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The Cross of Christ
The Cross is The Instrument of Death
Jesus Volunteered to go to The Cross
It is the place of Satan's defeat of Jesus!
He identified himself with the sin and suffering of humanity.
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He suffered…Psalm 88:3, 7, 15
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He was made sick…Isaiah 53:3-5; 52:14 - Spiritual
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He was made physically sick.
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His spirit was marred by sin.
All the sin of humanity
Both words - Visage and Form - speak of the spirit
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He was made a curse…Galatians 3:13
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He was made sin…2 Corinthians 5:21
Jesus Was Made Sin When he Took Our Sin
He became one with our dead spirit…Romans 6:6
He was our substitute.
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He took our sin upon himself…1 Peter 2:24
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He had to surrender his righteousness
But not to us
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He was dead with our death!
Jesus was not alone on the cross
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Galatians 2:20
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We were (our dead, human spirits) nailed to the cross with him!
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Our sin killed Jesus
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Jesus became sin (the seed of death) so when death killed him, it killed
itself!
Jesus Went to Hell
Jesus Died Because he Identified Himself With Our Sin
We Are Saved Because We Identify With His Righteousness
You Cannot Avoid The Cross
You were on it whether you like it or not!
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Refusing to identify with the victory that Jesus won for you, his new life,
his righteousness...means that you still identify with death, defeat, and
spiritual desolation!
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