2. The Sins That Crucified Christ (John 12:27-43)

3. Introduction  Autopsy: Death due to sin of others Word eliminated from vocabulary of many Still defined by God’s word (1 John 3:4)  Views of sin Catalog and categorize sin One’s own sins are less serious

4. Hatred  Undeserved and unfounded “Hated without cause” (John 15:25) Used false witnesses (Matthew 26:59-61)  Jesus hated for exposing evil The light of truth (John 3:19-21) Followers hated also (John 7:7; 15:18, 22)

5. Ignorance  Two kinds of ignorance Untaught on something Reject teaching (Acts 3:14, 15; Luke 23:34)  Had they known Jesus... Rejected God’s wisdom (1 Corinthians 2:8) Had the Scriptures, John’s preaching, and miracles (Acts John 5:39; Acts 2:22, 23) Willful ignorance

6. Envy  The reaction of the people Accepted Jesus (Matthew 27:18) A threat to their power and influence  A terrible sin Many warnings in the Bible (Genesis 37:11) Still a problem (Galatians 5:21)

7. Unbelief AAbundant amount of evidence Warned apostles (John 16:2; Luke 24:25) Ridiculed those that believed (John 7:45-53) FFalse ideas about the kingdom Rejected an earthly kingdom (John 6:14, 15) Plain statement to Pilate (John 18:36) Some would not confess (John 12:42, 43)

8. Love of Money  Judas could be bought Betrayed the Lord (Matthew 26:14-16) Hid his true nature (John 12:6)  Desire to be rich still a problem Warned about it (1 Timothy 6:9, 10) Do we betray Him for less than Judas?

9. Cowardice  Pilate knew Jesus was innocent No justifiable cause (Matthew 27:18, 24) People asked for blood (Acts 5:28)  Cowardly will not be saved Lost along with others (Revelation 21:8) Must have the courage to stand for Truth

10. Final thoughts  My sins crucified Jesus (Isaiah 53:6-12)  He died for me (Galatians 2:20)  Sin is not serious until we think of His death