- 1 Cor 6:9-11
- a sober reminder/remembrance of the gruesomeness of the cross, but glory is available because of it
- why is the cross necessary?
I once was…
- …Dominated by the power of sin
- our behaviour demonstrates what rules us
- sin’s power is statement of power and dominion
- sin is a destructive dictator, a power with a death grip, not just a series of rebellious acts
- kingdom of God is less of a place but more of a power
- 1st kingdom of God was the Garden
- Milton, “…Paradise was lost.”
- 1 Cor 15:56-57; the Law continues to show us how much we need power of God to forgive us and redeem us
- …Defined by perversion of sin
- the cross defines your identity; you become what you worship
- what you worship appears in or changes your behaviour
- perversion of sin leads us to state “I define me; God does not define me”
- Eph 2:12; the cross defines your new identity
- what is true in defining you now does not hold true forever because of the cross
- the cross defines your identity; you become what you worship
- …damned by penalty of sin
- not inheriting the kingdom of God means you’ll inherit eternal damnation
- Matt 25:46; “If you choose to sin, you choose to suffer. If you choose obedience, you choose the blessing.”
- Jesus also took the condemnation as well as the sin
- As Jesus hung, it was dark for 3 hours while God placed His judgment upon Jesus, to the point Jesus cried “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- glimpse of the eternal separation and condemnation
- As Jesus hung, it was dark for 3 hours while God placed His judgment upon Jesus, to the point Jesus cried “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”