The Vicarious Suffering & Death
Of Christ
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The Death of Christ
Introduction
• His death was violent—his
arrest, trials, scourging etc.
• A bitter mother asked brother
McGarvey, “Where was God
when my son was violently
killed?”
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The Death of Christ
Introduction
• His response. “I do not know,
Sister, unless He was the
same place as when they
killed his son.”
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The Death of Christ
His Death Was Vicarious
• Vicarious = He died for the
redemption of others
• Jn. 1:29
• Mt. 20:28
• 1 Jn. 2:1-2
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The Death of Christ
His Death Was Vicarious
• He did not suffer for sins he
had committed—for he never
sinned
• Mt. 27:4
• 1 Pet. 2:22
• 1 Jn. 3:5
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The Death of Christ
His Death Was Vicarious
• He suffered for others
• Is. 53:5, 6, 10, 12
• Mk. 10:45
• 1 Cor. 15:3
• Titus 2:14
• 1 Pet. 3:18
• 1 Jn. 3:16
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The Death of Christ
His Death Was By
Crucifixion
• O.T. Prophets spoke of this
• Is. 53:5
• Ps. 22:16
• Jesus knew he would be crucified
• Jn. 3:14
• Mt. 20:17-19
• Acts 2:23
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The Death of Christ
His Death Was By
Crucifixion
• He took the shame and
humiliation of death on a
cross and raised it as a
symbol of Heaven’s great love
• CRUCIFIXION
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The Death of Christ
His Death Was By
Crucifixion
• 1 Cor. 2:2 For I determined not
to know anything among you
except Jesus Christ and Him
crucified.
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The Death of Christ
His Death Was By
Crucifixion
• Gal. 6:14 But God forbid that I
should boast except in the
cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom the world has
been crucified to me, and I to
the world.
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The Death of Christ
His Death Was By
Crucifixion
• We ought to view the death of
Christ in our songs, prayers,
preaching, teaching, the
communion and even our
contribution
• Heb. 2:9
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The Death of Christ
Conclusion
• When we fully realize what
Christ did for us at Calvary we
should be filled with deep
gratitude and with a zeal to
obey His will and do all we can
for Him and His Cause on
earth