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Viewpoints Around The Cross
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Introduction Viewpoint = place affording a view of something; position of observation
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Various Viewpoints Judas---money Pharisees---silence
Pilate---self-preservation Roman soldiers---sport
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From The Viewpoint Of God The Father It was about substitution
In his wonderful grace, God sent Jesus to die for us by taking our place on the cross Heb. 2:9 Is. 53:5 I Pet. 2:21 1 Jn. 4:9-10
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From The Viewpoint Of The Son It Was About Submission
To Jesus, the cross meant shame and suffering However, Jesus submitted to the Father’s will & went to the cross Mt. 26:39, 53 Heb. 12:2 Phil. 2:8
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From The Viewpoint Of Christians It Was About Salvation
The first century Christians saw the cross, and the blood shed there, as the means of their salvation Mt. 26:28 Acts 20:28 1 Pet. 1:18-20 Rev. 1:5
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Conclusion Gal. 6:14 14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. KJV
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Conclusion But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. ESV
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Conclusion But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. NKJV
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