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““Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured,Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured,There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.”There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.”

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1. To the Poet…1. To the Poet…Oh, the love of Jesus!Oh, the love of Jesus!

2. To the Accountant…2. To the Accountant…I was bought with a price!I was bought with a price!

3. And the Lawyer…3. And the Lawyer…God’s justice includes the Cross!God’s justice includes the Cross!

4. The Messianic Hebrew…4. The Messianic Hebrew…Jesus, God’s last Lamb!Jesus, God’s last Lamb!

They stand before you todayThey stand before you today..Four men surveying the Cross of JesusFour men surveying the Cross of Jesus

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Each Sees A Different Facet Of Calvary.

Each Exults In The Impact Of The Old Rugged Cross

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1. 1. THE POET THE POET 2. 2. AN ACCOUNTANT AN ACCOUNTANT 3. 3. AN ATTORNEY AN ATTORNEY 4. 4. A MESSIANIC JEW A MESSIANIC JEW

THE POET Ponders The Sight Of Golgotha

Oh, the love of Jesus! Oh, the love of Jesus! John 3:16: “God so loved the World…”John 3:16: “God so loved the World…”

He died for me He died for me Romans 5:8: “While we were yet sinners Christ died…”Romans 5:8: “While we were yet sinners Christ died…”

God’s over-flowing compassion! God’s over-flowing compassion! I John 4:9: “the love of God was made manifest… God I John 4:9: “the love of God was made manifest… God sent his only Son so that we might live through Him”sent his only Son so that we might live through Him”

AN ACCOUNTANT Looks At The Cost and the Price Of It All

Calvary is about an exorbitant ransom being paid Calvary is about an exorbitant ransom being paid Mark 10:45 “to give his life a ransom for many”Mark 10:45 “to give his life a ransom for many”

I have been purchased…what a price! I have been purchased…what a price! I Peter 1:18-19 “You were ransomed…with the I Peter 1:18-19 “You were ransomed…with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot”blemish or spot”

I belong to the one who bought me I belong to the one who bought me I Corinthians 6:19,20 “You are not your own, you I Corinthians 6:19,20 “You are not your own, you were bought with a price”were bought with a price”

AN ATTORNEY Seeks Justice, He Finds It At The Cross

I earned one destiny, God offers another I earned one destiny, God offers another Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord”gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord”

The innocent one offered to die for the offender…me! The innocent one offered to die for the offender…me! II Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin II Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God”righteousness of God”

I believe I believe that Jesus is that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Christ, the Son of the living God.the living God.

I trust I trust him as my Lord him as my Lord and Savior.and Savior.

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A MESSIANIC JEW Remembers Well The Place Of Sacrifice In God’s Economy

The words of John the Baptist were like thunder from heavenThe words of John the Baptist were like thunder from heavenJohn 1:29 “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin John 1:29 “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”of the world”

This magnificent sacrifice need never be repeated again…it This magnificent sacrifice need never be repeated again…it was so potent! was so potent!

Hebrews 9:12 “(Christ) entered once for all into the Holy Hebrews 9:12 “(Christ) entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption”blood, thus securing an eternal redemption”

Jesus conquered sin by the sacrifice of a perfect human Jesus conquered sin by the sacrifice of a perfect human Hebrews 9:26 He appeared once for all at the end of the age Hebrews 9:26 He appeared once for all at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself”to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself”

How Do You Look At The Cross? How Do You Fit Into That Dramatic Scene?

Can you Can you remain detached?remain detached? Are you Are you overwhelmed by God’s love and the magnitude of overwhelmed by God’s love and the magnitude of Jesus’ suffering?Jesus’ suffering? Can you Can you see yourself as part of the ‘We”?see yourself as part of the ‘We”?

““While we were yet helpless, at the right time, Christ died for While we were yet helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man…the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man…though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us…for if while we were enemies we were Christ died for us…for if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.” that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.” Romans 5:6-10Romans 5:6-10

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1. To the Poet…1. To the Poet…Oh, the love of Jesus!Oh, the love of Jesus!

2. To the Accountant…2. To the Accountant…I was bought with a price!I was bought with a price!

3. And the Lawyer…3. And the Lawyer…God’s justice includes the Cross!God’s justice includes the Cross!

4. The Messianic Hebrew…4. The Messianic Hebrew…Jesus, God’s last Lamb!Jesus, God’s last Lamb!

They stand before you todayThey stand before you today..Four men surveying the Cross of JesusFour men surveying the Cross of Jesus

One Cross Fits AllOne Cross Fits AllLET THE WORLD KNOWLET THE WORLD KNOW