Jesus died for our sins.
He gave His life
on the cross.
For I delivered unto you
first of all that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures.
The death of Jesus is the center of the gospel. He died for our sins according to the Scriptures. On the cross at Calvary He bore the penalty of sin. His blood was shed for the remission of sins. The death of Christ is substitutionary, atoning, and once for all. It is the means by which God remains just and the justifier of those who believe. After His death came His burial and His resurrection.
- Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.
- He gave His life a ransom for many.
- His blood was shed for the remission of sins.
- The death of Christ is once for all.
- It is the heart of the gospel.
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.
Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures.
He was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities.
The Son of man came
to give his life a ransom for many.
- 1 Corinthians 15:3 states that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.
- Isaiah 53:5-6 foretold that He was wounded for our transgressions.
- Matthew 20:28 and Mark 10:45 say He came to give His life a ransom.
- Romans 5:8 says God commendeth His love toward us in that Christ died for us.
- Hebrews 9:26-28 says He appeared once to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
- The death of Jesus is historical, voluntary, and redemptive.
- For Our Sins – Christ died for our sins.
- According to the Scriptures – Foretold and fulfilled.
- Substitutionary – He bore the penalty in our place.
- Once for All – A finished sacrifice.
- Voluntary – He laid down His life.
- Gospel – The first of the things delivered.
- 1 Corinthians 15:3 – “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.”
- Isaiah 53:5-6 – “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities… and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
- Romans 5:8 – “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
- Matthew 20:28 – “Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
- Hebrews 9:26-28 – “But now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself… So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many.”
- 1 Peter 2:24 – “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness.”
- John 19:30 – “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”
- Matthew 27:50 – “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.”
- 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.”
- Galatians 2:20 – “I am crucified with Christ… who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
- Philippians 2:8 – “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
- Revelation 1:5 – “Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.”
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.
He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities.
It is finished.
Jesus died for our sins. He gave His life on the cross as a ransom for many, once for all.
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