Did Jesus Christ Die In Vain 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
If the Law is Binding Many have insisted that Christians are under the law of Moses Law of Moses was annulled by the death of Christ –Colossians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 3:7; Romans 7:6 Truths regarding Christ and the law –Christ came to fulfill it (Matt 5:17) –Christ came to redeem those under the law (Gal 4:4-11) –Law was a tutor to bring us to Christ (Gal 3:20-27) –If righteousness is through the law – Christ died in vain! Galatians 2:21 Many have insisted that Christians are under the law of Moses Law of Moses was annulled by the death of Christ –Colossians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 3:7; Romans 7:6 Truths regarding Christ and the law –Christ came to fulfill it (Matt 5:17) –Christ came to redeem those under the law (Gal 4:4-11) –Law was a tutor to bring us to Christ (Gal 3:20-27) –If righteousness is through the law – Christ died in vain! Galatians 2:21
If the Church is Non-Essential Many deny the necessity of the church The church of Christ owes its very existence to the death of Jesus Christ –Was purchased with His blood (Acts 20:28) –Was sanctified by His death (Eph 5:25-27) –Was redeemed when He gave Himself (Titus 2:11-14) Truths regarding Christ and His church –No one outside of the church will be saved Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18, 24; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; Ephesians 4:4-6 Many deny the necessity of the church The church of Christ owes its very existence to the death of Jesus Christ –Was purchased with His blood (Acts 20:28) –Was sanctified by His death (Eph 5:25-27) –Was redeemed when He gave Himself (Titus 2:11-14) Truths regarding Christ and His church –No one outside of the church will be saved Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18, 24; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; Ephesians 4:4-6
Eph 5:23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Col 1:18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Col 1:24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
If the Church is Non-Essential Many deny the necessity of the church The church of Christ owes its very existence to the death of Jesus Christ –Was purchased with His blood (Acts 20:28) –Was sanctified by His death (Eph 5:25-27) –Was redeemed when He gave Himself (Titus 2:11-14) Truths regarding Christ and His church –No one outside of the church will be saved Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18, 24; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; Ephesians 4:4-6 Many deny the necessity of the church The church of Christ owes its very existence to the death of Jesus Christ –Was purchased with His blood (Acts 20:28) –Was sanctified by His death (Eph 5:25-27) –Was redeemed when He gave Himself (Titus 2:11-14) Truths regarding Christ and His church –No one outside of the church will be saved Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18, 24; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; Ephesians 4:4-6
If I Am Lost Many will be eternally lost –Punishment (Matt 8:12; Luke 16:24) –Eternal Punishment (Matt 25:46; 2 Thes 1:9) –Not God’s will – yet many will be (1 Tim 2:4) Christ died to save us from eternal punishment –Died on the cross to draw sinners to Him (John 12:32) –Died that we might live (1 Pet 2:24; Rom 5:8-10) Truths regarding the death of Christ and salvation –Death was meaningful IF I accept its benefits (Heb 5:9) –If I do not submit to His will – I am lost! (Matt 7:21) Many will be eternally lost –Punishment (Matt 8:12; Luke 16:24) –Eternal Punishment (Matt 25:46; 2 Thes 1:9) –Not God’s will – yet many will be (1 Tim 2:4) Christ died to save us from eternal punishment –Died on the cross to draw sinners to Him (John 12:32) –Died that we might live (1 Pet 2:24; Rom 5:8-10) Truths regarding the death of Christ and salvation –Death was meaningful IF I accept its benefits (Heb 5:9) –If I do not submit to His will – I am lost! (Matt 7:21)
Did Jesus Christ Die In Vain