I'm going to read a verse over
in Song of Solomon to preface the message. In Song of Solomon, chapter 2,
verse 16, the bride says, my beloved is mine. And then she
proceeds to say this, these marvelous words, and I am his. More than our beloved is ours,
Christ, we who believe are His. Just let that sink in for a moment.
It's marvelous. Hebrews chapter 9. The name of
the message is, Why was Christ Crucified? Hebrews chapter 9,
we'll be reading verses 18 to 28. Why was Christ Crucified? Whereupon neither the first testament
was dictated without blood, verse 18, For when Moses had spoken every
precept to all the people according to the law, he took the bread
of the calves and goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop
and sprinkled both the book and all the people, saying, This
is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto
you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood
both the tabernacle and all the vessels of ministry, And almost
all things are by law purged with blood, and without shedding
of blood there's no remission." There's a key verse right there.
Without the shedding of blood, there's no remission. It was
therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens
should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves
better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into
the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the
true, but into heaven itself now to appear in the presence
of God for us. For us. For his people. Nor yet that he should offer
himself often as the high priest entereth into the holy place
every year with blood of others, For then, must he often have
suffered since the foundation of the world, but now once. One
sacrifice. Just one. Once. In the end of the world, hath
he appeared to put away sin. To put away sin, beloved. Let that ring in your ears, beloved. To put away sin. We can't put away sin. Not one
person in this room. We can't put away one of our
sins, just one. Christ put away the sins of all
the elect, of all the ages, by the sacrifice of himself once. What a God. What a Savior. What a Redeemer. And look, the
scripture says, by the sacrifice of himself. And he hath appointed unto man
everyone in this room, everyone in this world. And it is appointed unto man
once to die. We're not going to escape it. But after this, the judgment. We'll look at that later on. So Christ was once offered to
bear the sins of many, not all, but many, many. And unto them that look for Him,
those who believe on Him, those who look to Christ, and Him alone. See, people don't go to heaven
by not believing on Christ, contrary to what the world says. In the
world, everyone goes to heaven. No, it's not that. Only those
who look to Christ and Him alone. Only those who have faith in
Christ and Him alone. And that's a gift. Faith and
repentance is both a gift from God. He must reveal Himself to
us. And He does to His people. And
unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without
sin unto salvation. He is coming back. And only He
knows when He's coming back. But He is, just as sure as that
sun rises every day, He's coming back. God, He's God. So the question
I'd like us to consider today is why was Christ crucified?
Why was Christ crucified? Now there are many answers from
the scriptures why Christ was crucified, and they're not debatable. There's no room for debate. Gospel preachers don't debate
the Scriptures. We proclaim them. That's what we do. We proclaim
what God's Word says. It's not up for debate. And even
when you're talking to friends and family, the Word of God is
not up for debate. It says what it says. There's
no wiggle room. None. None. My, Jesus Christ, why was Christ
crucified? Because He's the Lamb slain from
the foundation of the world. Therefore, we can say biblically
that Jesus Christ was crucified according to God's eternal purpose,
and it is so. It's so. Revelation says this.
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him whose names
are not written in the book of the life of the lamb slain from
the foundation of the world. It's always been God's purpose
that Christ should be crucified for his people. Praise God. Praise God. It was because there's
no way for any of us to save ourselves. None. 1 Peter 1.18-20
if you want to turn there. 1 Peter 1.18-20. For as much
as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things
as silver and gold. You can't buy your way into heaven. Your works have no merit before
God. None. My personal works have no merit
before God. I am clothed in the perfect spotless
righteousness of Christ. And it's all based upon what
He's done. What He's done. For as much as you know that
you were not redeemed, God's people know that we're not redeemed
with corruptible things. We're not redeemed by things
we do. We're not redeemed by silver or gold from your vain
conversations received by tradition from your fathers. We're not
redeemed by traditions that people say, well, if you go to a certain
church and you go there and you keep going there, then you're
part of the body of Christ. No, that's a lie from the pit
of hell. No, we're not redeemed by traditions. We're not redeemed
by silver and gold. We're redeemed by the precious
blood of Christ. Look at 1 Peter 1.19. But with the precious blood
of Christ. The precious blood of Christ
is of a lamb without blemish and without spot. Perfect, sinless
God incarnate in the flesh. Look at verse 20, and this speaks
to his people. We know that Peter's writing
to the elect of God, who verily was foreordained before the foundation
of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
for his people. Christ died. We saw that in our
text, right? He gave himself by the sacrifice
of himself. And who did he die for? Well,
religion tells you he died for everyone. That's a lie. Scripture
declares Christ himself, said, I lay down my life for the sheep,
for his people. And we who are redeemed, we who
have Christ revealed to us, are in awe. We don't say that's not
fair, we're in awe. Me? See, the natural man says
that's not fair. Well, like I've said many times,
we do not want fair. Fair would be everyone goes to
hell. but God has mercy upon His people in Christ Jesus our
Lord. And it's been all part of His
eternal plan and purpose. So Christ was crucified because
He's the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. He was
foreordained before the foundation of the world. Before there was
ever a sinner, there was a Savior. Brother Scott Richardson used
to say that. I love that. That's so true. Do you see how sure the words
of Scripture are? And if they're not up for debate, we can rest
in that. We can rest in our Savior, beloved. Look at verse 22 in
our text. Without the shed and the blood,
there's no remission, no forgiveness, beloved. No forgiveness. And
almost all things are by the law purged with blood. Without
the shed and the blood, there's no remission. Beloved, our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ was crucified for us, for His people. by the
shedding of His blood for our sins. For our sins. Because without the shed and
the blood, there's no remission. We couldn't be, do you see how
precious the blood of Christ is? There's no forgiveness outside
of it. When I see the blood, remember,
the blood on the lentils? I'll pass over. I am His. when I see the blood. So Christ
sheds his blood as payment for our sins, for the sins of his
people before God's holy law and God's holy justice, which
which scriptures declare must be upheld, right? The soul that
sinneth, it must die. Christ is my substitute, dies
in my place and in the place of all his people. What a savior,
what a redeemer we have. Scripture declares again in Ezekiel
18, for what I just said there, behold, all souls are mine as
the souls of the father. So also the soul, the son is
mine. The soul that's in it shall die.
Ezekiel 18, for so in God's eyes, every person upon this earth
and whoever has lived upon this earth. The sons of Adam is guilty. Guilty. But Christ was crucified. He was put to death as our substitute,
as the believer's substitute, to satisfy God's holy law and
justice, so that His people could live eternally. Eternal. What a Savior. Turn, if you would,
to Romans, chapter 5. All of God's elect, just as all
the people in this world come into this world, filled with
enmity against God, enemies with God in our minds. But yet we
who were given to Christ in eternity, sinners in our hearts and minds
to God, Christ died for us upon Calvary's cross. His people. His people. Not everyone, but
His people. Look at Romans 5, verses 8 to
11. But God commanded His love toward
us and that while we were yet what? Sinners. Sinners. Christ died for us. Much more than being now justified
by His blood. Look at this. Marvelous words
for the believer. Much more than being now justified
by His blood. We shall be saved from wrath
through Him. Saved from wrath. 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 notice
that we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we
also join God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have
now received the atonement. The atonement with God, forgiveness
of all our sins, and notice we've received it. It's not something
we seek. unless God makes us willing,
then we run to Christ. But natural man does not seek
God. Natural man does not seek God.
And scripture plainly declares there's none righteous, no not
one. We're sinners by birth, nature, and choice. Now we know
that all the sacrifices under the Mosaic economy and under
the old covenant were ordained by God to point believers to
the Lord Jesus Christ. All the sacrifices were but shadows
of whom Christ is the substance. They were types and pictures
and shadows pointing to the One who would be the perfect Lamb
of God. Look at Hebrews 10, verse 1.
They were pointing to Christ. Hebrews 10, verse 1. For the
Law, having a shadow of good things to come and not the very
image of things, can never, with those sacrifices which they offered
year by year continually, make the comers thereunto perfect.
They were types and pictures of Christ. They could not take
away sin. but they were pointing to the one who would take away
the sins of all his people. They were pointing right to Christ. Notice they were a shadow. Christ
is a substance. It's like I see my shadow right
here. That's not me. That's just a shadow of me. This
is the substance right here. They were just shadows pointing
to Christ, pointing to Christ. We who are born again by the
Holy Spirit of God When we believe we enter into
the rest of Christ, trusting our eternal soul to Christ and
in Him alone, trusting in His finished work and finding in
Him, although we continuously come to Christ, right? Finding
in Him, though, in Christ, eternal rest, eternal rest for our souls. That's why we need to keep hearing
the gospel. We so soon forget the great benefits
we have in Christ. Oh, but when we hear about our
Savior, our hearts and minds are set upon Him, and we marvel
in the salvation that we have in the Lord Jesus Christ. An old-time gospel preacher once
wrote this about the finished work of Christ, the complete
work of Christ. The gospel of God's grace in
Christ Jesus is not a thing to be proved. It's not a thing to
be proved, but a truth to be believed. a truth to be believed. It is not submitted to our reasoning
powers as a subject of critical examination. The gospel is a
message from God addressed to the conscience, feelings, and
affections. For this reason, men fond of argument and proving
everything by strictly logical deduction generally make very
poor preachers. In the scriptures, God does not
argue. He proclaims. And that's Philpott that said
that. God does not argue. He proclaims. He proclaims who
He is in Scripture. And this is what every gospel
preacher does when we stand up in the pulpit. We proclaim. I'm
not here to argue. I'm not here to debate. I'm here
to proclaim what the Word of God says. The truth that is set
forth in God's blessed Word. So the question comes before
us. Why was Christ crucified? We've looked at some answers
from Scripture. Let us consider more reasons from the Scripture.
Christ was crucified to save His people from their sins. It's not up for debate. Christ was crucified to purge
the sins of His people from God's sight forever. Now, some don't believe. but God's people do, because
God said it. And we rest and trust that all
our sins are forgiven. Why was Jesus Christ crucified?
To cleanse his people from all their sins with his blood. Why
was Jesus Christ crucified? To purchase his people, to redeem
them with his precious blood. Why was Christ crucified? To
obtain eternal salvation. It's not a question. Scripture
declares that Christ has obtained eternal salvation. He's obtained
it. It's done. It's not up for debate. See how foolish people are when
they say they can lose their salvation? They don't know Christ.
They don't have a clue. Because Christ has obtained eternal
salvation. And eternal means eternal. Why was Christ crucified to pay
the ransom price in full for all the sins of his people with
his own precious blood? The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ
has no meaning for works-based religion because they believe
that Christ shed his blood for those in heaven and those in
hell. But we have nothing to do with that. We have nothing
to do with that at all. That's universalism. That's not
scriptural. Christ saved his people from
their sins by the shedding of his own precious blood. And he
has redeemed his people from their sins. And God's people
say, hallelujah, what a savior we have. What a redeemer we have. So with their own words, Workspace
religionists trample under their feet the precious blood of the
Lord Jesus Christ, saying that it is based upon a man's decision
to make Christ's blood effectual. We have nothing to do with that,
beloved. Because our Savior has obtained eternal redemption.
He's obtained it. And He's obtained it for us by
the shedding of His own precious blood. Think on this, beloved
of God. You who have been purchased by
the precious blood of Christ. What does it mean to you? What
does the precious blood of Christ mean to you? Everything. You take away the
blood of Christ, I have no redemption. No redemption for my sins. My
sins are not paid for then. That's why the blood is so precious
to us, because it's paid for all our sins. All of them. So let us consider why Christ
Jesus our Lord was crucified, looking at our passage, starting
in verse 18, and go to 23 for the first section.
Where unto neither the first testament was dedicated without
blood, for when Moses had spoken every precept, To all the people,
according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and of
the goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled
both the book and all the people, saying, This is the blood of
the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover,
he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels
of ministry. And almost all things are by
the law purged with blood, and without the shedding of blood
there is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the
pattern of things in heaven should be purified with these. but the
heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these."
So we see from verses 18 to 23 that the Old Testament was not
ratified without the shed and the blood. Moses had given the
Israelites and Moses had received it from God a pattern for the
tabernacle and for the services which were to be performed there.
He took the blood and the water which was typical of the blood
which flowed from our Savior's side typical of justification
and sanctification in Christ, and sprinkled the book, the role
of the law and covenant in the people. Leviticus 17.11 says
this, For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given
it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for you, for your
souls. For it is the blood that maketh
an atonement, an atonement for the soul. It's Christ's blood
that atones for our sins. He also sprinkled the tabernacle
and all the vessels used in divine worship. And under the law of
Moses, almost all things were purified by the means of blood.
Some things were cleansed by water and fire, but without the
blood, there was no forgiveness of sins. And this all pictures
how we have forgiveness of sins in and through the shed blood
of the Lord Jesus Christ, beloved. Without blood, without the precious
blood of Christ, there's no pardon for the believer. But the blood
of Christ has been shed, has been shed, and God's people receive
pardon for all their sins in and through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Now let us look for some reasons for the answers to the question,
why was Jesus Christ crucified, from the remaining verses in
our passage. Hebrews 9 24 to 28 for Christ
is not entered into the holy places made with hands which
are the figures of the true but into heaven itself now to appear
in the presence of God for us nor yet that he should offer
himself often as the high priest and earth into the holy place
every year with the blood of others for then must be have
suffered since the foundation of the world but now once in
the end of the world have he appeared to put away sin by the
sacrifice of himself And as it is appointed unto man once to
die, but opted this to judgment, so Christ was once offered to
bear the sins of many. And unto them that look for Him,
He shall appear the second time without sin unto salvation. So
let us consider verse 24. It says, For Christ is not entered
into the holy places made with hands, which are figures of the
true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence
of God for us. The holy places made with hands
is the main sanctuary and the innermost sanctuary, which were
just figures, patterns and pictures of the Lord Jesus Christ, beloved.
He is the true tabernacle. Christ is the true tabernacle.
Heaven is the holiest of holies, where God dwells, beloved. And
the man, Jesus Christ, had to be crucified. He had to die. He had to be buried. And he had
to be raised before he could enter into heaven as the representative
of his people. The God-man, Jesus Christ, God
incarnate in the flesh. And now he is in glory, the God-man
mediator. The God-man mediator. The high
priest for the believer. The high priest only represented
the nation of Israel. And he entered into the Holy
of Holies. made with hands, which pictured Jesus Christ, our great
high priest, who has entered into heaven itself and died for
his people. He's entered into heaven representing
his people. He doesn't represent everyone.
But he represents all who he died for. All who he died for. Jesus Christ, the God-man, was
crucified so that he could enter into heaven to appear in the
presence of God for us. for us. And when Christ Himself, the
God-man, entered into heaven, He again represented His elect
and only His elect, just as He died for His people. And He is right now, beloved,
right this second, right now, at the right hand of the Father,
the High Priest over spiritual Israel, making intercession for
His elect in glory. And this is the reason why absolutely
nothing, turn if you would to Romans chapter 8, this is the
reason. This is the reason why absolutely nothing, and I mean
nothing, nothing can be laid to the charge of God's elect,
nothing. Because Christ died for His people. Look at Romans 8, 33 and 34.
Now this is wonderful news for sinners, for we who are redeemed
and we're still sinners, but look at this. Who shall lay anything
to the charge of God's elect? Now, there must have come up
questions of that nature. But look at Paul's response by
inspiration of the Holy Spirit of God. It is God that justifies. I stand before you a man justified
by God, and you who believe are justified by God. That's incredible. Absolutely incredible. And though
we're sinners, And we hate our sin now because we know what
it is and we know who we sin against. Scripture declares who
shall lay anything to the charge of God's life. That's why we
keep coming to Christ and repentance. Oh, my. Who is he that condemn
it? Now, our heart will condemn us,
won't it? Who is he that condemneth? Look at this, beloved. It is
Christ that died, yea, rather, that is risen again, who is even
at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for
us. This is wonderful news for God's people. Wonderful news. Who shall lay anything to the
charge of God's law? It is God that justifies. Beloved,
if you're saved, you've been justified by God. Rejoice. Rejoice. So nothing can be laid
against God's elect or charged against them. Because God has
delivered them through his son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who died
in the place of his people. This is why Christ. This is why
Christ was crucified to justify his people. And it can be attributed to nothing. But matchless grace, free and
sovereign grace. What mercy the believer has received. Mercy beyond measure. And may we be in awe. May we
who believe leave this place today in absolute awe of what
God has done for us. Of what He's done for us. Look at verses 25 and 26 with
this in mind. in Hebrews chapter 9. Nor yet that he should offer
himself often as the high priest entereth into the holy place
every year with the blood of others. The high priest every
year would go in the day of atonement. Every year. For then, and notice it says
with the blood of others. For then must he often have suffered
since the foundation of the world, but now Once in the end of the
world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of
himself with his own precious blood. The high priest went in with
the blood of others. Christ shed his own blood for
the sins of his people. The high priest had to repeat
it every year. And the blood could never take away sin. It
was a picture, a figure of Christ. who is the Lamb of God, who all
the Old Testament saints knew was coming to fulfill that which
was typified on the Day of Atonement. And not all Israel was of Israel,
not all. We know that. But spiritual Israel, those who trusted Christ, looked
to Christ, saw Him typified in the day of
atonement. Note verse 26, it says, the end
of the world. Now once in the end of the world
hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. This refers to the last days
which we are living in, and we have been living in since Christ
was crucified. Folks always say, that's the
last days. It's been the last days since our Lord died. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the promised
Messiah, He has come. He has come. He was nailed to
the cruel cross. His death was purposed by God
back in eternity. And He will come again, beloved.
He will come again, as promised in Scripture. So why was Christ
crucified? To put away sin, or verse 26
says, to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. Christ
was crucified to put away, and if you're a believer, to put
away your sin. That brings it right home, doesn't
it? Now we talk about Christ dying
on the cross, and we know that He died for a multitude of people,
but when we stop and think that Christ died to put away my sin, That's where we need to just
sit for a while. Because it's marvelous. It's
marvelous for the believer. Like I said, we can't put away
one sin. No one in this room can put away
one sin. But Christ for his people, he
put away the sins of his people by the sacrifice of himself. and the Lord Jesus Christ was
crucified to put away somebody's sins, whose sins were put away, not the sins of those who were
already in torment and hell, not the sins of those who had
died in their sins since the day the Lord Jesus Christ was
crucified, And think of this, in just this
last hour, multitudes of men and women have died, who have
had no interest in Christ, and no interest in His gospel, and
their sins were not put away. And they went right into eternal
torment. Tomorrow, the next day, and every day until our Lord
returns, people will die. And if they die without faith
in Christ and the Holy Scripture, they'll die in their sins. Why? Because Christ did not put
away their sins. Who made you to differ? See how
humbling this is? None but the Lord Jesus Christ
and Him alone. He's the only one who's made
us to differ. So let the believer rejoice. Why was Christ crucified?
To put away the sins of his people. Let us rejoice, beloved. Let
us rejoice to put away the sins of his people. Did he do it? Yes, absolutely, because scripture
declares it right here. He had appeared to put away sin
by the sacrifice of himself, by his own precious, with his
own precious blood. He has put away the sins of His
people, purchasing their eternal souls. And this is why we gospel
preachers must sound the sound of salvation in Christ alone,
nowhere else. There is no salvation in any
other. And our faith must be centered
in Christ and Him alone. There is absolutely no salvation
by works. Salvation is by the grace of
God in Christ alone, through Christ alone, and to the glory
of God alone. Look at verses 27 and 28. And it is appointed unto man
once to die, but after that the judgment. So Christ was once
offered to bear the sins of many, and unto them that look for Him
shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Now
absolutely, this scripture declares again, I brought it up earlier,
that every single one of us in this room, every single one of
us upon this earth have an appointment with God and you will not get
away from it. Scripture declares this right
here before us. And it is appointed unto men
once to die, but after that the judgment. As sure as I said, as sure as
the sun rises every day, men will die. Whether people believe it or
not, people think they're invincible. They're not. We all have an appointment. And it makes it very clear here.
But here's the good news for God's people who have been redeemed
by the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Note it says,
and it is appointed unto men once to die, but after that the
judgment. So when a person dies without Christ, They will one
day face Him. And they're in torment, but they
will one day face Him, beloved. After that, the judgment. But here's the good news for
God's people who have been redeemed. Turn, if you would, to Romans
8.1. Romans 8.1. Look at this marvelous
verse. And may we, as I said, may we
who believe leave this place rejoicing. Because that scripture
in Hebrews 9.27 is very sobering. But after that, the judgment.
But look at this. And may this just sink into your
heart, beloved of God. Romans 8.1. There is therefore
now no condemnation. In the Greek, that means judgment. That means to the one who trusts
in Christ. that there's no judgment. Think, I don't care what you've
done. Scripture says there's no judgment
for the believer in Christ. It's an absolute, complete, full,
and free pardon of every single one of our sins. Amen, brother. What a save what a Redeemer we
have There is therefore now no condemnation
no judgment to them which are in Christ Jesus Why the answer
is found in verse 28 of Hebrews 9? Because Jesus Christ was crucified
to bear the sins of many Not the whole human race, but the
sins of many, the sins of the elect, the sins of those who
were given to Christ by God the Father in eternity. And all of
God's chosen people were in Christ when He was crucified. And all
our sins and iniquities were laid upon Him. as our substitute
Beloved. He bore our sins, the sins of
all the believers of all the ages in His own body on the tree. And He fully bore God's justice
and wrath in our place. Now, let us think of that. All
that judgment that once a man dies, he receives, is poured
out on Christ in the believer's place. And God can say there is therefore
now no condemnation. Because God has already punished
his people for their sins in Christ Jesus, our Lord, the great
substitute. That's why there's no condemnation
to them, which are in Christ Jesus, beloved. That's why all
the sins of the elect of all the ages have been put away from
God's sight forever. This is why Christ was crucified,
to put away the sins of all those who were promised to Him by God
the Father in the eternal covenant of grace, which was established
by our great God before the world began. So here's the question for all
of us who are in this church building this morning. Do we
believe that Jesus Christ was crucified to put away our sins
by the supreme sacrifice of Himself? If so, then the last part of
verse 28 is for us. And unto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. And here in the latter part of
verse 28, we have the promise that our Lord Jesus Christ is
coming again, beloved. The same Jesus who was crucified
for the sins of his people is coming again. Now that day will not be a good
day for those who have turned a deaf ear to the gospel, for
those who have turned a deaf ear to Christ in the one true
gospel. The exalted Christ of God, the
one who died for his people, is declared, turn if you would,
in 2 Thessalonians chapter 1, verses 8 and 9. The exalted Christ of God, the
one who died for his people, is declared to becoming 2 Thessalonians
1, 8 and 9 in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not
God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence
of the Lord and from the glory of his power. Every man has an appointment
And those who do not trust Christ, have a meeting. You who believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, rejoice, beloved, rejoice. Our sins are gone. As the blood of Christ has removed
them, all the sins of His people, as far as the east is from the
west, from God's sight, and God remembers them no more. No more. And let us take comfort in this,
that those who have gone on before us, who have died in the Lord
Jesus Christ, did not die in their sins, beloved. They didn't
die in their sins. They've been delivered from this
body of death. If those for whom Christ dies
go through the doormark death before our Lord returns, We will also be delivered from
the body of this death. God's people declare hallelujah.
What a savior. Why? Because when our Lord Jesus
Christ died upon the cross, he cried out, it is finished. And
he was the sacrifice that all those Old Testaments pointed
to. And he boldly declares before
he gives up the ghost, it is finished. What was finished?
He finished all the work that the Father sent Him to do. There's
nothing left undone, beloved. Nothing. He did it all. The work is complete. Salvation
is complete. What was finished? He did the
work. He accomplished salvation for His people, dying as their
substitute on Calvary's cross. What was finished? His work. His work was finished, beloved.
He didn't make it possible for people to be saved. He saved
His people from their sins. He has accomplished that which
He has come to do. What is finished? He has redeemed
us. He's purchased us from all our
sins. And the sheep of God can never
redeem ourselves, but praise be to God, our great God and
Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ has purchased us. He has bought
us by the shedding of His own precious blood. And the work
of Christ to redeem his people is a complete work. And the believer
is complete in Christ. Complete. We who believe leave
this place rejoicing in the fact of that. that our sins are totally
forgiven, that we are complete in Christ. It's a finished work,
beloved, and may we enter into that rest. And I know the things
of the world, we get caught up in things, but oh, may we just
keep our eyes set upon Christ and what He's done for us. And
may we walk out rejoicing in the great God and Savior we have,
the Lord Jesus Christ. Gracious Heavenly Father, we
come before Thee in awe, in awe, of the fact that you sent your
son, the Lord Jesus Christ, from the glories of heaven to die
for sinners. And Lord Jesus, we marvel. We
marvel in the fact. that our salvation is a complete
salvation in you, and it's absolutely nothing that we do. Before we
were saved, we thought we could save ourselves, Lord. Oh, but
you have revealed to us that salvation is in you and you alone.
I pray that if one of your lost sheep were out here, that you
would give them hearing ears. and see in eyes to see the great
redemptive work which you have done for your people and bless
your holy name. All our sins are forgiven. All
the sins of your people are paid for and God remembers them no
more. We thank the Lord. Thanks could
never be enough, but we glory in what you have done for us
in Jesus name. Amen. Well, the scriptures have proven,
once again, Christ was crucified. So now we're going to sing in
closing, Christ Returneth. He died, he lives, and now he
prepares to return. Christ Returneth, number 156.
Let's stand. And Jesus will come in the fullness
of glory To receive the number of His Lord. Oh, Lord Jesus, how long, how
long? Hear the shout of that song. Christ is risen! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen! Hallelujah!
Amen! It may be the wind, it may be
the twilight, It may be the wind, it may be the twilight, We are bursting with pride in
the place of His glory, when Jesus reached in His throne. Oh, Lord Jesus, how long, how
long, ere we shall proclaim so? Christ be heard in Alleluia,
Alleluia, Amen, Alleluia, Amen. ? The whole sky, all clear ? ?
From heaven descending ? ? With glory I sing ? ? And the angels
attending ? ? With praise on their throne ? ? Like a halo
of glory ? ? Will Jesus receive ? Hallelujah. No joy, no delight, till we go
with the riding. No sickness, no sadness, no grief,
and no crying. I'll walk through the miles. ? With our heart in hell pouring
? ? When things must be seen in His own ? ? O Lord Jesus, the one, the
one ? ? Where we shall confess all His eternity ? ? Alleluia, alleluia, amen ? Alleluia, alleluia.