What do you think of the cross?

Introduction

• John 18 & 19  ܝܘܚܢܢ 18، 19
• Garden -> Ananias -> Caiaphas -> Pilate -> Jews
• He made himself the Son of Godܥܒܼܝܼܕܵܠܹܐ ܓܵܢܹܗ ܒܪܘܼܢܹܗ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ
• He made himself Kingܓܵܢܹܗ ܥܵܒܼܸܕ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ: ܕܲܪܩܘܼܒܼܠ ܕܩܹܣܲܪ ܝܼܠܹܐ  

What do you personally think of the cross of Jesus Christ?

• The cross is the difference between:
• Forgiveness & condemnation – I John 5:12ܕܝܼܘܲܢ ܝܲܢ ܦܘܼܚܵܠܵܐ؟
• Eternal life and eternal damnation – John 3:36ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܵܐܒܵܕ ܝܲܢ ܕܝܼܲܢܬܵܐ؟
• Blessing and Cursing – Mark 16:16, I John 5:11-12ܛܵܘܬܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܠܵܘܛܬܵܐ؟

Apostle Paul’s emphasis on the cross

1. Preach the gospel – I Corinthians 1:17ܐܸܠܵܐ ܠܡܲܫܚܘܼܕܹܐ
2. Only Christ and Him crucified – I Corinthians 2:2ܠܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܸܚܝܵܐ ܠܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ
3. Glory in the cross – Galatians 6:14ܫܘܼܒܼܗܵܪܵܐ: ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܒܙܩܝܼܦܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ

What could this cross be?

1. Type of deathܡܵܘܬܵܐ
   • Philippians 2:8ܦܝܠܝܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:8
2. Tree on which Christ was crucified!ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ
   • John 19:17ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܛ:17
3. Trails and afflictionsܐܘܼܠܨܵܢܹ̈ܐ
   • Luke 9:23ܠܘܩܐ ܛ:23

What does the scripture tell us about the cross?

1. Atoning work – forgiveness of sins  ܫܒܼܵܩܵܐ ܕܓܢܵܗܹ̈ܐ
   • Ephesians 1:7ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܐ:7
2. Sacrificial Work - Reconciliationܣܲܙܓܲܪܬܵܐ
   • Ephesians 2:16, II Corinthians 5:19ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ: 16܀ ܒ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܗ:19
3. Satisfying work - Peaceܫܠܵܡܵܐ
   • Colossians 1:20ܩܘܠܣܝ̈ܐ ܐ:20
4. Substitutionary work – Lord has laid on Him, my iniquity!
   • Isaiah 53:5-6  ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܓ:5-6

Conclusion – Revelations 7:14     ܚܘܼܠܸܠܘܿܢ ܓ̰ܘܼܠܵܝ̈ ܘܡܘܼܚܘܸܪܵܝܠܘܿܢ ܒܕܸܡܹܗ ܕܦܹܪܵܐ