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“ For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. ” (1 Pet. 1:18–19, NIV)

T HE C OST OF O UR R EDEMPTION The Life of Christ “ Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. ” (Acts 20:28, NIV)

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 1.A Testament Requires a Death “ In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. ” (Heb. 9:16–17, NIV) “ In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. ” (Heb. 9:16–17, NIV)

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 2. Covenants were Established in Blood “ This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. ” (Hebrews 9:18, NIV)

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 2. Covenants were Established in Blood “‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.” (Ephesians 5:31–32, NIV) “‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.” (Ephesians 5:31–32, NIV)

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 2. Covenants were Established in Blood “So the L ORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the L ORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” (Genesis 2:21-22, NIV) “So the L ORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the L ORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” (Genesis 2:21-22, NIV)

“I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’” (Revelation 21:2-4, NIV)

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 3. Judgment Requires a Substitution “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” (Heb. 9:27-28, NIV)

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 3. Judgment Requires a Substitution “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened.

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 3. Judgment Requires a Substitution Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 3. Judgment Requires a Substitution Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.” (Rev. 20:11-15, NIV) Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.” (Rev. 20:11-15, NIV)

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 3. Judgment Requires a Substitution “The one who is victorious will…be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.” (Rev. 3:5, NIV) “The one who is victorious will…be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.” (Rev. 3:5, NIV)

3 C AUSES FOR T HE C ROSS 3. Judgment Requires a Substitution “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…” (Rev. 12:10-11, NIV)

R ESULTS OF O UR R EDEMPTION Purchased Us for God “…if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” (1 John 2:1–2, NKJV)

R ESULTS OF O UR R EDEMPTION Purchased Us for God “ …it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. ” (Hebrews 10:4, NIV)

R ESULTS OF O UR R EDEMPTION Freed Us from Sin “ In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace ” (Ephesians 1:7, NKJV)

R ESULTS OF O UR R EDEMPTION Freed Us from Sin “For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.” (Rom. 6:14, NIV)

R ESULTS OF O UR R EDEMPTION Freed Us from Sin “For certain individuals…have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality…” (Jude 1:4, NIV)

R ESULTS OF O UR R EDEMPTION Freed Us from Sin “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Rom. 7:24-25, NIV)

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