The Kind of Death Jesus Died
I. Fulfilling the Divine Plan through Crucifixion
- A. In eternity past - Rev. 13:8
- B. In the types and shadows - Heb. 10:1-12
- C. In the Old Testament prophecies - Psa. 22; Isa. 53; Luke 24:25-27,
44-46
- D. In the word of the Lord Jesus - John 18:32
- 1. Predicting death by crucifixion - Matt. 16:21; 17:22-23; 20:17-19;
26:1-2;
John 12:32-33
- E. In His ascension - Rev. 5:6
- F. In eternity future - Rev. 21:22-23, 27; 22:1-3
II. Fulfilling the Divine Economy
- A. To judge and defeat the Devil - John 12:31-33; Heb. 2:14; Col.
2:14-15
- B. To redeem us for God's original purpose - Eph. 1:3-7
- C. To guard and keep all God's chosen ones - John 18:8-9; 6:37-40
- D. To reconcile us for participation in His life - Rom. 5:8-11
- E. To make Himself available as living Bread and living Water - John
6:51-57; 7:37-39
- F. To reproduce Himself as life in the many "grains," "abodes,"
and "branches"
- - John 12:23-24; 14:2, 23; 15:5
- G. To prepare a place for us with Himself in the Father's House -
John 14:2-6; Gal. 4:4-6;
- 1 Tim. 3:15
- H. To produce the new creation; one New Man, one Body, and one Building
- 2 Cor. 5:14-21; Eph. 2:13-22; John 11:49-52
III. Becoming Obedient unto the Death of the Cross
- A. By humbling Himself - Phil. 3:5-8
- B. By willingly laying His life down - John 18:1-8; 10:14-18
- C. By seeing the Father's sovereignty in His betrayal - John 18:4-5,
11, 36
(cf. Matt. 11:25-30)
- D. By not using His divine power to escape the Father's will - John
18:4-11, 36
- E. By not retaliating but showing mercy - John 18:10-11, 36; Luke
22:50-51
- F. By loving His denying one - John 18:12-18, 25-27; Luke 22:60-62
(cf. Mark 10:21)
- G. By being a testimony with a good confession - John 18:19-24, 28-40;
1 Tim. 6:12-13