Why Did He Go to Calvary?
Rex Yancey
1 Peter 1:18-20
George Webster wrote these lyrics: “Why did he go to Calvary? Why was his life’s blood shed for me? Why did he suffer as no man has ever done? There is just one reason-I am the one.” The chorus of that song goes on to tell us that he loves us, and that is the reason Jesus suffered what he did on the cross. Romans 5:8 ‘‘But God commandeth his love for us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly.’’ Peter gives us other reasons in this text.
1. THERE WAS A PLAN TO FINISH. 1. It was an old plan. It was a foreordained plan. Foreordained not only means advanced knowledge but also advanced planning. God knew what Jesus would do and approved of it. He planned for Jesus to come to this world and die for the sins of man. The O. T. sacrifices were a shadow of things to come. The Jews learned that sin was against God. Sins must be atoned. Atonement requires a sacrifice. The sacrifice must be one that satisfies the righteous demands of a holy God. 2. It was the only plan. Don’t look at the cross as some form of a terrible mistake. The cross did not catch the Lord by surprise. He had no plan B. The cross was his plan. There is not one plan for Baptists, another for Church of Christ, another for Catholics, etc. There is one plan that the lost sinner can be saved by accepting Jesus Christ. John 14:6, Romans 10:9, and Romans 10:13, John 3:16. God never planned for man to try to work his way into heaven. Eph. 2:8-10. God never planned for man to worship idols. Isa. 45:22 ‘‘Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else.’’ God did not want man to be trapped in a wasted life followed by an endless eternity in hell. There was one plan, go his way, or don’t go at all.
2. THERE WAS A PAYMENT TO FURNISH. 1. There was a ransom payment. He paid a debt he did not owe for those who owed a debt they could not pay. A ransom had to be paid for man’s sin. Ad ...
Rex Yancey
1 Peter 1:18-20
George Webster wrote these lyrics: “Why did he go to Calvary? Why was his life’s blood shed for me? Why did he suffer as no man has ever done? There is just one reason-I am the one.” The chorus of that song goes on to tell us that he loves us, and that is the reason Jesus suffered what he did on the cross. Romans 5:8 ‘‘But God commandeth his love for us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly.’’ Peter gives us other reasons in this text.
1. THERE WAS A PLAN TO FINISH. 1. It was an old plan. It was a foreordained plan. Foreordained not only means advanced knowledge but also advanced planning. God knew what Jesus would do and approved of it. He planned for Jesus to come to this world and die for the sins of man. The O. T. sacrifices were a shadow of things to come. The Jews learned that sin was against God. Sins must be atoned. Atonement requires a sacrifice. The sacrifice must be one that satisfies the righteous demands of a holy God. 2. It was the only plan. Don’t look at the cross as some form of a terrible mistake. The cross did not catch the Lord by surprise. He had no plan B. The cross was his plan. There is not one plan for Baptists, another for Church of Christ, another for Catholics, etc. There is one plan that the lost sinner can be saved by accepting Jesus Christ. John 14:6, Romans 10:9, and Romans 10:13, John 3:16. God never planned for man to try to work his way into heaven. Eph. 2:8-10. God never planned for man to worship idols. Isa. 45:22 ‘‘Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else.’’ God did not want man to be trapped in a wasted life followed by an endless eternity in hell. There was one plan, go his way, or don’t go at all.
2. THERE WAS A PAYMENT TO FURNISH. 1. There was a ransom payment. He paid a debt he did not owe for those who owed a debt they could not pay. A ransom had to be paid for man’s sin. Ad ...
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