New Life in Christ David Valleskey and Forrest Bivens

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New Life in ChristDavid Valleskey and Forrest
Bivens

• Lesson 5
• Jesus Humbled Himself
• to Redeem Us

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In the last lesson

• Our Savior has to take away the punishment of sin
  (death and hell).
• Our Savior has to give us holiness.
• Our Savior has to be human, to obey the law for
  us and to die for us.
• Our Savior has to be God so that his life and
  death count for everyone.
• Jesus is God and Man. He is the Savior we need.

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The Apostles Creed

• I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of
  heaven and earth.
• I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our
  Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born
  of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
  Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He
  ascended into heaven and is seated at the right
  hand of God the Father almighty. From there he
  will come to judge the living and the dead.
• I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian
  Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness
  of sins, the resurrection of the body and the
  life everlasting. Amen.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• First, He _____ as our Substitute
• ___________________________
• ___________________________

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Redeem

To buy back, to ransom
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• First, He as our Substitute

lived
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Hebrews 415 For we do not have a high priest
  who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
  but we have one who has been tempted in every
  way, just as we areyet was without sin.

Hebrews 415
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Hebrews 415 For we do not have a high priest
  who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
  but we have one who has been tempted in every
  way, just as we areyet was without sin.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• First, He as our Substitute

lived
He obeyed the Law perfectly
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Romans 519 For just as through the disobedience
  of the one man the many were made sinners, so
  also through the obedience of the one man the
  many will be made righteous.

Romans 519
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Romans 519 For just as through the disobedience
  of the one man the many were made sinners, so
  also through the obedience of the one man the
  many will be made righteous.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 2 Corinthians 521 God made him who had no sin to
  be sin for us, so that in him we might become the
  righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 521
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 2 Corinthians 521 God made him who had no sin to
  be sin for us, so that in him we might become the
  righteousness of God.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• First, He as our Substitute

lived
He obeyed the Law perfectly
God credits His holiness to our account
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?
Jesus Holiness
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Second, He as our Substitute

died
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?
Isaiah 533-6

• Isaiah 533-6 He was despised and rejected by
  men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with
  suffering. Like one from whom men hide their
  faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
  4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried
  our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by
  God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was
  pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed
  for our iniquities the punishment that brought
  us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are
  healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
  each of us has turned to his own way and the
  LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Isaiah 533-6 He was despised and rejected by
  men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with
  suffering. Like one from whom men hide their
  faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
  4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried
  our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by
  God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was
  pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed
  for our iniquities the punishment that brought
  us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are
  healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
  each of us has turned to his own way and the
  LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Second, He as our Substitute

died
God put all our sins on him
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Galatians 313 Christ redeemed us from the curse
  of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is
  written Cursed is everyone who is hung on a
  tree.

Galatians 313
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Galatians 313 Christ redeemed us from the curse
  of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is
  written Cursed is everyone who is hung on a
  tree.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Mark 1045 For even the Son of Man did not come
  to be served, but to serve, and to give his life
  as a ransom for many.

Mark 1045
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Mark 1045 For even the Son of Man did not come
  to be served, but to serve, and to give his life
  as a ransom for many.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Second, He as our Substitute

died
God put all our sins on him
He gave his life as the ransom price for the sins
of all
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?
Our sins
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• By his perfect life and His willing death Jesus
  cancelled our sins and set us AT-ONE with God. A
  word for this is (setting at
  one with God). On the basis of Christs finished
  work all of humanity has been
  (declared not guilty).

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Romans 323-25a for all have sinned and fall
  short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified
  freely by his grace through the redemption that
  came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented him as a
  sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his
  blood.

Romans 323-25a
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Romans 323-25a for all have sinned and fall
  short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified
  freely by his grace through the redemption that
  came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented him as a
  sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his
  blood.

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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Justify
• Atonement

declare not guilty
set at one, reconcile
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How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• By his perfect life and His willing death Jesus
  cancelled our sins and set us AT-ONE with God. A
  word for this is (setting at
  one with God). On the basis of Christs finished
  work all of humanity has been
  (declared not guilty).

atonement
justified
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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• (made Himself poor and lowly didnt fully use
  His divine power and glory)

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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• (made Himself poor and lowly didnt fully use
  His divine power and glory)

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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• Philippians 25-8 Your attitude should be the
  same as that of Christ Jesus 6 Who, being in
  very nature God, did not consider equality with
  God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself
  nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,
  being made in human likeness. 8 And being found
  in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and
  became obedient to death even death on a cross!

Philippians 25-8
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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• Philippians 25-8 Your attitude should be the
  same as that of Christ Jesus 6 Who, being in
  very nature God, did not consider equality with
  God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself
  nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,
  being made in human likeness. 8 And being found
  in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and
  became obedient to death even death on a cross!

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The Apostles Creed

• I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of
  heaven and earth.
• I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our
  Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born
  of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
  Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He
  ascended into heaven and is seated at the right
  hand of God the Father almighty. From there he
  will come to judge the living and the dead.
• I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian
  Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness
  of sins, the resurrection of the body and the
  life everlasting. Amen.

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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• (made Himself poor and lowly didnt fully use
  His divine power and glory)

conceived
born
suffered
crucified
died
buried
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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• Though he was , yet for our sakes He
  became .
• Our redemption is FREE, but it
• wasnt CHEAP!

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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• 2 Corinthians 89 For you know the grace of our
  Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet
  for your sakes he became poor, so that you
  through his poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 89
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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• 2 Corinthians 89 For you know the grace of our
  Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet
  for your sakes he became poor, so that you
  through his poverty might become rich.

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To Redeem Us, Gods Son Had to Humble Himself

• Though he was , yet for our sakes He
  became .
• Our redemption is FREE, but it
• wasnt CHEAP!

rich
poor
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 1. To give us freedom from
• (its guilt and power)
• (spiritual and eternal separation
  from God)
• (his control over us)

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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Romans 618 You have been set free from sin and
  have become slaves to righteousness.

Romans 618
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Romans 618 You have been set free from sin and
  have become slaves to righteousness.

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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 1. To give us freedom from
• (its guilt and power)
• (spiritual and eternal separation
  from God)
• (his control over us)

sin
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Romans 623 For the wages of sin is death, but
  the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus
  our Lord.

Romans 623
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• Romans 623 For the wages of sin is death, but
  the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus
  our Lord.

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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 1. To give us freedom from
• (its guilt and power)
• (spiritual and eternal separation
  from God)
• (his control over us)

sin
death
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 1 John 38 He who does what is sinful is of the
  devil, because the devil has been sinning from
  the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared
  was to destroy the devils work.

1 John 38
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 1 John 38 He who does what is sinful is of the
  devil, because the devil has been sinning from
  the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared
  was to destroy the devils work.

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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 1. To give us freedom from
• (its guilt and power)
• (spiritual and eternal separation
  from God)
• (his control over us)

sin
death
the devil
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 2. To give us freedom for
• on earth.
• in heaven.

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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 2 Corinthians 515 And he died for all, that
  those who live should no longer live for
  themselves but for him who died for them and was
  raised again.

2 Corinthians 515
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 2 Corinthians 515 And he died for all, that
  those who live should no longer live for
  themselves but for him who died for them and was
  raised again.

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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 2. To give us freedom for
• on earth.
• in heaven.

a life of serving Jesus
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• John 316 For God so loved the world that he gave
  his one and only Son, that whoever believes in
  him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 316
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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• John 316 For God so loved the world that he gave
  his one and only Son, that whoever believes in
  him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

• 2. To give us freedom for
• on earth.
• in heaven.

a life of serving Jesus
a perfect life to come
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Salvation is a Gift

• Earned by for .
• Offered to through (Good
  News about Jesus)
• Received by
• Rejected by

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Salvation is a Gift

• 1 John 22 He is the atoning sacrifice for our
  sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins
  of the whole world.

1 John 22
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Salvation is a Gift

• 1 John 22 He is the atoning sacrifice for our
  sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins
  of the whole world.

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Salvation is a Gift

• Earned by for .
• Offered to through (Good
  News about Jesus)
• Received by
• Rejected by

Jesus
all people
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Salvation is a Gift

• Mark 1615-16 He said to them, Go into all the
  world and preach the good news to all creation.
  16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be
  saved, but whoever does not believe will be
  condemned.

Mark 1615-16
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Salvation is a Gift

• Mark 1615-16 He said to them, Go into all the
  world and preach the good news to all creation.
  16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be
  saved, but whoever does not believe will be
  condemned.

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Salvation is a Gift

• Gospel

Good News about Jesus
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Salvation is a Gift

• Earned by for .
• Offered to through (Good
  News about Jesus)
• Received by
• Rejected by

Jesus
all people
all
the Gospel
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Salvation is a Gift

• John 316-18 For God so loved the world that he
  gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes
  in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17
  For God did not send his Son into the world to
  condemn the world, but to save the world through
  him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned,
  but whoever does not believe stands condemned
  already because he has not believed in the name
  of Gods one and only Son.

John 316-18
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Salvation is a Gift

• John 316-18 For God so loved the world that he
  gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes
  in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17
  For God did not send his Son into the world to
  condemn the world, but to save the world through
  him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned,
  but whoever does not believe stands condemned
  already because he has not believed in the name
  of Gods one and only Son.

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Salvation is a Gift

• Earned by for .
• Offered to through (Good
  News about Jesus)
• Received by
• Rejected by

Jesus
all people
all
the Gospel
faith
unbelief