Pastor Richard "Buddy" Wimberly "Preaching Of The Cross" I Corinthians 1:17-18
I Corinthians 1:17-18
1Co 1:17
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not
with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none
effect.
1Co 1:18
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
The cross of Christ was so
much more than just a Historical event!
Historically
= A man named Jesus died by crucifixion almost 2000 years ago.
Spiritually
= All the forces of Heaven and of Hell were on collision course. He
wasn’t just a man – He was the eternal Son of God and the God
that never knew death experientially was dying.
- Q. Why was He there on that cross?
A. It
was not for any sin of His own but for the sin of everyone in the
whole world, past, present and future. His death was accepted as the
payment for the sin of all mankind!
- Q. What was it that happened to this Jesus as He was on this cross?
A. He
was made sin for us. He was made a curse for us. He was forsaken by
His Father. The Romans did not kill Him, the Jews did not kill Him
and the Devil could not kill Him. He gave his life willingly. His
Father offered His own Son as a sacrifice for our sin. Jesus endured
the total wrath of God toward sin for us.
- Q. What benefits come to us because of the cross?
A. He
received Judgment that we might receive Grace. “It is finished”
the curse and the power of sin over us has been broken. The sin debt
is “paid in full”. All who place their trust in the finished work
of Calvary now enjoy the privilege of being called “sons of God”.
4. Q. What is the
alternative to trusting this plan of salvation?
A. If you reject His
payment for you, then you must pay for yourself. The price is death
(spiritual). Total and complete separation from a Holy God. And since
you are not qualified to ever meet the demands of this sin-debt, you
will spend eternity in Hell, A lake of fire that burns forever,
fueled by God’s wrath toward sin.
Have you trusted in the
finished work of Christ on Calvary. Today is the day of Salvation –
please do not delay.
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