Answering
Christmas – Part 4:
Who
did Jesus Die For? - HOFC
Pastor
Bruce A. Shields
House of Faith Church
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SERMON INTRODUCTION
Over
the next few weeks we will be discussing the truths and falsehoods of
Christmas, to gain a better understanding of the scripture, and how we can
joyfully celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior without offense to God.
The
series will focus on what I consider to be “keys” to understanding.
As
Christians, we need have no fear of those who hate and despise the Word of God,
and we need not have any fear of those who cry “foul”, or in other ways try to
make a mockery of God.
The
series will answer important questions about WHEN Jesus was born, WHY
Jesus was born, WHAT led up to His
birth, WHO Jesus was born for, and
the most important key of all understanding, HOW do you KNOW Jesus?
My goal
in this series is to answer once for all, all of the questions, doubts and
misconceptions about Christmas, Jesus’ birth, why we celebrate and return this
season to the former glory and celebration we remember from our youth!
Family,
love, peace, time together, and a celebration of the bond formed between Christ
our Lord and those who belong to Him!
SERMON SERIES
Part 1 - When was
Jesus Born?
Part 2 - Why was
Jesus Born?
Part 3 - What led up
to Jesus’ Birth?
Part 4 - Who did
Jesus Die For?
Part 5 - How do you
Know Jesus?
TODAY’S SERMON
Part 4 - Who did
Jesus Die For?
The answer seems simple and straight forward, for
everyone!
John 1:29 states Jesus took
the “sins of the world”, and John
3:16 “Because God so loved the
world, He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but
have eternal life.”
The “why” follows in verse 17, 18 “17 For God did not send his Son
into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.18 Whoever believes in him is not
condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because
they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. “
We, those of us here in the world, stand condemned
already.
However, when we believe in (put trust in believing He
is the Savior), Jesus’ sacrificial death which obtained the gift of freedom
from the consequences of sin, becomes ours, and we are no longer condemned, for
we have effectively become “saved” by Jesus!
Saved from our conviction, and it’s coming judgment.
The Scripture teaches that Jesus died
for all people in the world without distinction — meaning, Jesus died for all
kinds of people from every tongue, tribe, people, and nation.
SCRIPTURE READING
Romans 3:22-26
This
righteousness is given through faith in Jesus
Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and
Gentile, 23 for all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came
by Christ Jesus.25 God
presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[i] through
the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate
his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed
beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it
to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the
one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
I.
JESUS’
BLOOD AND JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH
a. Paul states that Jesus’
death justifies
i.
In Romans, Paul states
that Jesus’ death justifies (declares sinners righteous) by faith in Christ and
connects justification by faith with Jesus’ blood Romans 3:24–30.
ii.
He asserts that God
justifies sinners by faith because he offered Jesus to die for their sins. All
sinners must be freely justified by God’s redemption provided by Jesus because
all (Jews and Gentiles) have sinned (Romans 1:18–3:24).
iii.
Justification is God’s gracious gift and comes
to all sinners freely through the redemption accomplished by means of Jesus’
blood (Romans 3:24–25).
b. Justification by faith
is connected with “redemption” and with the idea of bloody sacrifice
i.
Justification by faith
in Romans 3:21–22 and
in 3:24
is connected with “redemption” (3:24) and with the idea of bloody
sacrifice (Romans 3:25).
ii.
This connection
suggests that Jesus’ blood accomplished liberation for those for whom he died.
In light of Paul’s remarks in Romans 3:20, that the law justifies no one, and
in Romans 3:24,
that all people must be graciously justified through redemption in Jesus Christ.
iii.
Paul explains in Romans 3:25–26 how God justifies sinners
through Jesus’ redemption. He states (literally) that God “offered Jesus to be
an atoning sacrifice,” that this sacrifice is received “by faith,” and that Jesus’
“blood” accomplished justification
for the one who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:25–26).
c. The security of those
justified
i.
The security of those
justified is even clearer in Ephesians 1:4–5 and 1:7 when
we examine election, predestination (Ephesians 1:4–5), redemption, and forgiveness of
sins with the blood of Christ (Ephesians 1:7).
ii.
As for predestination;
1. I
Timothy 2:3, 4 It
is God’s will that ALL are saved and come to the knowledge of Truth.
2. Revelation
13:8 “And
all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in
the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world”
3. 1
Peter 1:19, 20 “But with the precious blood of Christ,
as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who
verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times
for you,”
4. When
you read, “In the beginning...”, THIS
is when God created THIS dimension of time and space, and everything within it.
5. BEFORE
He did this, He predestined all of us to be saved, come to a knowledge of Truth
(Jesus), and spend the rest of eternity with Him.
6. This
is predestination, not that God chose some for heaven and others for hell as
some teach, for this belief is a stark contradiction to I Timothy 2 that it IS God’s Will that ALL are save!
II.
REASONS FOR YOUR JOY
a. Christians can be confident that Jesus’
blood has conquered the power of sin and death.
i.
Everyone for whom Jesus died will receive the
saving benefits of his death by faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
ii.
Jesus’ death victoriously liberates sinners
from sin and disarms the power of the devil. Both of these truths become
apparent when those for whom Jesus died respond
to his saving work in faith and obedience.
b. When people die in unbelief, this does
not prove that God’s plan to save the world through the death of his Son
failed.
i.
Jesus both universally and exclusively died
to save his sheep (John 10:11–16).
Yes, it is true that everyone who wants to be saved can be.
ii.
We are told in John 3:19-21 why some chose not to be saved.
1. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but
people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone
who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that
their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives
by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what
they have done has been done in the sight of God.
c. Jesus’ blood guarantees that his elect (those
who love the light and put their faith in Him) will be saved when the Spirit
awakens them after they hear the gospel.
i.
Jesus came from heaven to seek, find, and
purchase His elect sheep. The blood of Jesus secures a place in the sheepfold.
Christians should, therefore, cling to the blood of Jesus Christ as our only
hope in life and death, along with his victorious resurrection.
d. Christians can evangelize with
confidence in God’s redemptive plan to redeem everyone for whom Jesus died to
redeem.
i.
Jesus shed his blood to save those who call
on Him, the elect.
ii.
The verbal proclamation of the gospel makes
known the salvation accomplished by Christ for them, and the Spirit will create
faith in the hearts of all the elect and apply the benefits of the death of
Jesus specifically to them for whom Jesus died.
iii.
Evangelism, then, is simply the Christian act
of announcing to all sinners what God has done in Christ to save them.
iv.
And Christians should proclaim this message
to anyone who will listen. The Spirit will create life in the hearts of those
who chose to love the light and apply the benefits of Jesus’ death to them.
e. Jesus’ death for the elect should assure
Christians of their salvation.
i.
Many Christians doubt their salvation.
However, since Jesus’ blood was shed for Jews and Gentiles, we can be confident
that the blood of Christ will cover all of our sins. We can also be certain
that Jesus’ blood alone is sufficient to plead for us before the throne of God
above.
f. Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, shed his
blood for elect Jews and elect Gentiles.
i.
Therefore, Jesus’ shed blood for every
tongue, tribe, and nation creating the necessary motivation for Christians from
every ethnic background to strive toward gospel unity with all people in the
church.
CONCLUSION
For whom did Jesus die?
Everyone who has ever, or will even
exist, so that for those who hear the Gospel, love the light and trust in Jesus
will receive salvation from the penalty of judgment of sin, and be seen
justified before God, allowing them to spend the rest of eternity with God.
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