IF JESUS HAD NOT IF JESUS HAD NOT DIEDDIEDEPHESIANS 1:3 EPHESIANS 1:3

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IF JESUS HAD NOT DIEDIF JESUS HAD NOT DIED

THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO PERFECT SACRIFICEPERFECT SACRIFICE HEB. 9:24-26 – Not just any sacrificeHEB. 9:24-26 – Not just any sacrifice HEB. 10:1-4 – Blood of bulls and goatsHEB. 10:1-4 – Blood of bulls and goats HEB. 10:9-14 – Offered one timeHEB. 10:9-14 – Offered one time HEB. 10:26-30 – Do not take for granted the HEB. 10:26-30 – Do not take for granted the

sacrifice of Christsacrifice of Christ

IF JESUS HAD NOT DIEDIF JESUS HAD NOT DIED

THERE WOULD BE NO GRACE THERE WOULD BE NO GRACE AVAILABLEAVAILABLE JN. 1:17 – Full of grace and truthJN. 1:17 – Full of grace and truth EPH. 1:7 – Riches of his graceEPH. 1:7 – Riches of his grace EPH. 2:4-10 – Dead in sin but made alive in EPH. 2:4-10 – Dead in sin but made alive in

Christ by the grace of God Christ by the grace of God TITUS 2:11-14 – Grace teaches usTITUS 2:11-14 – Grace teaches us

IF JESUS HAD NOT DIEDIF JESUS HAD NOT DIED

THERE WOULD BE NO JUSTIFICATIONTHERE WOULD BE NO JUSTIFICATION TITUS 3:4-8 – Justification not possible w/o TITUS 3:4-8 – Justification not possible w/o

gracegrace ROM. 5:1-2 – Justified by death of ChristROM. 5:1-2 – Justified by death of Christ 1 COR. 6:9-11 – Note the previous 1 COR. 6:9-11 – Note the previous

condition of the Corinthianscondition of the Corinthians ROM. 4:25 – W/O the resurrection ROM. 4:25 – W/O the resurrection

IF JESUS HAD NOT DIEDIF JESUS HAD NOT DIED

THERE WOULD BE NO ULTIMATE THERE WOULD BE NO ULTIMATE EXAMPLE OF LOVEEXAMPLE OF LOVE EPH. 5:1-2 – Walk in loveEPH. 5:1-2 – Walk in love PHIL. 2:5-11 – Jesus left heavenPHIL. 2:5-11 – Jesus left heaven ROM. 5:6-11 – Love of Christ and God ROM. 5:6-11 – Love of Christ and God

expressedexpressed

IF JESUS HAD NOT DIEDIF JESUS HAD NOT DIED

THERE WOULD BE NO CHURCHTHERE WOULD BE NO CHURCH 2 TIM. 2:10 – Salvation is only in Christ2 TIM. 2:10 – Salvation is only in Christ EPH. 1:22-23 – The spiritual body of EPH. 1:22-23 – The spiritual body of

Christ Christ ACTS 2:47 – The saved are added to itACTS 2:47 – The saved are added to it EPH. 3:21 – No glory EPH. 3:21 – No glory

IF JESUS HAD NOT DIEDIF JESUS HAD NOT DIED

THERE WOULD BE NO PERFECT THERE WOULD BE NO PERFECT EXAMPLE OF OBEDIENCE AND NO EXAMPLE OF OBEDIENCE AND NO ACCESS TO HEAVENACCESS TO HEAVEN PHIL. 2:8 – Note what Paul wrote about PHIL. 2:8 – Note what Paul wrote about

ChristChrist HEB. 5:8-9 –Thoughts of the Hebrew writerHEB. 5:8-9 –Thoughts of the Hebrew writer REV. 22:14 - HeavenREV. 22:14 - Heaven

IF JESUS HAD NOT DIEDIF JESUS HAD NOT DIED

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION IF JESUS HAD NOT DIED WE WOULD BE IF JESUS HAD NOT DIED WE WOULD BE

ETERNALLY LOST IN HELL!!!ETERNALLY LOST IN HELL!!! THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL IS THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL IS

THAT JESUS DIED FOR YOU AND ME.THAT JESUS DIED FOR YOU AND ME. ARE YOU TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ARE YOU TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE

DEATH OF JESUS?DEATH OF JESUS? SALVATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN SALVATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN

CHRIST – OBEY HIM TODAY!!!CHRIST – OBEY HIM TODAY!!!