The Contrast at the Cross Luke 23 39-43

Read the passage: Luke 23

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          one who           one who

v.40 1. humbles his heart hardens his heart further

(Dost thou not fear God …?)

v.40 2. reveals his heart hides his heart

(Dost thou not fear God, …?)

v.40 3. fears and is freed condemns, and is condemned

(Dost thou not fear God?) v.39- (…save thyself and us.)

fears God

v.42 4. reverences Christ rejects Christ

(and he said unto Jesus, …)

v.42, 5. is justified. justifies

43 (…Today…) v.39- (if thou be the Christ …)

sins forgiven Argues he is all right-worthy of sparing

         a good person, sincere, never hurt 

 anyone

v.42 6. bound in love bound in hatred

(Lord, remember me when thou 

comest into thy kingdom.)

surrendered love

v.43 7. deserves to die, but is spared      deserves to die, and does

(Today thou shalt be with me in paradise)

v.43 8. is forever set free is forever condemned

(Today thou shalt be with me I John 3: 18, 19

in paradise)

v.43 9. one is remembered one is forgotten

(Today thou shalt be with me in paradise)

v.43 10. one who rejoices one who rails- blasphemes

(in paradise) v.39- (railed at Him)

The Victory of the Cross Colossians 2 13-15

Read the passage: Colossians 2

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v.13 1. Victory over every transgression against God to those who believe in Him.

  (having forgiven you all trespasses.)

v.14 2. Victory over the law and its hold.

(Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, ...and took it 

out of the way, nailing it to His cross;)

v.14 3. Victory over every excuse of man.

(...which was contrary to us, ...)

v.15 4. Victory over all wickedness.

(And having spoiled principalities and powers, ....)

v.15 5. Victory over every hold of man.

(and having spoiled principalities and powers, ...)

v.15 6. Victory over the devil's claim.

(...He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.)

v.15 7. Victory that can never be yielded, it is forever.

(triumphing over them in it.)

The Immateriality of Greatness Luke 22 24-30

Read the passage: Luke 22

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v.24 1. The cross made man’s greatness insignificant.

(and there was also a strife among them, which of them should be 

accounted the greatest.)

v.25 2. Greatness amongst men is an issue of earthly matter.

(The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them;)

v.26 3. The issue of the cross is dying to self acclaim.

(But ye shall not be so;)

v.26,4. The example of spiritual greatness is of Christ becoming a servant to all.

  27 (…But I am among you as he that serveth)

v.26,5. Greatness is not the issue, humble service to Christ is.

  27, (…But I am among you as he that serveth)

  28 (Ye are they who have continued with me in my trials)

be faithful and loyal to Christ.

Who am I serving?

v.29 6. The reward for service is where greatness shall come.

(and I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me,)

We shall have a heavenly reward.

v.30 7. The measure of greatness to come will be heaven’s fellowship with Jesus.

(That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones

judging the twelve tribes of Israel.)

The Gift of Jesus John 18 37-19 10

Read the passage: John 18

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Read the passage: John 19

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These are pictures to us.

In Christ, so many blessings:

1. Free from confusion, our heart is freed by truth. Truth has set us free.

(18: 37,38 …Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?)

The world debates over truth.

2. Having greater determinate rule over us than the In God’s hand, not man's.

incompetent summations of men.  Eph. 1: 20

(18 39,40 But ye have a custom, …)

man is irresponsible;  appeals to what is right

the result with no truth

3. Knowing the heart of Christ is far greater than the Our life, His life.

container of evil so clearly exposed in men. His life, our life.

(19: 1, 4 …scourged, crown of thorns… Hail, …)

4. Covering, forgiving the vile, bitter, consumptive We are pardoned, forgiven.

hatred in the sinner’s heart.

(19: 5,6 Crucify Him, …)

as a believer 1 John 2: 16

7,8 how horrid is the hart of the sinner,

irresponsible, reprehensible

5. Free from man’s controlling conclusions. Jesus  is all powerful, for us.

(19:10 Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou

not that I have power to crucify thee,)

Revelation 1: 5, 6

To the enemy(ies) it is about control.

6. Unbridled by man’s prejudicial beliefs about our In Christ, that is our value.

value.

(19: 10 and have power to release thee?)

man’s view- we are always below the human controller-

i.e. politicians view; liberals view

7. Life free from man’s temporal formative influences. Life given from above.

(19: 11 thou couldest have no power at all against me,

except it were give thee from above:)

Hebrews 1: 2,3 Isaiah 61: 10; Eph. 2: 6, 7; 1 Peter 1: 3, 4

True Liberty 2 Corinthians 3 17 18

Read the passage: 2 Corinthians 3

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17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 

1) Freedom to hear Jesus.

2) Freedom to see Jesus.

3) Freedom to know Jesus.

4) Freedom to grow in grace.

18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

5) Changed to be like Jesus.

6) Changed to be with Jesus.

7) Yet, their is oh, so much more. 

The Holy Spirit's Work John 16 13-15

Read the passage: John 16

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The Holy Spirit:

v.13 1.is truth in Spirit.

(the Spirit of truth,)

v.13 2.knows the way of truth.

(He will guide you into all truth:)

v.13 3.knows the author of truth.

(for He shall not speak of Himself;)

v.13 4.hears truth.

(but whatsoever He shall hear,)

v.13 5.always speaks truth.

(that shall He speak:)

v.13 6.knows the truths for tomorrow.

(and He will show you things to come.)knows the needs tomorrow will bring to the believer.

v.14 7.knows the truth of Christ's glory.

(He shall glorify me:)

v.14 8.knows Jesus' riches.

(for He shall receive of mine,)

v.14 9.knows believers' need for truth.

(and shall show it unto you.)

v.15 10.knows the availability of truth to every believer.

      (All things that the Father hath are mine; therefore said I, that He shall take of mine, and shall 

        show it unto you.)

How Dead is Dead? Romans 6 6-8, 10

Read the passage: Romans 6

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(Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him,) (now if we be dead with Christ,)

1. You can entice the eye, but it won’t see.
   
   
2. You can shout an appeal, but it won’t hear.
   
   
3. You can appeal to the emotion, but it won’t respond.
   
   
4. You can provoke to anger, but it won’t get angry.
   
   
5. You can hurt it, but it won’t cry out.
   
   
6. You can wrong it, but it won’t get offended; it has no right.
   
   
7. You can bind it, but it can’t be bound; its source of life is Christ.
   v.8, 10- it is free to live in Christ, death of the old self allows new life to follow--new life must come for true life to exist.
   (Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe we shall also live with Him) (but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God.)