Why did Jesus die?

1. Why did Jesus die? This material is used with permission on www.mygospelweb.net

2. Christ was hanged on a Cross

3. The Problem ‘ All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’ Apostle Paul

4. The Problem The penalty of sin according to the Bible is death

5. The Problem The power of sin ‘ Everyone who sins is a slave to sin’ Jesus

6. The Problem Pollution of sin ‘ What comes out of a men is what makes him ‘unclean’. For from within, out of men’s hearts come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man ‘unclean’” Jesus Christ

7. “ 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) -Jesus Christ The Solution Christ Decided to save you by dying for you

8. The Solution ‘ The central theme of our faith is the sacrifce of himself by our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross for our sins.... the deeper our appreciation of our own need the greater will be our love for the Lord Jesus and, therefore, the more fervent our desrire to serve him’ Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay of Clashfern

9. The solution The self-substitution of God ‘ He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree.... by his wounds you have been healed’ Apostle Peter

10. The Result The death of Christ is very important in Christianity ‘ I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified’ Apostle Paul

11. ‘ The love of God is the answer to all the why’s in the Bible’ Father Raniero Cantalamessa The Result

12. The Result Lord Jesus Christ, I am sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life (take a few moments to ask his forgiveness for anything particular that is on your conscience). Please forgive me. I now turn from everything which I know is wrong. Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free. Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Spirit. I now receive that gift. Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me forever. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen.