Romans 5:6-8-6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. 7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. 8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
How Great the Sacrifice Was & Is
- We have all fallen short
- God can’t just dismiss sin
- The depths of our sin, and the depths of God’s love that covers that sin.
Matthew 26:38-39 38 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” 39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
- The Cup of Wrath
- Jerry Bridges Quote
- A life of suffering and Sacrifice- (Philippians 2:6-8)
- The Joy that was to come (Hebrews 12:2)