Why did Jesus die on the cross?

Introduction

o   The world knows Jesus Christ died on the cross 2,000 years ago

o   The whole world wants to know the answer to these three questions
 

I)        Who is Jesus of Nazareth? ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܐ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ؟

1)      Pharisees and religious leaders:ܦܪܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܓܘܼܪܵܢܹ̈ܐ

2)      Angels & Demons:ܡܲܠܲܐܟܼܵܐ ܘܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ

3)      The disciples and prophets:ܬܲܠܡܝܼܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܢܒܼܝܼܹ̈ܐ:

4)      God, the Father ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܵܒܵܐ:

5)      What do you say?

§  Hebrews 1:8            ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܐ : 8

§  John 1:1-2; 14          ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ : 1 ـ2، 14

§  I Timothy 3:16        ܐ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܓ : 16

II)     Why did He die on the cross?ܩܵܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܡܸܬܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ؟

1)      Because His Father willed itܪܸܙܵܝܹܗ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ

§  Revelations 13:8ܓܠܝܢܐ ܝܓ : 8

2)      That He might be Lord! ܕܗܿܘ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ

§  Romans 14:9            ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝܕ : 9

3)      To declare God’s righteousness ܠܡܲܚܙܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܙܲܕܝܼܩܘܼܬܹܗ:

§  Romans 3:25            ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ 3 :25

4)      To put away sin ܕܒܵܛܸܠ ܚܛܝܼܬܵܐ

§  Hebrews 9:26          ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܛ : 26

III)    Where is He now?ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܠܹܐ ܗܿܘ؟

§  Hebrews 1:3; 13      ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܐ : 3، 13

§  Romans 8:34                         ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ : 34

Conclusion:

What do I have to do with Jesus? ܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܥܲܒܼܕܵܚ ܒܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ؟

§  Matthew 27:22                     ܡܬܝ ܟܙ : 22

§  John 3:35-36                          ܝܘܚܢܢ ܓ : 35، 36

§  Acts 17:31                              ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܝܙ : 31