nailed Down the
Faithfulness of God
2. They Closed the Doors of
Judaism
3. Nailed Together Christ and
His Church
4. They Nailed Together the Blood
and Baptism
5. They Nailed Shut Every Other
Way
6. They Nailed Down the Love of
God
The Nails of the Cross
Hear
Believe
Repent
Confess
Baptized
Faithful
John 12:48
John 8:24
Luke 13:3
Matt. 10:32-33
Mark 16:16
Matt. 24:13