The Doctrine of the Cross

Introduction

• The world knows Jesus Christ died on the cross 2,000 years ago
• The whole world is divided on FOUR key teachings

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

1. Pharisees and religious leaders:ܦܪܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܓܘܼܪܵܢܹ̈ܐ(ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘ:42،ܡܬܝ ܝܐ:19)
2. Angels & Demons:ܡܲܠܲܐܟܼܵܐ ܘܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ (ܡܬܝ ܐ:20-21،ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:11،ܠܘܩܐ ܕ:33-34)
3. John the Baptistܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕܵܢܵܐ (ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ:29)
4. The disciples and prophets:ܬܲܠܡܝܼܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܢܒܼܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟ:29،ܐܫܥܝܐ ܘ:6)
5. God, the Father ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܵܒܵܐ (ܡܬܝ ܝܙ:5،ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܐ:8)
6. 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
   • Revelation 13:8ܓܠܝܢܐ ܝܓ : 8
   • Acts 2:32ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܒ : 32 
2. That He might be Lord! ܕܗܿܘ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ
   • Romans 14:9            ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝܕ : 9
   • John 17:2
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

IV) What do I have to do with thisJesus? 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