1. Viewpoints Around The Cross

2. Introduction
Viewpoint = place affording a view of something; position of observation

3. Various Viewpoints Judas---money Pharisees---silence
Pilate---self-preservation
Roman soldiers---sport

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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