A Friend
Suppose you are in
prison, you have committed murder or rape or something
worthy of death.
The judge gave you
the death penalty.
While you are waiting
the execution, they come and let you out and put your
friend in your place.
He says to you, “I
have come to take your place.”
We’d say No! You shouldn’t.
He says, “I want to
because I love you. Only don’t do it any more and remember
me.”
What would you do?
Would you do those
same things that put you on death row?
Would you remember
him?
Is this not what
Jesus has done?
John 15: 10-14
We’ve all sinned Romans 3: 23 “For all have sin…”
& judgement is
death! Romans 6: 23 “For wages of sin..”
Jesus is saying to us
here, I take your place-go and sin no more.
Impotent man
by pool of
Afterwards Christ
came to him and said, “Behold, thou are made whole, sin
no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.” John 5:1-14
Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.”
He’s saying come all that are laden with sin. I will set you
free.
I’ll give you life. I’ll take your
place.
Romans 1: 16
Romans 2: 4-11
Have you been to
Christ?
Are you remembering
him?
Are we still doing
the same old things?
Drinking, drunkenness, lying, gossiping, adultery, cursing,
hating, envying.
God forbid Romans
6: 1
He said remember him
and confess him to others.
Matt
I Corr 11: 23-26
Acts 20: 7 Resurrected Pentecost
1st
day of week ascended
What are we doing?
1st day of week has been set by God as a special day in which
to show our remembrance.
We are to assemble to
remember him.
What do we do? Cut our grass.
Go fishing
or hunting
Do our
work
Live as
though nothing ever happened
As
though he didn’t die for us!
Heb 10: 23-31
What about our
life?
Have we come to
Christ?
Do we need to come
unto him again?
Simon Acts
8
Acts
19
Acts
B.C.