A little statement I want to
make to this congregation. Mere words cannot express my
gratitude and my appreciation to Brother Fortner and this church
for putting our commentaries back in print. Back in the late
70s and early 80s, These commentaries were proposed
and printed by Evangelical Press in England under the leadership
of Brother Bill Clark. And since Brother Bill was called
away in 1998, I believe, 10 years ago, Evangelical Press chose
not to continue reprinting these commentaries. But Brother Faulkner,
Brother Don Faulkner thought otherwise. And he asked Evangelical
Press for the copyright of these commentaries and Old Testament
pictures and Gospel of John. And they gave it to him. And
I thank him, and I thank you, and I thank so many of you who took part in this project. I
think they're beautiful, the books are. They're well done.
I think some of the best printing I've seen. It's just outstanding. And I thank your faithful pastor. I thank him for his missionary
zeal and his spirit. and your spirit and desire to
make the Savior known. There's one verse of scripture
that I think fits this situation. Our Lord said, a good tree will
bring forth good fruit. And that's what this church and
this pastor is. It's a good tree. It brings forth
good fruit. to make the Savior known. That's
his desire. We pray much for him. I thank
you so much for what you've done. Actually, let me just add this. When I resigned at 13th Street
and left that pastorate and that church, there was something like 3,000
3,000 tapes that we had used and sent abroad. And there were 300 television
broadcasts and then all these books. And when I left, it just
shut down. And the books weren't published
and the tapes weren't sent out and the television program was
not continued. But Brother Tom Harding, pastor
of Zebulon Baptist Church, like Brother Don Fortner, thought
otherwise. And he asked 13th Street Church
and the leaders for my tapes. And they gave them to him. And
Brother Dwayne Ives and Dr. Harry's in Todd's Road Church
asked for the tapes, all 300 of them, and they gave them to
him. And your pastor asked for the
commentaries and the books, and they gave him permission. So
the Lord in mercy and grace has continued my ministry through
Brother Fortner and Brother Don, Brother Don and Brother Tom and
these men at Brother Todd and these men in Todd's Road Church. And I'm grateful. I'm thankful. A little blue at first, you know,
when things just were wiped out and forgotten not going to be
used anymore, but I'm grateful, grateful. All right, I want you
to open your Bibles to the book of Matthew, the book of Matthew,
chapter one. Now you know this and I know
this, that two words, your pastor said this so many times And I
think Spurgeon's one of the first ones that preached on this. There
are two words that actually sum up the gospel and sum up the
good news of Christ our Lord. You know what they are? Substitution
and satisfaction. Those are the two words. Or you
might say just and justifier, but the substitution and satisfaction. And this is what Isaiah said.
Said He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. That's substitution. And then
he said, Isaiah said, and by His stripes we're healed. That's
satisfaction. Substitution and satisfaction. But now listen, this is what
I want you to see this morning. It was not only on the cross
that our Lord was our substitute. It wasn't only on the cross that
our Lord Jesus Christ was our substitute who accomplished full
satisfaction before God for our transgression. Our Lord Jesus
Christ was our substitute in the manger, on the cross, and
in glory right now. Actually, I'll go back further
than that. I'll go back before the foundation of the world.
And I say, in the garden, He was our substitute, woman's sin. Also in Egypt, He was our substitute,
the Passover lamb. And also in Bethlehem, Emmanuel,
God with us. Also on the cross, our substitute
and our ransom and our redeemer. On the cross, lifted high, went
a man forth to die. And the arm of the Lord was revealed. All others are marred by sin
they're scarred, but by his stripes we're healed. Substitution and
satisfaction. Let's see if I can make good
on this. I want you to look at Matthew chapter one. And it says
right here in Matthew chapter one in verse 18, Now the birth
of Jesus Christ was on this wise, as his mother, Mary, was his
spouse to Joseph. Before they came together, she
was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph, her husband,
being a just man and not willing to make her a public example,
was minded to put her away privately. But while he thought on these
things, Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream, saying, Joseph, our son of David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is
of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name Jesus. That's my subject, call
his name Jesus. Thou shall call His name Jesus.
I'm going to keep saying that through this message. Call His
name Jesus. That's the title of this message.
Father, He shall save His people from their sins. Call His name
Jesus. All right, I'm going to run through
a few verses now. I ask you to turn with me first
to Luke chapter 2. Luke chapter 2, verse 4 through
7. Luke chapter 2, verse 4 through
7. And Joseph also went up from
Galilee out of the city of Nazareth unto Judea, unto the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and
lineage of David. Joseph and Mary were of the house
and lineage of King David. Joseph and Mary were heirs to
the throne. And they came to be taxed with
Mary, his spouse's wife, being great with child. And so it was
that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she
should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn
son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger,
because there was no room for them in the inn. No room for
them. Joseph and Mary, heirs of the
throne of David, Jesus Christ, Son of God. Jesus Christ, the
promised Messiah. Jesus Christ, the desire of all
nations. No room for them. No room for them. The scripture
says he was in the world. The world was made by him. They
didn't know him. Scripture says he came to his
own, his own nation, his own people. They received him not. What is this? What is this? Jesus Christ came into the world
unwanted, unrecognized, unwelcome, an outcast. He couldn't be born
in Bethlehem. And when he died, he couldn't
be crucified in the city of Jerusalem. But he was an outcast. An outcast. That's what he is.
No room for him. An outcast. And I asked why. Well, I'll tell you why. Because
he was our substitute. That's what I'm talking about.
He was our substitute. We're outcasts. We're one with
him. He's one with us. Adam and all
his posterity were cast out of the garden and not allowed to
enter because by one man sin entered this world, and death
by sin, so death passed on all of us. And Christ was one with
us, our substitute. You know what the Lord said about
Adam and his posterity? God drove out the man out of
the garden, and God placed at the east of Eden a flaming sword,
which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life. Christ was not permitted to be
born in Bethlehem. He's an outcast. Christ was not
allowed to die on Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, he had to die outside
the camp. Let me show you that in Hebrews
chapter 13. Hebrews chapter 13, verse 12. Hebrews chapter 13 verse 12. Watch this now. Wherefore Jesus,
call his name Jesus, Jesus also that he might sanctify the people
with his blood suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore
unto him without the camp bearing his reproach. No room for him,
an outcast, unwanted, Unwelcome, unrecognized. Why? He's our substitute. Taking our place. Now watch this.
Turn with me now to Matthew 1 again. Matthew chapter 1, verse 23. Matthew 1, verse 20, 20, 21. Matthew 1, 21. And she shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. for he shall
save his people from their sins. Now this was done that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, of the Lord, by
his prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child,
and bring forth a son, and call his name Emmanuel, God with us. Now the angel said, call his
name Jesus. God said, call his name Emmanuel.
The prophet Isaiah said his name's wonderful. His name's counselor. His name's a mighty God. His
name's the everlasting father. His name is the prince of peace.
What meaneth this big Jesus business? Call his name Jesus. Because
he's an outcast. Because he's a man. He's the
son of man. He's a substitute. He's bearing
the sins of his people. This Jesus is His name of humanity. This Jesus is His name of humiliation. This Jesus is His name of flesh
and blood. Turn to Hebrews 2. Let me show
you that. Hebrews chapter 2. Call His name
Jesus. God called His name Emmanuel.
God with us. Hebrews chapter 2. Listen. to
verse 16, for verily, verily, he took not on him the nature
of angels, he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore, in
all things it behooved him to be made like his brethren, that
he might be a merciful, faithful high priest in things pertaining
to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of his people. Those who knew him called Him
Master. Those who knew Him called Him
Lord. If you'll go through your concordance,
you'll find Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the disciples, never
spoke to our Lord and called His name Jesus. They called Him
Master. They called Him Lord. Old A.W. Pink wrote a whole book on this. The Lordship of Jesus Christ. The Lordship. The disciples always
called him Lord. And he said to them one day,
you call me Master and Lord. You say, well, so I am. Called his name Jesus. He came
to earth born of a woman. He came from the womb of a mother.
That's Jesus. Called his name Jesus. He lay
in a manger. An outcast. in a stable, he nursed
the breath of a woman, just like you and I. Called his name Jesus,
he was subject to his powers. He worked at a carpenter shop.
Called his name Jesus, he walked the earth as a man. He increased, reach and get a
hold of this, he increased in wisdom and stature and favor
with God and man. Explain that, preacher, I couldn't
do it the same I just know he was a man. Call his name Jesus. Call his name Jesus. He was tempted
in all points as we are, yet without sin. When he was thirsty,
he asked somebody to get him a drink of water. That's Jesus. When he was weary, Jesus being
weary with his journey, sat down to rest. When He bore our sins, suffered
in our place, He died. No man can call Him Lord but
by the Holy Ghost. But those who have the Holy Ghost
call Him Lord, Master, Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God. That's right. Call His name Jesus
because He's a man. in every sense of the word, as
if he wasn't God, but he is God. Let's try this on for a second.
Turn to Luke, chapter 2. Luke, chapter 2. This is substitution. This is substitution. He took
our place and gave us his. Luke, chapter 2, verse 20. Listen
to this. And the shepherds returned glorifying
and praising God, Luke 2.20, for all the things that they
had heard and seen as it was told unto them. And when eight
days were accomplished for the circumcision of the child, I
don't know anything about this, I just know it's something about
the blood and the other things when the child was circumcised,
it was eight days. in that time. That's what, when
eight days were accomplished, this man, child, this man, Jesus,
they circumcised him. They say, his name was called
Jesus when they circumcised him, which was so named of the angels
before he was conceived in the world. Now, wait a minute. Can
you explain this, preacher? Jesus, the Son of God, is circumcised. Circumcision belongs to the sons
of Abraham. Turn to Genesis 17. Genesis 17,
verse 9. Listen to this. Genesis 17, verse
9. Circumcision belongs to the sons
of Abraham. In Genesis 17, verse 9, it says
here that God said to Abraham, Genesis 17, verse 9, Thou shalt
keep my covenant, therefore, thou and thy seed after thee
in their generation. And this is my covenant, which
you shall keep between me and you and thy seed after thee.
Every man child, every one of them among you shall be circumcised. And you shall circumcise the
flesh of your foreskin. It should be a token of the covenant
between me and you. But Christ Jesus, no sooner was
he born than he shed his blood. He was circumcised. Circumcision
belongs to the sons of Abraham. He's the son of God, but he became
our substitute. Circumcision refers to the covenant
of mercy. He didn't need any mercy, but
I did. Circumcision refers to guilt.
He's not guilty. He's immaculately holy. He took
our gift. Circumcision refers to cleansing. Well, he didn't need any cleansing.
He did on our behalf. Though he was a son, he learned
obedience by the things he suffered, my substitute. As his custom
was, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day. and listen
to those fellows. But that's his custom. As his
custom was, he kept the Passover every year. Finally, with his
disciples, he said, this is the end. This is the last Passover. I'm going to keep it with you.
I always do those things that please my father, because he's
our substitute. All right, no room for him. Call
his name Jesus. Immanuel? No, Jesus. His blood
was shed in circumcision. Now, now, turn to Matthew 3 and
watch this. Matthew chapter 3. You talk about
substitution. Matthew chapter 3. Matthew 3 verse 13. Listen to
this. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee
to Jordan, to John, to be baptized of John. Jesus, here the Son of God standing
in a river, to be baptized as a sinner? That's right, preacher. Only sinners are baptized. You
don't baptize a man who's not a sinner. Baptism is the baptism
of repentance. Baptism says I justify God in
his charges against me. Baptism says I must die, put down beneath the water, but
be raised again. Why? Read on. Verse 14, but John forbade him,
naturally he would, you would too. Why Lord, I need to be baptized
of thee, you come to me to be baptized. And Jesus answering
said to him, suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh
us to fulfill all righteousness. It's becometh us to fulfill all
righteousness. That's what he's doing. I substitute
fulfilling all righteousness. And then he suffered him. And
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the
water and lo, the heavens, lo, the heavens were open unto him.
And he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting
upon him. And lo, a voice from heaven said,
this is my beloved son, in whom I'm well pleased. Never been
a man on this earth, God said that about, in whom I'm well
pleased, on the hill. And He in our place. To fulfill
all righteousness. All of it. And I want you to
turn to the book of Jeremiah. I mean, Jeremiah chapter 23. I want you to watch this. Jeremiah
chapter 23, verse 5 and 6. Jeremiah 23, verse 5 and 6. In those days, in his days, Judah
shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is his
name, whereby he shall be called the Lord our righteousness. Who
is that? That's Christ. The whole, it
tells you that in the verse before, the days, verse 5, the days come,
saith the Lord, I raise up unto David a righteous branch. A king
shall reign and prosper and shall execute judgment and justice
in the earth. He, that's the Lord our righteousness.
But now turn to Jeremiah 33, Jeremiah chapter 33, and almost
identical same words are used except one word. Jeremiah 33
verse 15, In those days, and at that time will I cause the
branch of righteousness to grow up unto David, and he shall execute
judgment and righteousness in the land. In those days shall
Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely. And this
is the name whereby, whereby what? He, she, In that other
verse, we were talking about Christ. In this verse, we're
talking about His people, the church. She shall be called in
the same name, the Lord our righteousness. That's what we are in Him. That's
why He said right here in Matthew, suffer it to be so, to fulfill
all righteousness. Substitution. All right, Luke
22. Turn to this scripture, Luke
chapter 22. Luke chapter 22, verse 39. Luke
22, verse 39. And he came out, Luke
22, 39, and he came out and went as he was wont to the
Mount of Olives. And his disciples also followed
him. And when he was at the place,
he sat under them, prayed that ye enter not into temptation.
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and he
kneeled down and prayed, Father, if it be, if thou be willing,
Remove this cup, this cup of agony, this cup of suffering.
Remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, thy
will be done. And there appeared an angel unto
him from heaven, strengthening him, strengthening him. And being in agony, being in
agony, he prayed. Let me say something right here.
We talked about our Lord. being born of a woman, called
his name Jesus, and an outcast, couldn't be born
in Bethlehem, unwanted, unrecognized. And then our Lord Jesus Christ,
they called his name Jesus when he was circumcised, shed his
blood. And then our Lord came to the
baptism of John and submitted to the baptism of John. Now he's
gone to the garden, And somebody said, and at that time, all the
sins of all the elect of all ages were laid on him. And he's
about to be crushed under the full judgment of God Almighty. And the guilt and the blame and
the shame and the iniquity of all his people plunged his soul
into such agony. What happened? Verse 44, and
being in agony, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was,
as it were, great drops of blood falling to the ground. He was made sin for us, literally,
actually, bore our sins in his body on that tree, that we might
be actually made the righteousness of God in you. That's substitution. That's as
plain as I can make substitution, because that's what it is. Substitution. Now, turn to Matthew 27. Matthew
chapter 27, verse 33. Matthew 27, verse And when they would come to the
place called Golgotha, that is to say a place of the skull,
they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall. And when he
had tasted that, he would not drink. And they crucified him
and parted his garments casting lots that might be fulfilled,
which was spoken by the prophet. They parted my garments among
them, and did, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. And sitting
there, they watched him there." Just about every Jew in all the
nations was there because this was the big Passover days, and
they crucified our the Lord, our Passover was crucified for
us. And you can't imagine the people
that were there. And they would sit down and sat
down and watched him. Well, as I thought about this
scripture, as they were sitting around there watching him die,
there were three crosses there and there were three men supposed
to be crucified. Three men were sentenced to be
crucified. But back here at Before this,
Pilate was on his throne of judgment. And he said to the people, he
said to the people, he said, now, it's customary to release
unto you a prisoner at this season. There were three thieves and
three crosses. It's customary that I release
one to you. Who do you want me to release? Barabbas or Jesus, which is called
Christ? People screamed, Barabbas! Barabbas! They took up the thief.
Barabbas! Barabbas! Give us Barabbas! Well, Barabbas was down in the
dungeon. He wasn't up there. He was down
in a dungeon with chains on his hands and on his feet, sitting
there on a bench waiting to be crucified. And he didn't hear
Pilate, but he could hear those people screaming. Barabbas! Barabbas! Give us Barabbas! They
took up the note. Barabbas! And he just shook,
sitting there shaking. And an old pilot said, well,
what shall I do with Jesus, which is called Christ? They started
again. Let him be crucified! Let him
be crucified! Let him be crucified! Barabbas
heard that. Let him be crucified. Give us
Barabbas. Let him be crucified. Well, time
went over and Lord Jesus was nailed to that cross. The man
on either side, and Barabbas, the guard came down, and Barabbas,
I just imagined as I thought about this, that he cringed over
in the corner just as far as he could get away from those
guards, and they came up and grabbed him by the arm and had
him stand up. Took his chains off of him, off
his feet, off his arms, Started leading him, dragging him up
those steps, dragging him up those steps. Finally, Barabbas,
between two guards, stepped into the light, that bright sunlight. And when he did, one of the guards
said to him, Barabbas, you're free. You're free, free to go. I thought they said, give us
Barabbas, let him be crucified. No. See over there on that cross? On your cross is a man called
Jesus. He's taken your place and you're
free to go. Where you reckon Barabbas went?
I believe he circled that crowd and got right there as far as
he could get away from that cross, but near enough to see what was
going on. And it went through his mind,
Barabbas, Jesus of Nazareth is taking my place. Dying on my
cross, he took my place. But I don't know what happened
to Barabbas. You know, he might have come
to know the Savior, but I did. I saw that same scene in my heart
and mind. Let him be crucified, and he
was crucified in my place. and in my stead. That is substitution. I'd like for you to sing in closing
this morning the song, Jesus Paid It All. All the debt I owe,
sin left a crimson stain, but he washed it white as snow. What number is that? 125. Jesus
paid it all.