Well, I didn't realize that I
picked the same tune. John told me about two minutes
before we started, so. Oh my. 1 Corinthians chapter 15. Today
the name of the message is the death of Christ. The death of
Christ. 1 Corinthians 15, verses 1-4. Moreover, brethren, I declare
unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have
received, wherein ye stand. Verse 2, By which also ye are
saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye
have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you, first
of all, that which I also received, how that Christ died for our
sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that
He rose again according to the Scriptures. Now remember when it says Scriptures
there, the New Testament hadn't been put together. The Apostle
Paul, John and all the other apostles and all the other preachers
preach from the Old Testament. They preach Christ. They preach
Christ. So I want to look at the latter
part of verse 3 for our message this morning. Christ died for
our sins according to the Scriptures. Christ died for our sins according
to the Scriptures. Now let us remember, beloved,
that Christ's death was not the beginning of His sufferings.
It was the end of them. It was the end of them. Because
He was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And our text tells
us the whole reason right here before us, the whole reason why
the Word, in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. The Word became flesh and dwelt
among us. The whole reason why the Word became flesh. In Matthew 1.21, turn there,
but I'll read the latter part of this verse that we're looking
at. Christ died for our sins. Now remember, this is written
to believers, to the Corinthians, the Corinthian church. Christ
died for our sins. Look at Matthew 1.21. The whole
reason Christ came here was to die for the sins of His people.
Look at Matthew 1, 21. And she shall bring forth a Son,
and thou shalt call His name Jesus. For He shall... There's one of them hinge words
we love. He shall. It's not maybe. It's
not He might. Or He might if man lets Him.
No. He shall save His people from
their sins. He shall, beloved. Without His
death, His work would not have been finished. And the only way
that He could save His people from their sins was to die in
their place. Remember, He lived the perfect
life for us. He fulfilled the law of God for
His people. And then He dies in their place
as their substitute. So He lived a substitutionary
life And he died a substitutionary death. This is the crowning event. Christ's death upon the cross
is the crowning event. And we as believers ought to
think upon what he did on Calvary's cross. We ought to meditate on
it and think about what he's done. How he died for us. How he died for my sins. So let's keep this in mind as
we look at a few points about the death of Christ. Number one,
Christ's death was real. The Bible, which is our final
authority. The scriptures. This book is
all about our great king. It's a hymn book. It's about
him. It's about Christ. And Christ
alone. It's about who he is. It's about who he was in eternity. It's about who he is currently. It's about what he's done. And it's about what he's doing. Again, it's a hymn book. It's
all about Christ. Now, some foolish people have
said that Christ was a myth or that he never lived. or that he never died, but they're
just speaking from a place of utter foolishness. Josephus,
a Jewish historian from the time our Lord was upon the earth,
makes reference to Christ several times, several times. He was a historian, a Jewish
historian for the Romans had basically hired him to keep a
history, and he makes mention of Christ several times. Turn,
if you would, to John 19. John 19. And let us think on
this. His enemies said He was dead. He died a real death. His death
was real. His enemies said He was dead.
The soldiers around the cross were so sure that He was dead
that they did not break His legs. Look at John 19, verses 31 to
37. So His death was a real death. John 19, 31-37. The Jews therefore,
because it was the preparation that the body should not remain
upon the cross on the Sabbath day, for that Sabbath day was
an high day. You know, here's these religious
folks. Meanwhile, the king of glory
has just died. For that Sabbath day was an high
day, besought part that their legs might be broken and they
might be taken away. Then came the soldiers and broke
the legs of the first and of the other, which was crucified
with him. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was
dead already, they broke not his legs. But one of the soldiers with
a spear pierced his side, and forth came there out blood and
water. And he that saw it bare record,
and his record is true, and he knoweth that he sayeth And he
knoweth that he sayeth true, that ye might believe. For these
things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled. A bone of
him shall not be broken. And again, another Scripture
said, they shall look on him whom they pierce. So the Roman
soldiers knew he really died. The Jews knew he really died.
His death was a real death. His friends and disciples firmly
believed that he was dead. And they believed and knew that
he was dead. as the sheep were scattered all about. And our
Lord Jesus Christ really died for sinners. He really died for
sinners. And He was buried, and praise
God, He rose again for our justification. So He really died, He really
was buried, and He really rose again. The second point is His death
was anticipated by Himself. Turn, if you would, to Matthew
16. Our Lord and King foretold His own death. He foretold His
own death. How could He foretell of His
own death? He's all-knowing. He's God incarnate in the flesh.
He knows the end from the beginning, Scripture declares. He foretold
His own death. Matthew 16, verse 21-23. He knows the end from the beginning.
And remember, He's the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
He knew why He came here. He knew. Matthew 16, 21-23. From that time forth began Jesus
to show unto His disciples how that He must go unto Jerusalem.
He must. Why must He go to Jerusalem?
He shall save His people from their sins. He must. He must
die. and suffer many things of the
elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be
raised again the third day. Then Peter took him and began
to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord. This shall
not be unto thee. But he turned unto Peter and
said, Get thee behind me, Satan. Thou art an offense unto me,
for thou savest not the things that be of God, but those that
be of man. He foretold his own death. The prophets spoke of Him. As
our text says, Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.
Turn, if you would, to Psalm 16. Psalm 16. And there's many Scriptures in
the Old Testament which foretell of the death of Christ. The Passover
and Exodus and all through the Old Testament was a picture of
the death of Christ. The innocent dying for the guilty.
Psalm 22, called the Psalm of the Cross. foretells of the death of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But look at Psalm 16, verses
8 to 11. I have set the Lord always before
me, because He is at my right hand. I shall not be moved. Therefore,
my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices. My flesh also shall
rest in hope. For Thou wilt not leave my soul
in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to seek corruption.
Thou wilt show me the path of life, and my presence is fullness
of joy. At Thy right hand there are pleasures
forevermore." And then, of course, in Luke 24, we went over this
a couple of weeks ago. Our Lord, after He's risen on
the road to Arimaeus, is talking to the disciples and told them
this. Then said He, O fools and slow
of heart to believe that all that the prophets have spoken,
That's all the Old Testament prophets. Ought not Christ to have suffered
these things and to enter into His glory? Now see, our text
said about according to the Scriptures. And beginning at Moses, that's
all the way from Genesis. Beginning at Moses and all the
prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures, the thing
is concerned in Himself. The Bible is full of types and
pictures of Christ foreshadowing the death of Christ throughout
the Old Testament in a variety of details. For instance, before
his death and resurrection, Jesus offered simply the sign of Jonah
as a foreshadowing of how long he would be dead. Matthew 12,
39 and 40, I'll read this. But he answered and said unto
them, an evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign.
They wanted a sign. And there shall be no sign given
to it but the sign of the prophet Jonas. For as Jonas was three
days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son
of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." He's foretelling His death. Our
Lord and Savior knew. He knew that He must die upon
the cross. He knew that He must die for
His people. He knew that there was no other way for us to be
saved. None. And he knew the time and he knew
the manner of his death. Now, we do not know when we'll
die. It's probably a good thing. And we don't even know how we're
going to die. A friend of mine in Oregon who saved, he always
used to say this, he always used to say, it's not death I fear,
it's how the Lord's going to take me out. And isn't that true,
right? We know when we die, we who believe
go home to be with the Lord, but we don't know how we're gonna
die. We have no idea. But he knew.
He knew exactly why he was here. He knew exactly what manner of
death he would die, as he is God incarnate in the flesh, beloved.
He knows the end from the beginning. And this brings us to our next
point. The Lord said this in Luke 12,
50. He said, but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how
am I straight until it be accomplished? He knew. He must accomplish.
He must accomplish this. He must. Which leads to our next
point. His death was voluntary. He knew what manner of death
he must die. He knew he must die to redeem us from all our
sins. He knew the time and the manner.
And His death was voluntary. He willingly went to the cross. Willingly. Think of it. He's
sinless. Absolutely sinless. Perfect.
Spotless. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
went willingly to the cross. Why? To redeem His people from
their sins. He delighted to do the will of
God. Turn, if you would, to John 19.
He delighted to do the will of God. The whole reason for Him
coming to this earth, as we looked at earlier in Matthew 1.21, is
to save His people from their sins. And He went willingly. Look at this. Look at this. He's
before Pilate. Look at this. Then say of Pilate
unto Him, John 19, verses 10-12. Now think of this. He's God incarnate
in the flesh. He has all power. All power. Look at this. Then saith Pilate
unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have
power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? Well,
Pilate thinks he's got a lot of power, doesn't he? Leaders think they have a lot
of power, don't they? Presidents and prime ministers and the heart
of the king is in the Lord's hands. Oh, my. Pharaoh thought he had a lot
of power. Oh, look at this. Jesus answered,
thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were
given thee from above. Therefore, he that delivered
me unto thee hath a greater sin. Oh, my. And from thenceforth
Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying,
If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend. Whosoever
maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. Think of the statement that our
Lord makes to Pilate in light of him willingly going to the
cross. Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it
were given thee from above. Who has all the power? Beloved,
He's willingly going to die. He knows. Remember, Scripture
says his face is set like a flint. That means like steadfast. He's
just rock solid, ready to go to Jerusalem. He knows. I must
redeem my people from their sins. So his death is voluntary. He
has all power. He's God incarnated in the flesh
and he is willingly laying down his life for the sheep. Turn,
if you would, to John chapter 10. Even before the meeting with
Pilate, Think of this, even before the meeting with Pilate, where
he said, Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except
it were given thee from above. Look what he says in John 10. John 10, verses 14 to 18. Look
at this. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep. Genoske, I
know them intimately, and am known of mine. As the Father
knoweth me, even so know I the Father. I lay down my life for
the sheep. And other sheep I have which
are not of this fold, them also I must bring, and they shall,
again, here it is, they shall hear my voice. A.W. Pink says
that how do God's sheep hear the voice of the shepherd? Through
the preaching of the gospel. This is why it's absolutely vital
that we preach Christ and Him crucified. This is why it's vital
every time a man steps into the pulpit that he proclaims Christ
in him alone. He's the only hope for sinners.
He's the only hope. And other sheep I have which
are not of this fold, them also I must bring, and they shall
hear my voice, I must and shall, from the Almighty God. And there
shall be one fold and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love
me, because I lay down my life that I might take it again. Think
of that in light of what he said to Pilate. No man taketh it from
me, but I lay it down of myself. He's voluntarily going to the
cross to die for the sins of his people. 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. And remember that in
light of what he said. Thou couldst have no power at
all against me, except it were given thee from above. And then,
now he made this statement in John 10 before he said that to
Pilate. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down on myself. I have power to lay it down and
I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received
of my father. Oh, beloved, the Lord Jesus Christ
willingly went to the cross, willingly laid down His life.
Why? For His sheep, for His people. If you're one of His sheep, He
willingly laid down His life on Calvary's cross 2,000 years
ago to redeem you from your sins. Willingly. My, what a Savior. What a God. He willingly shed
His blood as a payment for the sins of his people. He willingly
died before the justice and law of God as a substitute of his
people. He willingly died in our place
to redeem we who could never ever redeem ourselves. And he
says, 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.
I have power to take it again. I lay down my life for the sheep. And He did it willingly for sinners. The perfect, sinless, spotless
Lamb of God willingly lays down His life for sinners. Next point is Christ's death
was a violent death. Oh, beloved, they beat our king.
They scourged him. They nailed him to the tree.
They pierced his hands and his feet. Isaiah 52, 14, turn there
if you could. Oh, he came into this world to
save his people, and he is despised and rejected, which is, of course,
the natural response of man. We despised and rejected him
before we were saved. I know I did. If not in my words
verbally, in my actions. And in my sins. And why is man's natural response
to despise in Christ is because there's none that seeketh after
God. And there's none that's righteous. Look at Isaiah 52.14. As many were astonished at Thee,
His visions were so marred, more than any man in His form, more
than the sons of man. Oh, they beat Him. And they scourged
Him. And they nailed Him to the tree.
And think of this. His glory lay hid under the humble
form of flesh. In him dwelt all the fullness
of the Godhead bodily. And men did not see this. They
despised him and received him not. And he dies an exceedingly
violent death, all according to God's purpose and plan. He was put to death in a manner
expressive of the greatest hatred by his enemies. The One who is
fairer than 10,000. The One who is the lily of the
valley. The sinless One who knew no sin. The perfect, spotless Lamb of
God is buffeted and scourged as never any man's face marred
nor his form altered. And He does all this in the room
and place of His people. And He does this willingly, beloved. Willingly. What a Savior. What a Redeemer. What a God. And beloved, turn if you would
to Acts 2. This was all by the determinate
counsel and foreknowledge of God. Because He must redeem His people
from their sins. He must. Acts 2, 22 and 23. The man of
Israel. Hear these words, Jesus of Nazareth,
a man approved of God among you, by miracles and wonders and signs
which God did by Him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also
know, Him being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge
of God, ye have taken Him by wicked hands, have crucified
and slain." They had no power except it was
given to them. Now one commentator said this
about the death of Christ. It was therefore necessary that
Christ should first be humbled and covered with shame. And that
exaltation to which He was about to be raised was not at all at
once visible. But the shame of the cross was
falled by a glorious resurrection attended by the highest honor. He must die to raise again. The
next point is Christ's death was shameful. Crucifixion was
a shameful way to die. Do you know that no citizen of
Rome or even a liberated slave could be crucified in the Roman
Empire? Crucifixion was a death for criminals who were not citizens of Rome.
Any crucifixion is a shameful death Think on this, Christ's
rammit was taken from him and he was put to death between two
thieves, one of whom confessed that they deserved death and
that they were there justly. But Christ had done nothing amiss,
absolutely nothing amiss. What had happened to that thief?
The Holy Spirit had regenerated the dying thief who looked to
Christ and Him alone. Now think, the Scripture says
he was so marred and that thief looked to Him. The Holy Spirit had regenerated
the dying thief who looked to Christ and Him alone and asked
the Lord just to remember Him. Just to remember Him when He
comes into His Kingdom. And our Lord, in His weakness
and in His agony of the cross, said to the dying, believing
thief who was one of His sheep given to Him by the Father from
eternity, He says, Verily I say unto thee,
today thou shalt be with me in paradise. Our Lord was despised, rejected,
mocked, and beaten, and He died a shameful death between two
thieves, but He endured it all. Why? To save His people from
their sin. Turn, if you would, to Hebrews
chapter 12. Hebrews chapter 12. He endured it all for His people. Hebrews chapter 12, verse 2. Look at this. What a verse in
light of what we're looking at. Looking unto Jesus. The author
and the finisher, right? The Alpha and the Omega, and
everything in between. The A to Z, and everything in
between. Looking unto Jesus, the author
and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at
the right hand of the throne of God. He endured the cross, despising
the shame. And now, beloved, He sat down
at the right hand of God, ruling the majesty on high, interceding
for His people. Turn, if you would, to Galatians
chapter 3. Our next point is, Christ was
made a curse for us in His death. He was made a curse for His people
in His death. Galatians 3.13. And I love how the verbiage here,
there's not even a question. Look at Galatians 3.13. Christ
hath redeemed us. He hath redeemed His people.
See, it's not up to man. It's not God's done all He can
and now the rest is up to you. No, beloved, Christ hath redeemed
us from the curse of the law. being made a curse for us. For
it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree. This
was the only way that He could redeem us from the curse of the
law. Look at verses 10 and 11. The curse of the law rested upon
us until He bore it in our place. Look at this. For as many as
are of the works of the law are under the curse. For it is written,
Cursed is everyone that continueth not in all things which are written
in the book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified
by the law, There it is in plain English. You cannot be justified
by the law. In the sight of God, it is evident,
for the just shall live by faith. I don't think we know the half
of what's meant by His being made a curse for us. What He
endured upon that cross. In many respects, His sufferings
were the most mysterious ever witnessed, as the awful wrath
of God, which was due to us, fell upon Him. fell upon Him,
the Great Substitute. The next point is Christ's death
was solitary. His disciples had fled scattered
as sheep, which was prophesied. Only John the Beloved was at
the cross with his mother and some other woman, and they were
beholding the awful scene, but one commentator said they were
filled with grief and dismay. No one seems to have a word to
cheer or comfort him. He saw what Simeon had foretold
when he set a sword piercing the soul of his mother in Luke
2, 34 and 35. And Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary, his
mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again
of many in Israel, and the sign which shall be spoken against
yea, a sword shall pierce through thine own soul also, that the
thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." And think of this. Though he
had enjoyed communion with the Heavenly Father all through his
life, Even in His agony, this was taken from Him, My God, My
God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? Brother Henry Mahan comments
that God forsook God at the cross. As Christ, our Redeemer, bore
the justice and law of God, and the wrath of God was poured out
upon Him in the place of His people. We looked at this verse this
morning in Zechariah, I'll read it, 13.7. Awake, O sword, against
my shepherd, and against the man that is my
fellow, saith the Lord of hosts. Smite the shepherd, and the sheep
shall be scattered, and I will turn mine hand upon the little
ones. He alone trodden the winepress
of the fierceness and wrath of the Almighty God. The Lord Jesus
Christ did it alone, and why did He do it? For my sins. And if you're a believer, for
your sins. I have trodden the winepress
alone, and of the people there was none with me. For I will tread them in my anger
and trample them in my fury, and their blood shall be sprinkled
upon my garments, and I will stain all my remnant." Isaiah
63. And over in Revelation 15 and
16 it proclaims this, And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations. And he shall rule
them with a rod of iron, and he treadeth the winepress in
the fierceness And he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness
and wrath of Almighty God. He did it alone. My God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me? So I won't be forsaken. And if you're a believer, so
you won't be forsaken. Christ's death, the next point
is, Christ's death was not for Himself but for others. The death
of Christ was vicarious. It was undergone in our place. He died in the room and place
of His people before the fierceness and wrath of the Almighty God. He had no sins of His own. None. Not in thought, word, or deed.
Nothing. He's perfect, spotless, sinless. But the sins of all His people,
of all the ages, were laid upon Him. He bore the punishment and vengeance
of God due our sins. who his own self bare our sins
in his own body on the tree, that we being dead to sins should
live unto righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed. Our text said he died for our
sins. And let us always remember that
he had no sins of his own. He never displeased God. He never
dishonored God. He was holy and perfect and spotless. He, his own self, bear our sins
in his own body on the tree. Turn, if you would, to Isaiah
53. He took the place of his people under the law which he
had broken, or which we had broken, not him, he was perfect, which
we had broken. And look at Isaiah 53. He was
wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities.
The chastisement of our peace was upon Him. And with His stripes
we are healed. Look at this, Isaiah 53, verses
4 and 5. Surely He hath borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows. Yet we did esteem Him stricken,
smitten of God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions. And He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace
was upon Him. And with His stripes, we are
healed. And the believer cries out, praise
God, the work is finished. It's finished, beloved. Because
our Lord Jesus Christ cried from the cross, it is finished. There's nothing to be added.
The all-sufficient Savior has redeemed His people from their
sins. God is satisfied. God is glorified
by the death of Christ in the place of His people. By removing
God's wrath against us for sin, His death was an act of propitiation.
His death also made atonement for our sins. as they are punished
not in ourselves, but in Christ, who died in our room and place
as our substitute. The death of the Lord Jesus Christ
was an act of redemption. He paid the price that God demanded
for our sins by His own precious blood. and his death was an act
of reconciliation, is now we have peace with God. How? Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5 says this, for if when we were enemies, and we looked
at Colossians before, we were enemies in our minds by wicked
works. Everyone comes in this world dead in trespasses and
sins with no hope. For if, when we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more
being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only
so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom
we have now received, received. We don't ever seek it, do we?
We receive it. Oh my. We've received the atonement,
Romans 5, 10 and 11. And praise be to God, we who
believe are cleansed from all our sins. All. All. By the precious blood of
Christ. Scripture declares without the
shed in the blood, there's no remission. And it's pictured
all through the Old Testament, isn't it? Let us remember that
the destroying angel never entered a house in Egypt. where the blood
of the Passover lamb, Passover lamb was sprinkled on the lentils
of the door, right? When I see the blood of Passover. I'll pass over you. What does
God see when he looks at his people? He sees us clothed in
the righteousness of Christ, but when I see the blood, I'll pass
over you. Oh my goodness. All our sins
are bought and paid for on Calvary's cross. That's why we rejoice.
That's why the people of God rejoice. What a mighty Savior. What a mighty God. Our God became
flesh. The God, the one true God became
flesh and dwelt among us and then died in our ruined place
on Calvary's cross. Oh my. Think of this too, the scarlet
thread in Rahab's house protected her from all harm at the fall
of Jericho. That was a picture of the blood
of Christ below her. Now a missionary was once preaching, turn if you
would to that Verse over in 2 Corinthians 5.21. A missionary was once preaching
from this text. Look at this text. And this talks about the cross.
This talks about what Christ has done. 2 Corinthians 5.21. Look at this. I found this in
an old C.D. Cole sermon, and I thought this
was just marvelous. Just marvelous what he says here
about the missionary. 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. Now, old C.D. Cole wrote this in the sermon.
He said, a missionary was once preaching from the text, 2 Corinthians
521, to a group of natives in a foreign land. And he was speaking
on the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. the sinless one who died
in the place of his people. Now when he finished his message,
he was desirous to know whether they had understood it or not,
whether they had understood what he had preached about 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. So he asked them
to tell them in their own words just what it all meant. The chief,
of the tribe spoke up and said, it means that the Lord Jesus
Christ swapped with me. He swapped places. Now, C.D. Cole said this, beloved, this
puts the way of salvation in just about as plain as human
language can put it. He died in my place. That which I deserve. He died before the law and justice
of God. It was Christ who took away the
sins of His people. It was Christ who was without
sin, who died in the place of sinners under God's holy law. Why? So that we sinners might
have the place of sons before God the Father. Christ, the righteous
Son of God, took the place of the guilty and bore their sin
in his own body on the tree of Calvary's cross. Think of this. He who was rich, remember? He
was in the glories and splendors of heaven. He who was rich became
poor. condescended and became a man.
He was rich, became poor. Why? For our sakes, for we who
believe. Why? That through his poverty,
we might become rich. And how are we rich? All spiritual
blessings are in Christ. We are rich in Christ, beloved.
The one who is saved by the Lord Jesus Christ, though he may live
in poverty in the world or though things may come, we are the richest
people in the world. And it's all in Christ. It's
all outside of ourselves. It's marvelous. Christ died,
the just one for the unjust. Why? That he might bring us to
God. If we believe in Jesus, then there's not a drop. If we
believe in Christ, then there's not a drop of wrath in the cup
of God's justice ever put into our hands. As whatever was due
us, Whatever was due, our sins. Christ paid it all. Spurgeon
says this. On the death of Christ upon the
cross, it seemed as if all hell were put into His cup. And He
seized it. And with one tremendous drought
of love, He drank damnation dry. He swapped with me. He died in
my place. And He did this for His people.
And we cry, what a Savior. What a Redeemer. What a God. What a God is the Lord Jesus
Christ. Oh, He's the only hope for sinners. The only hope. May God grant
faith to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Gracious Heavenly Father, we
come before Thee humbled with the fact that You sent Your
Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to die in the place of Your people. And we who believe know that
we have no warrant and no deserving, nothing in us that would warrant
The Lord dying in our place, and it's simply Your mercy and
Your grace that's bestowed upon us and only in the Lord Jesus
Christ. And we praise Thee and we thank
You for sending Your Son to die in our place. In Jesus' name,
Amen.