1. The Big Picture

3. The Gospel “ And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.’” --Mark 16:15

6. GOSPEL How can I be certain? Where would we start? THE

7. Our OT “Tutor” Old Testament JUSTIFIED BY FAITH “ Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.”

9. GOD IS HOLY This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You. Psalms 5:4

10. “ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Love and faithfulness go before You” justice Love Psalm 89:14 God’s holiness is demonstrated in His justice and love toward His creation.

12. Sin causes man to be separated from God! SPIRITUAL DEATH “ And you were dead in your trespasses and sins” -Eph 2:1 “ your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God” -Isaiah 59:2 “ the wages of sin is death” -Romans 6:23

14. God’s Justice Demands a Price A death must occur for sin to be removed Hebrews 9:22 “ without the shedding of blood there can be no remission of sins.” no remission of sins

15. A Desperate Situation We find ourselves in a very desperate situation: We have broken the laws of the God of the universe, this has separated us from a Holy God, and the sentence of death hangs over our head by a just God! We cannot pay the price ourselves and still live!

17. God’s Grace and Mercy God allows the price to be paid by an innocent representative Animal sacrifices made atonement for sin Leviticus 16:30 Leviticus 17:11 “ for it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you; you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.” “ 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.”

20. Old Testament Examples By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice -Heb 11:4 By faith Noah… in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household -Heb 11:7 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance -Heb 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac -Heb 11:17 By faith offered By faith By faith By faith prepared obeyed offered

21. Belief alone? (James 2:14-26) ( v14 ) Can that type of faith save a man? ( v17 ) Faith without action is dead ( v18 ) Faith is shown by action ( v20 ) Faith without action is “ useless ” ( v21-23 ) Abraham’s faith was perfected by belief working with his actions ( v24 ) Justified by action, not “faith alone” ( v26 ) Faith without action is dead ( v19 ) Devils are believers! THERE ARE BELIEVERS IN HELL!

23. The guilty paid the price or symbolically died with the sacrifice INNOCENT GUILTY REPRESENTATIVE DEATH SANCTIFIED

24. RESULTS IN RESULTS IN RESULTS IN JUSTIFICATION (Penalty Removed) SANCTIFICATION (Sins Removed – Made Holy) ANIMAL SACRIFICE RECONCILIATION (Spiritual Relationship with a Holy God Restored)

25. The OT “Tutor” Gal 3:24 JUSTICE MERCY SIN SACRIFICE BLOOD ATONEMENT REPRESENTATIVE DEATH HOLINESS SANCTIFICATION GRACE LOVE FAITH

26. that takes away the sin of the world” “ Behold the LAMB OF GOD

28. He died for you and me! there is no sin “ You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.” “ knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.”

31. The guilty paid the price or symbolically died with the sacrifice INNOCENT GUILTY REPRESENTATIVE DEATH SANCTIFIED

32. INNOCENT GUILTY REPRESENTATIVE DEATH SANCTIFIED We must pay the price or symbolically die with our sacrifice He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross so that we might die to sin “ For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin” crucified with Him

36. ROMANS 6 “ What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?” v1-2 “ They died to sin.” …. How?/When? died to sin

37. “ Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.” v3-4 Buried WITH Him into death baptized into Christ Jesus baptized into His death baptized into Christ Jesus baptized into His death buried with Him through baptism into death

38. “ For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection” united with Him if

39. “ knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin” “ for he who has died is freed from sin.” crucified with Him

40. “ Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus” (6:8-11) died with Christ dead to sin

44. A Gift from God! Romans 6:22-23 But now having been freed from sin (v7) and enslaved to God (v16) , you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification , and the outcome, eternal life . For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. sanctification gift of God

45. Have you died with Christ?