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DE AT H AND RE SURRE CT I ON

T he Re a l Re b irth

I WAS ST I L L CONF USE D

I c o uld no t re c o nc ile Go d a nd the Wo rld

I BE L I E VE D

1 a : to c o nside r to b e true o r ho ne st <b e lie ve the re po rts> <yo u wo uldn't b e lie ve ho w lo ng it to o k> b : to a c c e pt the wo rd o r e vide nc e o f <I b e lie ve yo u> <c o uldn't b e lie ve my e ars> 2 : to ho ld a s a n o pinio n : suppo se <I b e lie ve it will rain so o n> www.me rriam-we b ste r.c o m

19 Yo u b e lie ve tha t the re is o ne Go d. Yo u do we ll. E

ve n the de mo ns b e lie ve —a nd tre mb le ! Ja me s 2:19 (NK JV)

AND K NE W CONF USI ON I S F AI T HL E SS

11 He c a me to His o wn, a nd His o wn did no t re c e ive Him. 12 But a s ma ny a s

re c e ive d Him, to the m He g a ve the rig ht to b e c o me c hildre n o f Go d, to tho se who b e lie ve in His na me : 13 who we re b o rn, no t o f b lo o d, no r o f the will o f the fle sh, no r o f the will o f ma n, b ut o f Go d. Jo hn 1:11-13 (NK JV)

11 He c a me to his o wn pe o ple , a nd e ve n the y re je c te d him. 12 But to a ll who

b e lie ve d him a nd a c c e pte d him, he g a ve the rig ht to b e c o me c hildre n o f Go d. 13 T he y a re re b o rn—no t with a physic a l b irth re sulting fro m huma n pa ssio n

• r pla n, b ut a b irth tha t c o me s fro m Go d.

Jo hn 1:11-13 (NL T )

T O RE CE I VE

1 : to c o me into po sse ssio n o f : a c q uire <re c e ive a g ift> 2 a : to a c t a s a re c e pta c le o r c o nta ine r fo r <the c iste rn re c e ive s wate r fro m the ro o f> b : to a ssimila te thro ug h the mind o r se nse s <re c e ive ne w ide as> 3 a : to pe rmit to e nte r : a d mit b : we lc o me , g re e t c : to re a c t to in a spe c ifie d ma nne r 4 : to a c c e pt a s a utho rita tive , true , o r a c c ura te : b e lie ve 5 a : to suppo rt the we ig ht o r pre ssure o f : b e a r b : to ta ke (a ma rk o r impre ssio n) fro m the we ig ht o f so me thing <so me c lay re c e ive s c le ar impre ssio ns> c : a c q uire , e xpe rie nc e <re c e ive d his e arly sc ho o ling at ho me > d : to suffe r the hurt o r injury o f <re c e ive d a b ro ke n no se >

T O ACCE PT

1 a : to re c e ive willing ly <ac c e pt a g ift> b : to b e a b le o r d e sig ne d to ta ke o r ho ld (so me thing a pplie d o r a d d e d ) <a surfac e that will no t ac c e pt ink> 2 : to g ive a d mitta nc e o r a ppro va l to <ac c e pt he r as o ne o f the g ro up> 3 a : to e nd ure witho ut pro te st o r re a c tio n <ac c e pt po o r living c o nditio ns> b : to re g a rd a s pro pe r, no rma l, o r ine vita b le <the ide a is wide ly ac c e pte d> c : to re c o g nize a s true : b e lie ve <re fuse d to ac c e pt the e xplanatio n> 4 a : to ma ke a fa vo ra b le re spo nse to <ac c e pt an o ffe r> b : to a g re e to und e rta ke (a re spo nsib ility) <ac c e pt a jo b > 5 : to a ssume a n o b lig a tio n to pa y; also : to ta ke in pa yme nt <we do n't ac c e pt pe rso nal c he c ks>

BE L I E F BE COME S F AI T H

1 a : a lle g ia nc e to duty o r a pe rso n : lo ya lty b (1) : fide lity to o ne 's pro mise s (2) : sinc e rity o f inte ntio ns 2 a (1) : b e lie f a nd trust in a nd lo ya lty to Go d (2) : b e lie f in the tra ditio na l do c trine s o f a re lig io n b (1) : firm b e lie f in so me thing fo r whic h the re is no pro o f (2) : c o mple te trust 3 : so me thing tha t is b e lie ve d e spe c ia lly with stro ng c o nvic tio n; e spe c ially : a syste m o f re lig io us b e lie fs <the Pro te stant faith>

T HROUGH ACCE PT ANCE

ACCE PT WHAT ? His Wo rd My L ORD

GOD CHOSE T HE F AL L

20 Ag a inst its will, a ll c re a tio n wa s

sub je c te d to Go d’ s c urse . He b re ws 8:20 (NL T )

GOD SHORT E NE D OUR L I VE S

3 T

he n the L

ORD sa id, “My Spirit will no t put up with huma ns fo r suc h a lo ng time ,

fo r the y a re o nly mo rta l fle sh. In the future , the ir no rma l life spa n will b e no mo re tha n 120 ye a rs.” Ge ne sis 6:3 (NL T )

GOD GOVE RNS BI RT H AND DE AT H

F

• r e ve rything the re is a se a so n,

a time fo r e ve ry a c tivity unde r he a ve n. A time to b e b o rn a nd a time to die E c c le sia ste s 3:1-2a NK JV

RE VI SI T I NG T HE JOURNE Y

I T WAS HOL Y DI SCONT E NT

SO I NE E DE D SURRE NDE R

SO I L OOK E D T O T HE CROSS

JE SUS HAD T O L E ARN OBE DI E NCE

E ve n tho ug h Je sus wa s Go d’ s So n, he le a rne d

• b e die nc e fro m the thing s he suffe re d

He b re ws 5:8 NL T

WAS SUF F E RI NG T HE GL ORY?

T HE BE T RAYAL

And while He wa s still spe a king , b e ho ld, Juda s, o ne o f the twe lve , with a g re a t multitude with swo rds a nd c lub s, c a me fro m the c hie f prie sts a nd e lde rs o f the pe o ple . No w His b e tra ye r ha d g ive n the m a sig n, sa ying , “Who me ve r I kiss, He is the One ; se ize Him.” I mme dia te ly he we nt up to Je sus a nd sa id, “Gre e ting s, Ra b b i!” a nd kisse d Him. Ma tthe w 26:47-49 NK JV

T HE WORL DL Y RE SPONSE

But Je sus sa id to him, “ F rie nd, why ha ve yo u c o me ? ” T he n the y c a me a nd la id ha nds o n Je sus a nd to o k

• Him. And sudde nly, o ne o f tho se who we re with Je sus

stre tc he d o ut his ha nd a nd dre w his swo rd, struc k the se rva nt o f the hig h prie st, a nd c ut o ff his e a r. Ma tthe w 26:50-51 NK JV

T HE GODL Y RE SPONSE

But Je sus sa id to him, “ Put yo ur swo rd in its pla c e , fo r a ll who ta ke the swo rd will pe rish b y the swo rd. Or do yo u think tha t I c a nno t no w pra y to My F a the r, a nd He will pro vide Me with mo re tha n twe lve le g io ns o f a ng e ls? Ho w the n c o uld the Sc ripture s b e fulfille d, tha t it must ha ppe n thus? ” Ma tthe w 26:52-54NK JV

Je sus la id do wn His po we r a nd c o ntro l

T HE Y L I E D ABOUT HI M

No w the c hie f prie sts, the e lde rs, a nd a ll the c o unc il so ug ht fa lse te stimo ny a g a inst Je sus to put Him to de a th, b ut fo und no ne . E ve n tho ug h ma ny fa lse witne sse s c a me fo rwa rd, the y fo und no ne . But a t la st two fa lse witne sse s c a me fo rwa rd a nd sa id, “T his fe llo w sa id, ‘ I a m a b le to de stro y the te mple o f Go d a nd to b uild it in thre e da ys. ’ ” Ma tthe w 26:59-61 NK JV

HE RE F USE D T O MAK E HI S CASE

And the hig h prie st a ro se a nd sa id to Him, “Do Yo u a nswe r no thing ? Wha t is it the se me n te stify a g a inst Yo u? ” But Je sus ke pt sile nt. Ma tthe w 26:62-63

Je sus la id do wn His rig hts

PI L AT E ASK E D HI S POSI T I ON

No w Je sus sto o d b e fo re the g o ve rno r. And the g o ve rno r a ske d Him, sa ying , “Are Yo u the K ing o f the Je ws? ” Je sus sa id to him, “ I t is a s yo u sa y “ Ma tthe w 27:11 NL T

Je sus la id do wn His po sitio n

T HE SOL DI E RS MOCK E D HI M

T he n the so ldie rs o f the g o ve rno r to o k Je sus into the Pra e to rium a nd g a the re d the who le g a rriso n a ro und

• Him. And the y strippe d Him a nd put a sc a rle t ro b e o n
• Him. Whe n the y ha d twiste d a c ro wn o f tho rns, the y

put it o n His he a d, a nd a re e d in His rig ht ha nd. And the y b o we d the kne e b e fo re Him a nd mo c ke d Him, sa ying , “Ha il, K ing o f the Je ws? ” Ma tthe w 27:27-29

Je sus la id do wn His dig nity

AS SAT AN T E MPT E D JE SUS

But He a nswe re d a nd sa id, “ I t is writte n, ‘ Ma n sha ll no t live b y b re a d a lo ne , b ut b y e ve ry wo rd tha t pro c e e ds fro m the mo uth o f Go d. ’ ” T he n the de vil to o k Him up into the ho ly c ity, se t Him o n the pinna c le o f the te mple , a nd sa id to Him, “I f Yo u a re the So n

• f Go d, thro w Yo urse lf do wn. F
• r it is writte n:

‘ He sha ll g ive His a ng e ls c ha rg e o ve r yo u,’ a nd, ‘ I n the ir ha nds the y sha ll b e a r yo u up, L e st yo u da sh yo ur fo o t a g a inst a sto ne . ’ ” Ma tthe w 4:5-6 NK JV

T HE Y T E MPT E D HI M ON T HE CROSS

And tho se who pa sse d b y b la sphe me d Him, wa g g ing the ir he a ds a nd sa ying , “Yo u who de stro y the te mple a nd b uild it in thre e da ys, sa ve Yo urse lf! I f Yo u a re the So n o f Go d, c o me do wn fro m the c ro ss.” Ma tthe w 27:39-40 NK JV

Je sus la id do wn His he rita g e

JE SUS’ S F I NAL YI E L DI NG

And whe n Je sus ha d c rie d o ut with a lo ud vo ic e , He sa id, “F a the r, ‘ into Yo ur ha nds I c o mmit My spirit.’ ” Ha ving sa id this, He b re a the d His la st. L uke 23:46 NK JV

Je sus la id do wn His spirit a nd life

JE SUS’ S F I RST YI E L DI NG

T he n He sa id to the m, “My so ul is e xc e e ding ly so rro wful, e ve n to de a th. Sta y he re a nd wa tc h with Me .” 39 He we nt a little fa rthe r a nd fe ll o n His fa c e , a nd pra ye d, sa ying , “O My F a the r, if it is po ssib le , le t this c up pa ss fro m Me ; ne ve rthe le ss, no t a s I will, b ut a s Yo u will.” Ma tthe w 26:38-39 NK JV

Je sus la id do wn His o pinio ns a nd His will

I CANNOT K NOW OT HE R’ S F AI T H

Ye t we kno w tha t a pe rso n is ma de rig ht with Go d b y fa ith in Je sus Christ, no t b y o b e ying the la w. And we ha ve b e lie ve d in Christ Je sus, so tha t we mig ht b e ma de rig ht with Go d b e c a use o f o ur fa ith in Christ, no t b e c a use we ha ve o b e ye d the la w. F

• r no o ne will

e ve r b e ma de rig ht with Go d b y o b e ying the la w.” Ga la tia ns 2:16 NL T

My e xpe c ta tio ns a re implie d la ws

I CAN F AI L T O F OL L OW

But suppo se we se e k to b e ma de rig ht with Go d thro ug h fa ith in Christ a nd the n we a re fo und g uilty b e c a use we ha ve a b a ndo ne d the la w. Wo uld tha t me a n Christ ha s le d us into sin? Ab so lute ly no t! Ra the r, I a m a sinne r if I re b uild the o ld syste m o f la w I a lre a dy to re do wn. F

• r whe n I

trie d to ke e p the la w, it c o nde mne d me . Ga la tia ns 2:17-19a NL T

T he sins a re mine

BUT NOT I F I DI E

So I die d to the la w—I sto ppe d trying to me e t a ll its re q uire me nts—so tha t I mig ht live fo r Go d. My o ld se lf ha s b e e n c ruc ifie d with Christ. I t is no lo ng e r I who live , b ut Christ live s in me . So I live in this e a rthly b o dy b y trusting in the So n o f Go d, who lo ve d me a nd g a ve himse lf fo r me . Ga la tia ns 2:19b -20 NL T

I c a nno t live fo r Christ o nly thro ug h Him

T O DI E I L AY DOWN

• My po we r a nd c o ntro l
• My rig hts
• My po sitio n
• My he rita g e
• My spirit a nd life
• My o pinio ns a nd will

WE CAN L I VE VI CT ORI OUS

And sinc e we die d with Christ, we kno w we will a lso live with him. We a re sure o f this b e c a use Christ wa s ra ise d fro m the de a d, a nd he will ne ve r die a g a in. De a th no lo ng e r ha s a ny po we r o ve r him. Whe n he die d, he die d o nc e to b re a k the po we r o f sin. But no w tha t he live s, he live s fo r the g lo ry o f Go d. So yo u a lso sho uld c o nside r yo urse lve s to b e de a d to the po we r o f sin a nd a live to Go d thro ug h Christ Je sus. Ro ma ns 6:8-11 NL T

AND CL AI M RI GHT F UL POSI T I ON

And the g lo ry whic h Yo u g a ve Me I ha ve g ive n the m, tha t the y ma y b e o ne just a s We a re o ne : I in the m, a nd Yo u in Me ; tha t the y ma y b e ma de pe rfe c t in

• ne , a nd tha t the wo rld ma y kno w tha t Yo u ha ve

se nt Me , a nd ha ve lo ve d the m a s Yo u ha ve lo ve d Me . Jo hn 17:22-23 NJK V