1. God’s Plan of Salvation
Part 2 – The Gospel

2. God’s Plan of Salvation
Read I Corinthians 15:1-5
Christ died for our sins
He was buried
He was raised on the third day
He appeared
Paul said that the Corinthians were saved by the gospel
The word gospel means good news
The gospel is good news because it tells us how to solve our problem of sin
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3. God’s Plan of Salvation
Good News! Christ died for our sins!
Notice how the Bible operates like a good news / bad news story
First, you get the bad news – your sins condemn you to hell
Then you get the good news – Christ died for your sins
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4. God’s Plan of Salvation
Our story begins back in the Old Testament
When God brought the people out of slavery in Egypt, He instituted the Passover
“… and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you …” (Exodus 12:13)
This became known as the Lord’s Passover
Jesus Christ is our Passover – 1 Corinthians 5:7
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5. God’s Plan of Salvation
Death cannot touch one on whom the blood of Christ has been sprinkled – see Hebrews 10:22
“Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29)
Good News! Christ was sacrificed, as the Passover Lamb, for our sins!
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6. God’s Plan of Salvation
God gave the Law and the priesthood to the Israelites on Mount Sinai
Part of the Old Testament sacrificial system was the offering of a male goat for the sins of the people on the Day of Atonement
The sacrifices of the Old Testament merely pointed forward to the sacrifice of the Lamb of God
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7. God’s Plan of Salvation
Since it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, God sent His Son as the perfect sacrifice to take away the sins of the world
Read John 19:31-35
“But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out” (John 19:34)
Good News! Christ is the perfect sacrifice, and shed His blood for our sins!
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8. God’s Plan of Salvation
In God’s plan, blood must be shed in connection with forgiveness of sins
“And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22)
The cross is God’s redemption center, where our worthless sins are exchanged for eternal life – see Galatians 3:13-14
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9. God’s Plan of Salvation
The blood of the cross was prefigured by the Old Testament animal sacrifices
The blood of Christ gives us a clean conscience
“how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” (Hebrews 9:14)
Good News! Christ shed His blood so that we might have clean consciences!
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10. God’s Plan of Salvation
Summary
God has locked up all people in the jailhouse of sin
God has provided the solution
Jesus died for our sins
Additional resources for the gospel
The Passion of the Christ
The Gospel of John (the movie)
God’s Plan of Salvation

11. God’s Plan of Salvation
Part 3 – What must I do?