Seeing the Cross…

…Through the eyes of

God

The Cross to Mankind

The Cross to Angelic beings

The Cross to Demonic beings

The Cross to Non Believer

The Cross to Christ

I. His focus was on his Glory

(Isa 43:25) I, even I, am he that

blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake,

and will not remember thy sins.

(Isa 48:11) For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give

my glory unto another.

A. His Glory is built around

Righteousness

(Rom 3:23-31) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by

his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation

through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are

past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is

excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God

of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision

through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

(Isa 59:2) But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins

have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

(Eph 2:12-13) That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of

Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off

are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

(Col 2:14) Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to

us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

(Mat 26:39) And he went a little further, and fell on his

face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this

cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but

as thou wilt.

(Mat 26:42) He went away again the second time, and

prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away

from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

(Mat 27:45-46) Now from the sixth hour there was darkness

over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,

Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou

forsaken me?

A. His Glory is built around

Righteousness

B. His Glory excludes Religion

(Job 9:2) I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with

God?

(Job 25:4) How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be

clean that is born of a woman?

(Act 2:36-37) Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were

pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what

shall we do?

(Act 9:4-6) And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why

persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus

whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee

what thou must do.

(Act 16:29-31) Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down

before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou

shalt be saved, and thy house.

I. His focus was on his Glory

II. His focus was on his Grace

(Rom 3:23-31) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ

Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his

righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at

this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we

conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews

only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith?

God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

A. His Grace paid for our Ransom

(Rom 6:23) For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through

Jesus Christ our Lord.

(Joh 3:16-18) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that

whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the

name of the only begotten Son of God.

A. His Grace paid for our Ransom

B. His Grace is something that

is Received

(Rom 3:23-31) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in

his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the

forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier

of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews

only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith?

God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

(Rom 5:17) For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which

receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus

Christ.)

(Gal 4:5) To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of

sons.

(Joh 1:12) But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe

on his name: