I Believe in Jesus’ Death and Burial
Minister: |
Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: |
7/26/2015 AM
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Text:
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Psalm 16;
Lord's Day 16
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Psalters: |
137, 140, 47, 28 |
- The character of His death.
- First, consider what death is, along with all its accompanying parts.
- Death is the wages of sin, i.e., God’s just response of wrath against sin.
- Jesus’ death includes the His burial and descending into hell and the fact that His death was by crucifixion.
- Jesus experienced death in all its parts, more conscious of what death is than anyone else ever was.
- Jesus entered into the fullness of the consequences of our sins.
- Death was a contradiction for Him (as a human) because He never sinned and did not deserve to die.
- And uniquely Jesus died willingly, voluntarily, of His own will.
- The benefits.
- The willing obedience (lovingly) of Jesus to die is a marvel of grace and love.
- God’s grace sent His own Son “for sin” (Rom. 8:3), i.e., to deal with sin in all its nature and consequence.
- Jesus’ death was the only and the most perfect sacrifice for sin.
- How can death be considered “abolished” (II Tim. 1:10) (brought to nothing) when we still die?
- First, now the death of believers is an entrance into eternal life.
- Second, we must die to abolish sin which resides in the body of this death and the sinful desires of the flesh.
- The final victory will be achieved in the resurrection (I Cor.15:54-58).
- Jesus’ burial shows that Jesus left nothing out of our punishment.
- Jesus’ death earned for us deliverance from hell's agonies and the presence of God's love.