July 29, 2013

The Atonement

John 1:

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Look, the Lamb of God, Who Takes Away the Sin of the World!

1. The Wonderful Person

Psalm 49:8 the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—

9 so that they should live on forever and not see decay.

    

1 John 1:7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.

    

1 Corinthians 6:20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

    

Hebrews 7:26 Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.

    

1 Peter 2:23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.

Isaiah 53:7  He was oppressed and afflicted,

    yet he did not open his mouth;

he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,

    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,

    so he did not open his mouth.

2. The Glorious Work of the Messiah

Exodus 12:24 “Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants. 25 When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. 26 And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ 27 then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped. 28 The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron.

    

1 Corinthians 5:7 Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Luke 1:77 

to give his people the knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins,

78 because of the tender mercy of our God,

 by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

79 to shine on those living in darkness

    and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

    

1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.