The Equation of the Cross

A + B = C

2 + B = C

2 + 3 = C

2 + 3 =

5

A + B = C

C + B = C(The Cross)

Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set

before him endured the cross, scorning its

shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of

God.

Colossians 1:15-22He is the image of the invisible

God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven

and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or

powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and

for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold

together. 18 And he is the head of the

Colossians 1:15-22body, the church; he is the

beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in

everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was

pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to

himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by

making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 21 Once you

Colossians 1:15-22were alienated from God and

were enemies in your minds because of your evil

behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ's

physical body through death to present you holy in his sight,

without blemish and free from accusation.

C + B = C(The Cross)

C + R = C(The Cross)

(The Resurrection)

Acts 2:29-36"Brothers, I can tell you

confidently that the patriarch David died and was

buried, and his tomb is here to this day.  30 But he was a

prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he

would place one of his descendants on his throne. 

31 Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the

Christ, that he was not abandoned

Acts 2:29-36to the grave, nor did his body see

decay.  32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all

witnesses of the fact.  33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the

Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.  34 For

David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, " 'The Lord

Acts 2:29-36said to my Lord: "Sit at my right

hand  35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your

feet." '  36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made

this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

C + R = C(The Cross)

(The Resurrection)

C + R = V(The Cross)

(The Resurrection)

(Victory)

The Cross + The

Resurrection = Victory

The initial victory of the cross and the

grave was whose victory?

Revelation 5:1-10Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both

sides and sealed with seven seals.  2 And I saw a mighty

angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals

and open the scroll?"  3 But no one in heaven or on earth or

under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it.  4 I

wept

Revelation 5:1-10and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.  5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do

not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of

David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven

seals."  6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been

slain, standing in the center

Revelation 5:1-10of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the

elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.  7 He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him

who sat on the throne. 8 And when he had taken it, the four

living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the

Lamb. Each

Revelation 5:1-10one had a harp and they were

holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of

the saints.  9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain,

and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and

people and nation.  10 You have made them to be a

Revelation 5:1-10kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the

earth."

C + R = V(The Cross)

(The Resurrection)

(Victory)

Colossians 2:9-15For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,  10 and you have been given fullness in

Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.  11 In him you were also circumcised, in

the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by

Christ,  12 having

Colossians 2:9-15been buried with him in baptism and raised with

him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.  13 When you

were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful

nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 

14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that

was against us and that

Colossians 2:9-15stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.  15 And having disarmed the

powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them,

triumphing over them by the cross.

Christ’s victory on the cross made

another equation possible

Victory = Grace

God’s victory = The opportunity of grace

John 3:16"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.”

If we accept His opportunity the

equation changes once more

Grace = Victory

God’s grace for us = Our victory

1 John 5:4-5for everyone born of

God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome

the world, even our faith.  5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus

is the Son of God.

1 Corinthians 15:55-57Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"  56 The sting of death is sin, and

the power of sin is the law.  57 But thanks be to God! He

gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave

himself for me. 

What are you doing with that gift of grace?

Have you ever accepted God’s

grace?• A – Accept that Jesus God and died for

us.• B – Believe that He loves us and will

forgive us.• C – Confess

• Confess that we need Him• Confess that we are sinners who need to be forgiven• Confess that Jesus is who we believe in

What are you doing with that gift of

grace?• Are you squandering it?• Are we sharing it?• Are we allowing it to shape us?

Remember the equations of Easter

•C + R = V•Victory = Grace•Grace = Victory