Looking at the cross from God’s perspective

Introduction - Let’s look at the participants that are involved in this event

1 - It declared God’s righteousness (vs. 24-25a)ܙܲܕܝܼܩܘܿܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (ܓ̰ܪ. 24 – 25ܐ)

• Job 9:1-20ܐܝܘܒܼ ܛ:1 – 20 
• Matthew 5:48ܡܬܝ ܗ:48 
• Isaiah 64:6ܐܫܥܝܐ ܣܕ:6 
• God’s holiness and God’s righteousness and God’s justice can never be set aside.  And whatever he does that is good, gracious and merciful, will also be holyܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ, justܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐand righteousܡܲܟܫܸܛܵܢܵܐ
• Mark 8:31ܡܪܩܘܣ ܚ:31 
• Hebrews 10:4ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܝ:4 
• Psalm 49:7-8ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܡܛ:7 – 8 
• I Peter 1:18-19ܐ. ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐ:18 – 19 

2 - It exalted God’s grace (vs. 27)ܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (ܟ̰ܪ. 27)

• Ephesians 2:8-9ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:8 – 9 
• I Corinthians 15:10ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܝܗ:10 

There is a lot of faith emphasis. Let me show you some things that neither prove nor disprove saving faith

• Visible morality, intellectual knowledge, religious involvement, active ministry
  • II Timothy 3:5ܒ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܓ:5 
  • Matthew 25:1-13ܡܬܝ ܟܗ:1 – 13 
  • Matthew 7:22-23ܡܬܝ ܙ:22 – 23 

What does prove saving faith?

• Love for God, repentance from sin, genuine humility, devotion to God’s glory, continual prayer, selfless love, separation from the world
  • Romans 8:7ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:7 
  • Matthew 5:3, 6ܡܬܝ ܗ:3، 6 
  • Luke 15:21ܠܘܩܐ ܝܗ:21 
  • I John 2:15ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒ:15 

3 - It revealed God’s consistency (vs. 29)ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܡܸܬܫܲܚܠܸܦܵܢܵܐ (ܓ̰ܪ. 29)

• Romans 3:30ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܓ:30 

4 - It confirmed God’s Word (vs. 31)ܗܲܝܡܸܙܡܲܢ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (ܓ̰ܪ. 31)

Putting Jesus Christ on the cross to pay the penalty for sin ought to show you how serious God is about his law