My Many thanks to the two above, for their efforts. John B.
1) WHEN, was Jesus chosen to be the world's Redeemer?
1 Peter 1:19-21 " But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God."
2) When was the plan of man's salvation made, to what lengths was God willing to to go in order to save all mankind?
John 3:14-17 "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."
3) How certain was Jesus of the course of His life?
Luke 22:37 "For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end."
R.A. Torrey, "The Christ of the Bible". pp. 82-83. "The fundamental importance of Christ's death is seen in the fact that the death of Jesus Christ is mentioned directly more that one hundred and seventy five times in the New Testament. Besides this there are very many prophetic and typical references to the death of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament... If we should print in red, the color of blood, every reference to the death of Christ, most of us would be very surprised to find just how red our Bibles would be!"
4) In what words did Jesus testify to His willingness to suffer for men?
John 10:17-18 "Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father."
NOTE(JB): It is ONLY God The Father and Gods The Son, who have the Power of Life within themselves. It just THEM to have the ability to share eternal life with whom ever They chose.No man, beyond Enoch, Aliyah and Moses, and all those He resurrected with Himself that Sunday Morning, has eternal life, to date!
5) What did the death of Christ reveal to mankind?
Romans 5:8-9 " But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."
Note: John Pitts: "Preaching the Cross of Christ", Religion in Life Vol.14, No.2. p.168.
"The Cross of Jesus both reveals God and evaluates man. It discloses, as does no other event in history, the length to which sacrificial love will go in order to redeem the sinful; and it shows, too, that men, although utterly unworthy of that love, is nevertheless worth it.. We sometimes sign: "In
Christ I feel the heart of God.' Yes, the heart of God! But where?..It is in Christ as He hangs from the "Bitter Tree', that we feel the great throbbing heart to the uttermost and gives of its best because it gives of itself."
6) Besides manifesting, {showing] the extent of the love of God and of Christ for man, what further purpose did the cross serve?
Romans 3:25 "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;"
NOTE: It showed the immutability {unchanging] of the Law of God, The Ten Commandments are but a reflection of God's Character, thus they are to be changed by men! Yet they have done son extensively! Read Exodus 20:1-17., and Daniel 7:25.
NOTE (JB): When in the Garden Christ had all human sins placed upon Him, nearly causing His death in Luke 22 nd chapter, so that an angel had to come to strengthen Him! As sin , nor the sinners, can NOT live before God face, The Father had to remove Himself from Jesus' sight which made Him Jesus cry out ------
Matthew 27:46 " And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
7.What penalty had man incurred through sin?
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord:
Romans 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
8) Could God abolish the penalty of the Law?
Luke 16:17 "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail."
NOTE(JB) one Jot or one tittle, is equal to our missing a the "DOT" on an I or crossing of a the "TEE".
9) What, therefore, was necessary for the salvation of man?
A sinless am, not involved in the penalty, and possessed of life, inherit and underived, must vicariously accept it on the behalf of the human race.
10) Who ONLY could fulfill the requirements of such a vicarious sacrifice?
Galatians 4:4-5 " But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."
Note: Thomas Lape: "A Manuel of the Christian Atonement" p. 25. "It was not the blood of man, but it was the blood of The God-Man that was shed. As God He obeyed all the requirements of the law, and made it honorable in the justification of us sinners. As man He bore its curse on the tree, and endured its penalty. It was this union of the human and The Divine, the infinite and finite, that gave such value to the atonement, and stamped it with the Seal of Heaven's approbation."
11) How does Paul state the doctrine of vicarious atonement?
2 Corinthians 5:21 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." {In Jesus Christ!]
12) What dilemma did Jesus thus solve?
Romans 3:26-27 "To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith."
13) As a result of Christ's paying the penalty for and of our transgressions, what privileges are offered to mankind?
A: Deliverance from the power of evil that overwhelm us. Colossians 1:13 " Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:"
B: The revocation of our sentence to death. Romans 5:18-20 "Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"
C: Forgiveness of our sins. Acts 13:38-39 "Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses."
NOTE(JB) Many a preacher has preached falsely in saying that the Law of God was "Nailed to His Cross" thus is no more! Yet we still obey all nine of the commandments rejecting only the fourth--Exodus 20: 7-11. why?
Colossians 2:14 " Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"
There is great deal of difference between a Commandment of God and and an ordinance of God. It was Moses, under God's supervision, that wrote the Ordinance, all of which were but a "Shadow" of things to come, they were placed BESIDE THE ARK, the tablets of stone were placed inside the ark! One of the ordinances was the killing of the "Sacrificial Lamb morning and evening, plus the the holding, and observing, of the ANNUAL SABBATHS, These ENDED with Christ's Death, and why the Veil of the Temple was rent top to bottom by unseen hands!The lambs were but a physical substitute for the REAL LAMB Sacrifice Jesus Christ!
IF. . . IF. . . the law was truly done away with, then there could be no more sin, for where there is no law, there can be no sin, for the Law identifies sins!
D. Reconciliation to God:
D 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 "And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
E. New Status of son-ship . Romans 8:16-17 "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."
F. Sanctification: Hebrews 10:10 "By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."
G: Eternal Life: John 3:15 " That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:35-36 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."
14) How complete is the restoration which Christ makes possible through His death and resurrection plus His perfect life lived on earth?
Hebrews 7:25 " Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them."
NOTE(JB) "... save them to the uttermost..." That means nothing one has done, that with honest repentance and humbly asking for forgiveness, one shall receive forgiveness! Many shall be fully surprised by those who are in heaven with us! lust as surprised by those who are not there!
15) How do the wicked regard the preaching of the cross?
1 Corinthians 1:18 " For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."
16) What does the Cross mean to the repentant sinner?
1 Corinthians 1:18 "....... but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."
17) How will our salvation be consummated?
John 14:1-3 ":Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
Hebrews 9:28 " So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."
18) What reward will Jesus receive in that day for all His sacrifice on our behalf?
A. Satisfaction: Isaiah 53:11 " He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities."
B. Universal Adoration: Philippians 2:9-10 "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;"
Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
NOTE(JB) Sorry , and contrary to what most have been taught, there is no burning hell right now, nor has there ever been such as this Lake of Fire to come, for its one time usage.. This is part of God's final "CLEAN-UP"!
Therefore, please make sure YOU are written in the Book of Life Philippians 4:3; Revelation. 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12; 21:27; 22:19. In the Old Book its called the Book of Remembrance. in Malachi 3:16.
Think YOU that The Father holds this in importance?
NEXT: The Power of The Resurrection" (JB it is His Resurrection that gives the believer their hope]
Need More? Visit your Seventh-day Adventist Church, any Saturday/Sabbath, and learn that The Father loves YOU so much that He sent His Son to die for your sins! They both lived with this knowledge for 1,000's of years!
Other sites: www.AFTV.org; BLBN.org; amazingdiscoveries.org.
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