The Awesome Power of the Cross - Redemption
Sermon Notes
In the cross we find redemption from sin.
Redemption: “to release or set free, with the implied analogy of the process of freeing a slave – “to set free, to liberate, to deliver, liberation, deliverance, on payment of a ransom.”
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us (Ephesians 1.7-8).
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1.14).
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us -- for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE" -- (Galatians 3.13).
knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ (1 Peter 1.18-19).
who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds (Titus 2.14).
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood -- (Revelation 1.5).
And they sang a new song, saying,
Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation (Revelation 5.9).
1. Sin has a price – separation from God
Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
He said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself" Genesis 3.9-10).
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom 3.23).
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6.23).
2. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin
The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them
(Genesis 3.21).
And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness (Hebrews 9.22).
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement. (Leviticus 17.11).
3. Christ died on the cross for me, and His blood is my redemption from sin (Hebrews 9).
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom (Mark 15.38).
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life (John 3.14-16).