Agony of Victory

1CORINTHIANS 2:1-2

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with

excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you

the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any

thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

WHAT CRUCIFIXION MEANT TO PAUL

Power of God unto Salvation - Rom 1:16

Demonstration of God's power unto Salvation,

righteousness, sanctification and redemption -

1Cor 1:18-30

Crucification free us from sin - Rom 6:6-14

There is victory over sin and death- Rom 6

CRUCIFIXION FROM THE EYES OF JEWS

A stumbling block to the

Jews (meanness of his birth,

parentage and education, His

ministry, His sufferings and

death on the cross 1 Cor 1:23

Cursed to those who hung on

the tree Deut 21:22

Christ hath redeemed us from

the curse of the law, being

made a curse for us:for it is

written, Cursed is every one

that hangeth on a tree Gal

3:13

CRUCIFIXION FROM THE EYES OF GREEKS

Foolishness (Son of God

crucified? How can you

have riches out of

poverty? How can there

be victory in death? Life

for men in. His death? 1

Cor 1:23

Ridicule...how can

blessings come from His

shameful death on the

cross and He has been

made a curse on the

cross

SCRIPTURE READING

Matthew Chapter 26:57-68

Matthew Chapter 27:1-2, 11-55

CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST FROM 2 VIEWPOINTS

John Gospel convey to us the wonder of

God's Glory and Grace and Love in the

death of Christ John 3:16

Matthew approaches the cross from the

standpoint of the wickedness of men. It is

wickedness unmatched ( Acts 2 Christ was

killed by wicked hands/ Jer 17:9)

WICKEDNESS AND CRUELTY OF MAN

THE SCARLET ROBE

MOCKERY OF MAN

THE. TORTURE OF CRUCIFIXION

THE WOODEN CROSS

IT IS FINISHED In John 19:30... Jesus last words It is Finished

In Greek ' tetelestai' it is an accounting

term....paid in full...Jesus was declaring that

the debt of sin has been paid in full by what He

has done on the cross.

Because of He has finished at the cross, we

can begin a new life in Him and reconciled to

God through the second Adam, Jesus who

gave us a new life in Him

AWESOME TESTIMONY A man who watched Jesus be scourged by the cruelty of

soldiers, mocked and abused Him and probable enjoyed

every minute of it

A man who was responsible for the death and to torture

of Jesus....he saw the contrast of many whom he had

crucified....usually swore and cursed...He noticed the

tender mercy in the voice of Jesus to the penitent

thief...He was amazed to see Jesus amidst His suffering

telling John to take care of his mother

When Jesus gave up His spirit, there was violent

earthquake...and this man confessed this was the Son of

God and certainly was a righteous man