GOD THE SONJesus Christ Humbled Himself to Redeem Us

Christianity 101 – Lesson 8Immanuel Lutheran Church

Clayton Township, Neenah, Wisconsin

Opening Discussion

Am I good enough to go to heaven?

Jesus LIVED as our Substitute

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.

Hebrews 4:15

Jesus LIVED as our Substitute

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.

Hebrews 4:15

Jesus LIVED as our Substitute

For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

Romans 5:19

Jesus LIVED as our Substitute

For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

Romans 5:19

How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

1. Jesus LIVED as our Substitute

a. He obeyed the Law perfectly for us

Jesus LIVED as our Substitute

God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Jesus LIVED as our Substitute

God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

1. Jesus LIVED as our Substitute

b. God credits His holiness to our account

God’s Great Exchange

Jesus DIED as our Substitute

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered Him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:3-6

Jesus DIED as our Substitute

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered Him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:3-6

Jesus DIED as our Substitute

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

Galatians 3:13

Jesus DIED as our Substitute

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

Galatians 3:13

How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

2. Jesus DIED as our Substitute

a. God put all our sins on Him

Jesus DIED as our Substitute

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:45

Jesus DIED as our Substitute

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:45

How Did Jesus Redeem Us?

2. Jesus DIED as our Substitute

b. He gave His life as a ransom price for the sins of all

God’s Great Exchange

Jesus LIVED and DIED as our Substitute

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood.

Romans 3:23-25a

Jesus LIVED and DIED as our Substitute

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood.

Romans 3:23-25a

Jesus LIVED and DIED as our Substitute

By His perfect life and His willing death Jesus cancelled our sings and set us AT-ONE with God. A word for this is…

atonement(setting at one with God).

Jesus LIVED and DIED as our Substitute

On the basis of Christ’s finished work all of humanity has been…

justified(acquitted, declared not guilty).

To Redeem Us, God’s Son Had to Humble Himself

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!

Philippians 2:5-8

To Redeem Us, God’s Son Had to Humble Himself

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!

Philippians 2:5-8

To Redeem Us, God’s Son Had to Humble Himself

1. Conceived2. Born3. Suffered4. Crucified5. Died6. Buried

To Redeem Us, God’s Son Had to Humble Himself

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9

To Redeem Us, God’s Son Had to Humble Himself

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9

To Redeem Us, God’s Son Had to Humble Himself

Though He was…

richyet for our sakes Jesus became…

poorOur redemption is FREE,

but it didn’t come CHEAP!

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

Romans 6:18

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

Romans 6:18

To give us freedom from…

sin(its guilt and power)

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

To give us freedom from…

death(spiritual & eternal separation from God)

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

1 John 3:8

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

1 John 3:8

To give us freedom from…

the devil(his control over us)

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Corinthians 5:15

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Corinthians 5:15

To give us freedom for…

a life of serving Jesuson earth.

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

For What Purpose Did Jesus Redeem Us?

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

To give us freedom for…

a perfect life to comein heaven.

Salvation Is a Gift

He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 John 2:2

Salvation Is a Gift

He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 John 2:2

Earned by… for…

Jesus all people

Salvation Is a Gift

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Mark 16:15-16

Salvation Is a Gift

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Mark 16:15-16

Offered to… through…

all the Gospel (Good News about Jesus)

Salvation Is a Gift

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

John 3:16-18

Salvation Is a Gift

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

John 3:16-18

Salvation Is a Gift

Received by… but rejected by…

faith unbelief

Agree or Disagree?

1. Jesus redeemed us from only those sins that we were born with (inherited sin).

2. Jesus died for all people of all time.3. Anyone who teaches that we are saved in

any way by our own works is wrong.4. Believers have the freedom from sin so that

they can serve Jesus.

Discussion Question #1

How did Jesus possess all the divine fullness and yet live here like a normal human being?

Discussion Question #2

Does the Bible claim that Jesus died even for people who will never believe in Him?

Discussion Question #3

How or why is Christ’s redeeming work important for me?

Memory Treasure

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9

Old Testament Books of the BibleHistorical Books

Genesis Joshua EzraExodus Judges NehemiahLeviticus Ruth EstherNumbers 1 & 2 SamuelDeuteronomy 1 & 2 Kings

1 & 2 Chronicles

Closing Prayer

God Most Holy, look with mercy on this Your family for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, be given over into the hands of the wicked, and suffer death upon the cross. Keep us always faithful to Him, our only Savior, who now lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.