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Powerpoint 10A
Question | Answer |
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What are key aspects of the Old Testament background of who Jesus claimed to be? | 1. Messiah-Annointed One 2. Son of God 3. Fulfillment of covenant 4. Son of David 5. Savior |
Why do Christians say that death of Jesus Christ on the cross saves us? (Part 1) | 1 A sacrifice needed to "appease" God-alienated from God by sin; need to repair broken relation 2. We are incapable of providing that sacrifice without God's help |
Why do Christians say that death of Jesus Christ on the cross saves us? (Part 2) | 1. Our lack of love is healed through God's love for us 2. God expresses love most fully-offers Himself for us entirely and without reservation |
Why do Christians say that death of Jesus Christ on the cross saves us? (Part 3) | 1. The resurrection is the victory of God over death; loving forgives; love wins; love redeems 2. Faith, Hope, Love: provide our path through the Red Sea of sin and death, through the passover night |
Why Christians say that death of Jesus Christ on the cross saves us? (Part 4) | 1. Cross is highest point of history of sin in humanity: persecuting true holiness, resisting it 2. All the negative effects of sin reached a climax in destruction, death: God undergoes those effects, taking on the burnen of our sinfulness |
Why Christians say that death of Jesus Christ on the cross saves us? (Part 5-one answer) | C.S. Lewis-like pulling someone out of a hole; paying another's debets |