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Sunday,Sunday,March 7, 2004March 7, 2004

Pastor/Teacher Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Jim Rickard

Why did He have to suffer and die for me?

Why did He have to suffer and die for me?I. Because of Adam's

original sin all of mankind has sinned and therefore needs a savior.

Rom 5:12-21

Rom 5:12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the entire

human race. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for

everyone sinned.

17a The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to

rule over us,

17a The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to

rule over us,18a Yes, Adam’s one sin brought condemnation

upon everyone,

19a Because one person disobeyed God, many

people became sinners.

19a Because one person disobeyed God, many

people became sinners.20b But as people sinned more and more, God’s

wonderful kindness became more abundant.

16a And the result of God’s gracious gift is very

different from the result of that one man’s sin.

16a And the result of God’s gracious gift is very

different from the result of that one man’s sin.

16b For Adam’s sin led to condemnation,

16c but we have the free gift of being accepted by God, even though we are guilty

of many sins.

17b all who receive God’s wonderful, gracious gift of righteousness will live in

triumph over sin and death, through this one

man, Jesus Christ.

18b Christ’s one act of righteousness makes all

people right in God’s sight and gives them life.

19b because (Jesus Christ) obeyed God, many people

will be made right in God’s sight.

21So just as sin ruled over all people and brought

them to death, now God’s wonderful kindness rules

instead,…

... giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus

Christ our Lord.

Why did He have to suffer and die for me?

Why did He have to suffer and die for me?II. So that you would

never be judged for your sins.

Why did He have to suffer and die for me?II. So that you would

never be judged for your sins.

(Made possible by His work on the Cross)

Rom 8:1

So now there is no condemnation for those

who belong to Christ Jesus.

John 5:24

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word,

and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life,…

... and does not come into judgment, but has passed

out of death into life.”

Why did He have to suffer and die for me?

Why did He have to suffer and die for me?

III. To give you (believers in Him) victory over sin and death which means

eternal life.

Rom 8:2

For the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads

to death.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ also suffered when He died for our sins once

for all time. He never sinned, but he died for

sinners…

... that he might bring us safely home to God. He suffered physical death,

but he was raised to life by means of the Spirit.

1 Cor 15:54

Death is swallowed up in victory, 55O death, where is

your victory? O death, where is your sting?”

56For sin is the sting that results in death, ….

57How we thank God, who gives us victory over sin

and death, through Jesus Christ our Lord!

John 3:17

“For God did not send the Son into the world to

judge the world, but that the world might be saved

through Him.”

18“He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does

not believe has been judged already, because

he has not believed in the name of the only begotten

Son of God.”

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship Church

03/07/04 ~ Tape #04-027

Why Did Jesus Christ Have to Suffer & Die For Me?

The Passion of The Christ

Rom 5:12-21, 24; 8:1-2; 1 Pet 3:18; 1 Cor 15:55-57

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