The Son of God Our Substitute

Q: What does the Bible say about Christ as our substitute?

The Bible reveals Christ as our substitute who bore our sins and fulfills the law's demands. The scriptures depict Christ as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, demonstrating His role as our substitute for sin. According to Hebrews 1:1-3, He is the exact image of God, tasked with purging our sins and sitting at the right hand of the Majesty on high. This pivotal role is crucial as Christ, being sinless, fully satisfied the justice of God. Thus, He reconciles us to the Father by taking our place under the judgment of the law, which demands perfect obedience (Romans 3:20) and condemns sin, offering instead grace and truth through His sacrifice (John 1:17).

Q: How do we know that grace and truth came through Jesus Christ?

Grace and truth are evidenced through Christ's fulfillment of the law and His sacrificial death. The declaration that grace and truth came through Jesus Christ (John 1:17) hinges on His identity and mission. The law, given through Moses, highlighted humanity's failings and the need for righteousness, while Christ embodies grace by fulfilling the law's just demands through His atoning sacrifice. This truth is foundational to our understanding of salvation; it shows us that any grace we receive is rooted in a satisfied justice. By shedding His blood, Christ grants us unmerited favor, thus revealing the character of God as both just and merciful. This duality is beautifully captured in the gospel: that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8), exemplifying the depth of grace intertwined with the truth of our condition.

Q: Why is the concept of Jesus as the Lamb of God important for Christians?

Jesus as the Lamb of God is pivotal for understanding redemption and the fulfillment of God's covenant. The title 'Lamb of God' holds immense significance within Christian theology as it encapsulates Christ's sacrificial role in the redemptive plan. John 1:29 reveals Jesus as the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world, underscoring His function as the ultimate sacrifice, foreshadowed throughout scripture. From the Passover lamb in Exodus 12, which protected the Israelites from judgment, to the suffering servant depicted in Isaiah 53 who bears our transgressions, the biblical narrative consistently emphasizes the necessity of a sacrificial lamb for atonement. This concept not only fulfills the law but also assures believers of God's steadfast love and plan for salvation, signifying complete forgiveness and reconciliation for those united with Christ (Colossians 1:19-20). It highlights our reliance on Him for righteousness, showcasing that salvation is through grace by faith, not by works.

Q: How can I understand the fullness of God in Christ?

The fullness of God dwells in Christ, making Him the source of all belief and spiritual growth. Colossians 1:19 and Colossians 2:9 inform us that the fullness of God dwells in Christ bodily, indicating that everything we need for life and godliness is found in Him. This fullness is essential for Christians as it offers a complete provision for our spiritual needs, from wisdom and righteousness to sanctification and redemption. When believers grow in Christ, they tap into this divine fullness, leading to genuine transformation and growth in grace. Any spiritual pursuit outside of Christ is ultimately futile; true growth occurs through knowing Him and abiding in His teachings. This not only assures us of His sufficiency but also motivates us to cultivate a deeper relationship with Him, recognizing that in Him, we are made complete (Colossians 2:10).

Let's turn to the book of Psalms first tonight. Psalm 27. One of the men read this earlier
this evening. Psalm 27. It was particularly impressive
to me. Verse 11, Teach me thy way, O
Lord. Psalm 27, 11, Teach me thy way,
O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, or a way of plainness. Lead me in a way of plainness,
simplicity. Somebody said recently, a message
that's complicated and hard to understand, or a psalm, or whatever,
in the name of God, is not of God, because the way of the gospel
is a plain path. A plain path. I'll show you a
couple of other scriptures. In 1 Corinthians chapter 1, Listen
to the Apostle Paul, if there's anybody that could have been
complicated, intellectual, it was this man
of whom even King said, much learning hath made thee mad. Was the outstanding student of
the greatest teacher of his day, Gamaliel. But he said this, 1
Corinthians 1.17, for Christ sent me not to baptize, but to
preach the gospel. And that not with wisdom of words, impressive words, clever words,
lest the cross of Christ should be made of non-effect. That's
the reason the man said the message that is complicated and hard
to understand is not of God because it makes the cross of non-effect. It draws attention to the speaker,
to his words, and to his abilities. Turn to 2 Corinthians. I ran through some of these a
moment ago. 2 Corinthians chapter 3, listen
to this. This is one thing that I strive
to have been so interested in doing,
strive to do, and that's to make my message, the message I preach,
plain and clear. In 2 Corinthians 3 verse 12, seeing then that we have such
hope, we use great plainness of speech. That's boldness, but
that's plainness. Bold, plain speech. And one other,
2 Corinthians 11, 2 Corinthians chapter 11, verse
2, I'm jealous over you, 2 Corinthians
11, 2, for I'm jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have
espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste
virgin to Christ, but I'm afraid this is my fear, lest by any
means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so
that your mind should be corrupted from the simplicity, the singleness
simplicity, plainness that's in Christ. With that in mind, let's turn
to the book of John, chapter 1. John, chapter 1. Now, this morning in the message,
I read and commented briefly on verse 6, 7, and 8. We're told in these verses that
this man, John, this witness, was sent from God. sent from
God. His name was John. And he came
for a witness, to bear witness of the light of the Lord Jesus
Christ, that all through him might believe, through Christ.
And John was not the light, but he was sent to bear witness of
that light. Now let's see what the witness
said. There's the witness, sent of God, sent on a mission to
bear witness of Christ. Not to call attention to himself,
but to point men to Christ. Let's see what he said. Alright,
verse 15. So John bare witness of him,
and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake. He that cometh
after me, he that was born six months after John, is preferred
before me, for he was before me. This is he of whom I spake. He's
preferred before me because the fact is He was before me. Turn
to the book of Proverbs chapter 8. This scripture is talking
about our Lord Jesus Christ. Proverbs chapter 8. It says here in this scripture He's
referred to as wisdom. Wisdom. He is our wisdom. And
it says in verse 23 of Proverbs 8, I was set up from everlasting,
from the beginning, in the beginning was the Word. Or ever the earth
was, when there were no depths, I was brought forth. When there
were no fountains abounding with water, before the mountains were
settled, before the hills was I brought forth. While as yet
He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part
of the dust of the world. When He prepared the heavens,
I was there. When He set a compass upon the
face of the dead, when He established the clouds above, when He strengthened
the fountains of the deep, when He gave to the sea His decree
that the waters should not pass His commandment, when He appointed
the foundations of the earth, then I was by Him as one brought
up with Him. In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And I was daily
His delight, rejoicing always before Him. And then in Hebrews
chapter 1, this is a scripture Brother Richardson used last
Sunday morning, Hebrews chapter 1, talking about our Lord Jesus
Christ. Listen to this. John said, This is He of whom
I speak. This is the One of whom I bear
witness. He's preferred before me, He
was before me. In Hebrews 1 verse 1, God, who
at sundry times and in diverse matters spake in times past unto
the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken
to us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things,
by whom also He made the worlds, who being the brightness of His
glory and the exact image of His person, and upholding all
things by the word of His power, when He by Himself purged our
sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. Look
at verse 8, unto the Son He saith, verse 8, Hebrews 1, unto the
Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. This is the one John said I'm
talking about. This is He. Verse 16, now John
1. This is He. He's preferred before
me because He was before me. Before Abraham was, Christ said,
I am. Now verse 16. And of His fullness
have all we received grace for grace. What's this talking about? His fullness. There are two verses. Colossians 1. Let's look at this. Give us some help on this. His
fullness. Talking about Christ now. And
of His fullness have all we receive. Grace for grace. Look at Colossians
1.19. For it pleased the Father that
in Him, in Christ, should all fullness dwell. All fullness.
It dwells in Christ. It's in Christ. All fullness.
Now what are we talking about? We're talking about the fullness
of God's glory, the fullness of His grace, the fullness of
His person. He's not an inferior person.
He's the exact image of God. All the fullness of God is in
Christ. His mercy, His peace, His life,
His joy, His purpose, it's all in Christ. Or look at Colossians
2. For in Him dwelleth all the fullness
of the Godhead bodily. The world cannot contain God. The Scripture said when God spoke
to David and said, you gonna build me a house? The heaven
of heavens cannot contain God. Earth is His footstool. Let me
tell you something. Christ can. Christ can. That's the greatness
of Christ. Limitless. Infinite. All... Listen to me. That man of whom
we bear witness, in Him, in Him dwelleth all the fullness of
God Almighty. All in Him. That's right. There's nothing of God that's
not in Him. In Him, and you are complete
in Him. All we need, all we need, all
we need is in Christ. Verse 16 again, look at it. And
of His fullness have all we received. He's made unto us wisdom, He is our wisdom, and if you
grow in grace and knowledge, it'll be in the grace and knowledge
of His Son. Any growth that's not in the
grace and knowledge of His Son is not spiritual growth. He's
our wisdom, He's our righteousness. Any holiness you have is His
holiness. He said the fruit cannot bear
fruit. The branches cannot bear fruit of themselves. It's the
fruit of the vine. Wisdom, righteousness, sanctification,
and redemptions, all in Christ. Now look at that one other statement
here in verse 16, and grace for grace. Of His fullness have all
we received, and grace for grace. In other words, grace upon grace.
Blessing upon blessing. One grace after another, one
blessing after another, one favor after another, is all in Christ. That's right. All is full. Far,
verse 17, now watch this, far. The law came, the law was given
by Moses, or the law came through Moses. What are we talking about
here? Well, Moses received the law,
he received from God the law. The moral law, the Levitical
law, the ceremonial law. He received from God the law.
And that law, which Moses received from God and gave to Israel,
that law manifests what God righteously demands of all men. Who's under the law? Who's under
the law? Everybody who's not in Christ.
is under the law. And that law which Moses gave
to us, which God gave through Moses, manifests what God righteously
demands of men, what men ought to be, what men ought to do.
His law is just, holy, and good. His law demands only what is
right. His law demands obedience, and
the only alternative is death. It's either obey or die. That's
what God said to Adam. There's no alternative. The only
alternative is death. The law shows no mercy. The law
accepts no excuse. And that law came through Moses.
And by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified. But, verse
17, grace. Grace. Now watch this. This is
so important. But grace and truth came through
Jesus Christ. These two go together, grace
and truth. No grace apart from truth. Man can't have grace and
not have truth. He can't have truth and not have
grace, because grace and truth go together. Grace in Christ
is not a sentimental gesture on the part of God. It's a just
gesture. See what I'm saying, Tom? You
see what I'm saying? Grace, the grace of God and the
love of God and the mercy of God is not a sentimental gesture. It is grace in Christ. Grace in Christ is established
on an honored law and a satisfied justice. So grace and truth came
through Jesus Christ. There may be grace associated
with the preaching of works, but not with the preaching of
truth. In other words, man may talk
about grace when he talks about works, but there's no truth in
that. Truth is associated with grace,
only grace. You see, the law manifests what's
in us, sin. Grace manifests the character
of God, love. The law demands righteousness
from us, which is a failure. Grace gives righteousness to
us in Christ. The law sentences men to death.
Grace gives life to dead sinners in Christ. The law speaks of
what we must do. Grace tells us what Christ has
done. The law reveals sin. Grace puts
sin away. You see that? So verse 17 says,
The law was given by Moses. It came through Moses. But grace,
which is based upon an honored law and a satisfied justice,
came through Jesus Christ. In Him, because of Him, through
Him. That's grace and truth. I give this illustration to our
children in Bible school so often, and it's a good illustration.
There I am, flesh and blood and bones, and my sin is upon me,
and my sins are black, My sins are heavy. My sins separate me
from God. Jesus Christ came into this world,
bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh, made in the likeness of
our flesh, like us, just like us, but with no sin. This is
God's grace and all of God's fullness dwells in Him. And He
took our sins in His body on the tree. He was numbered with
the transgressors. He was made sin for us. All of
our sins were, Scripture says, laid on Him. The heaviness of
them, the weight of them, the blackness of them, the guilt
of them, and separated Him from God. He said, My God, why stop
for a second? And the judgment and justice
of God fell on Him, and He paid for those sins, and He was buried,
and He rose without sin. And now my sins are gone. They're
not on me. He took them. And they're not
on Him. He paid for them. And that's
grace and truth. You see that? That's grace and
truth. The law came by Moses. And it has no mercy and it has
no grace. It has no hope. But grace and
truth came through Jesus Christ. It's a declaration of how God
can be just and justifier, be gracious. Mercy and truth met
together in Christ, and righteousness and peace kissed each other in
Christ. All right, verse 18. Now here's a summary of all these
preceding verses. No man had seen God at any time. No man had seen God at any time. Exodus chapter 33 a minute, even
Moses. Even Moses. You know, how holy
is God? So holy that even Moses can't
look upon Him. In Exodus 33, God said to Moses,
verse 20, And he said, Thou canst not see my face, for there shall
no man see me and live. No man can survive, look upon
God and survive. No man. And the Lord said, Behold,
there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock, and
it shall come to pass while my glory passes by, that I put thee
in a cleft of the rock, and I'll cover thee with my hand while
I pass by. And I'll take away my hand as
I go by, and you'll see my back part. You won't see. Anybody's
character and countenance in their back parts. No, nobody's. Man's countenance
and character is in his face. You don't have a picture of anybody's
back of the head on your wall, do you? But you have pictures
of faces. And God went by Moses, and Moses
saw his back parts, but my face shall not be seen." Now, no man
has, watch the text now, John 1, 18, no man has seen God at
any time, but the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the
Father, in the sense in which He never left the bosom of the
Father, that is, He is in intimate union with the Father. Even when
He came to earth, He's in intimate union with the Father, always.
The only begotten Son, which is with God, and He is God, and
He's in an intimate union with God, and in the bosom of the
Father, He hath declared Him, He hath, that word is unfolded
Him, told Him forth. And He has shown us His glory
in the face of Jesus Christ. That's right. God, who commanded
the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts to
give us a knowledge of His glory, not in the back parts, but in
the face of the Lord Jesus Christ. He that has seen me has seen
my Father. That's who we're talking about here. John bare witness
of Him. He bare witness of Him. The only begotten Son, which
is in the bosom of the Father, He hath unfolded, He hath declared
the Father. All right, here in verse 19,
these verses give us a little more light on this messenger,
this man sent from God. It says in John 10, verse 41,
if you want to mark this, I quoted it this morning. John 10, 41
said, And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle. John did no miracle. But all
things which John spake of this man were true, and many believed
on him there. But here's a little more information
on John. Now, John bore witness of Christ. John was a remarkable man. His
life and ministry is prophesied in the Old Testament. If you'll
read Isaiah 40 sometime, you'll read about John. And then his
birth was miraculous. His father, his mother was barren,
and his mother and father Zacharias, his father and Elizabeth, his
mother, were old, up in years, like Abraham and Sarah. And he
was miraculously conceived and born. And the scripture said
he was filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother's womb. And Christ said of him, listen
to this, and the Lord Jesus Christ said of John, he said, of all
men born of woman, there's none greater than John the Baptist.
And yet I want you to listen to his response to the questions
that were put to him about himself. Who are you? What are you? Where'd
you come from? What are your credentials? All
right, let's look at it. Verse 19. And this is the record
of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. These
are important men who were sent out here into the wilderness
to question this man. And they came and they asked
him, who are you? People were flocking out there
to hear. Even Herod was disturbed by this man. And they said, who
are you? And he confessed and denied not,
but confessed, I'm not the Christ. I'm not the Christ. They ask
him, what then, are you Elijah? You know, the Lord said, well,
it's over here in Matthew 11, I believe. Let's turn over there
and let you see where this reference is. Matthew 11, verse 21. It was said that Elijah would
come. Our Lord referred to it here.
And he called John the Baptist Elijah. He said in verse 14 of
Matthew 11, and verse 13 says, For all the prophets and the
law prophesied unto John, and if you will receive it, this
is Elias which was to come. Malachi now, chapter 4, verse
5. Now watch this. Malachi 4, verse
5. And here's the last prophecy
before John. Behold, I will send you Elijah,
the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day
of the Lord. Elijah. So these Jews, over here in John
1, when they ask, are you Elijah? Malachi said before that great
day of the Lord, Elijah will come. Elijah will come, a prophet. Well, the Lord said, Elias has
come. Elijah has come. But they asked
him, they said, verse 21 of John 1, Are you Elias? Are you Elijah?
And he said, I'm not. Well, they said, Are you that
prophet? You know what that reference is, don't you? Turn to Deuteronomy
18. Here's what they're talking about
here. Deuteronomy 18. You know, these
Jews, these Jews were well read biblical scholars. You know when
Herod said, where is the Messiah to be born? They said Bethlehem.
Bethlehem. They told him that. And they
knew about Elijah. They knew about the Messiah.
And here they knew about that prophet. Listen to Deuteronomy
18. Moses said in verse 15, the Lord
thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee
of thy brethren like unto me, unto him shall ye hearken. Down
here in verse 18, Deuteronomy 18, I'll raise up unto them a
prophet from among their brethren like unto thee, and I'll put
my words in his mouth. He shall speak unto them all
that I shall command him. It shall come to pass that whosoever
will not hearken to my words which he shall speak in my name,
I'll require it of him. These men read these scriptures.
They were familiar with them. And so they came to John, they
said, are you the Christ? No. Are you Elijah? No. Are you
that prophet that Moses talked about? Read on. And he said,
No. Then they said unto him, Who
are you, that we may give an answer to them that sin us? What
sayest thou of thyself? What have you got to say about
yourself? Well, I tell you, brethren, I
just told you some things he could have said, monumental things. And preachers of today have a
lot to say about themselves. Most of them monumental things.
But he said, verse 23, listen, I am the voice of one crying
in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said
the prophet Isaiah. And they which were sent were
of the Pharisees, and they asked him, and said, Well, why do you
baptize then, if you are not the Christ nor Elias, neither
that prophet? By what authority do you baptize?
They want to know about his authority. Who gave you the authority to
baptize? I've been asked that. And John answered them and said,
I baptize with water, but there standeth one among you whom you
know not. He it is who coming after me,
born in the flesh after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes
latch it. I'm not worthy to unloose." And
these things were done in Beth-Abraham, beyond Jordan, where John was
baptizing. Now, the next day, and here's,
I want to come to this and give you two or three things. The next day, John seeing Jesus
coming unto him. And he said, Behold the Lamb
of God. Behold the Lamb of God that taketh
away the sin of the world. Now these Jews were looking for
a prophet. They were looking for a Messiah.
They were looking for a King. But none of them were looking
for a Savior. None of them were looking for
a substitute. None of them were looking for
a suffering Messiah, none of them were looking for a lamb.
And you would think, with all of these prophecies, and you
would think with all of these sacrifices, as Dan read for us
a while ago, every priest standeth daily, offering oft times the
same sacrifices, sacrifices, sacrifices. You would think with
all these sacrifices, these lambs, turtledoves, bullocks, rams,
and sin orphans, that they would understand something of what
John is talking about here, the Lamb of God. Wouldn't you think
so? But they did not, and men today do not. And I'll tell you
why, it's a simple solution. We be not sinners. We be not sinners. They welcomed
Him on the throne, but not on the altar. They welcomed Him
as the King of Israel, but not as the Lamb of God. And this
is John's message. He said in verse 29, Behold the
Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. I want
to give you something to write down that I got from Arthur Pink
a long, long time ago. Behold the Lamb of God. This
is the way he is typified and revealed throughout God's Word.
And we're going to start and we'll give you Six things to
write down here now, and you get them down, and I'll let you
just study them and think about them. I won't make many comments.
Our time is gone. But here, all the way through
the Word, He's the Lamb. I remember that time David Adkins
came to me and said that years ago, said he'd been studying
the Bible. First time I ever met him, first time I ever saw
him, he came in my study. He said, I've been studying the
Bible. And he said, I realize that if
any man comes to God, if any person approaches God to find
mercy, find forgiveness, to find grace, to find acceptance, he's
got to have a lamb. I see that. He's got to have
a lamb. A lamb. And that's what John is saying.
There's the lamb of God. All right, what's these five
or six things? First of all, in Genesis 4, verse
3 and 4, we have the lamb typified. type of the lamb. Here's a type
of God's lamb. In Genesis 4 verse 3, and in
the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the
fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also
brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.
In other words, he brought a lamb. Cain brought the fruit of the
field, bloodless sacrifice. Abel brought a lamb. And the
Lord had respect unto Abel and his offspring. If the Lord has
respect to us, it'll be because of the Lamb. All right, here's
the second thing. Turn to Genesis 22. That's the
Lamb typified. Now here's the Lamb prophesied. And here is Abraham and Isaac
walking up the mountain, up Mount Moriah, where God told Abraham
to go and sacrifice his son. And it says here in Genesis 22
verse 6, And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and
laid it on Isaac his son, and took the fire in his hand, and
a knife, and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake
unto Abraham his father, and said, My father? And he said,
Here am I, my son. He said, Behold the fire and
the wood, where is the lamb? Where is your lamb? Where is
your lamb? for a burnt offering. You can't
approach God without a lamb. And Abraham said, now here's
the lamb prophesied. My son, God will provide himself
a lamb for a burnt offering. God will provide a lamb for himself. He'll provide a lamb which is
himself. He will provide. That's the lamb
prophesied. Now here's the lamb slain. Exodus
12. This is all the way through the
Word of God now, the Lamb slain, Exodus 12. And here's the Passover,
first Passover. And he said, verse 5 of Exodus
12, Your lambs shall be without blemish, a male of the first
year, taken out from among the sheep or from the goats. Keep
it up until the fourteenth day of the same month, and the whole
assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the
evening. Kill the lamb. There's the death of the lamb.
Here's the lamb slain and the blood applied. Watch it. Take
the blood by faith. You take it. Dip the hyssop and
strike it on the side post and the lintel, the upper door post
wherein thou shalt eat it. And God said, and I see the blood.
The blood applied. Not the blood in the veins of
the animal. Not the blood in the live lamb. But the Lamb died, His blood
is separated from His body by faith, the hyssop is dipped in
the blood and put on the doorpost. Applied. The Lamb typified, the
Lamb prophesied. Now there's the blood applied
of the Lamb. Now Isaiah 53. Here's the Lamb personified. He's a man. He's a man. He's a man. God's lamb, it won't
do to bring an animal sacrifice, won't do. Here's the lamb, Isaiah
53. Who hath believed I report to
whom is the arm of the Lord revealed. He'll grow up Before him was
a tender plant, as a root out of a dry ground. He hath no form,
no comeliness. When we shall see him, there's
no beauty. We should desire him. He's despised, rejected of men,
a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. We hid it were our
faces from him. He's despised. We esteemed him
not yet. Surely he hath borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows. We did esteem him stricken, smitten
of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace
was on him, with his stripes we're healed. Watch it now. All
we like sheep have gone astray, we've turned everyone to his
own way, and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. And he was oppressed, he was
afflicted, and yet he opened not his mouth, and he's brought
as a lamb to the slaughter. There's the lamb. personified. Now, John in John 1 29 identifies
him. See, there he is. Behold the
Lamb of God. The Lord Jesus Christ. There's
the Lamb of God. That's my Lamb. That's your Lamb.
Christ Jesus. Last, turn to Revelation. Here's
the Lamb glorified. Revelation chapter 5. He's the
one that took the book, opened the seals thereof. And verse
9, verse 8 says, let's listen to
this, and when he had taken the book, the purposes of God, the
four beasts and the four and twenty elders fell down before
the Lamb, having every one of them hearts and golden vows full
of odors, which are the prayers of the saints, and they sung
a new song saying, Here's the glamorous glory, for thou art
worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof, for thou
was slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every
kindred, tongue, people, and nation, and hast made us kings
unto our God, kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth.
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about
the throne. And the beast and the elders
and the number of them were ten thousand times ten thousand and
thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, Worthy is
the Lamb. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor
and glory and blessing. And every, listen, every creature
which is in heaven and on the earth, and under the earth, and
such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying,
blessing, and honor, and glory, and power be unto him that sitteth
upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. Behold the Lamb of God. All right. Let's turn to page 51 in your
hymn books. And Mike, you come lead us. in
singing Praise the Savior, hymn number 51.

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The Son of God Our Substitute

What does the Bible say about Christ as our substitute?

How do we know that grace and truth came through Jesus Christ?

Why is the concept of Jesus as the Lamb of God important for Christians?

How can I understand the fullness of God in Christ?

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