17. 1. Who is this
Substitute, this
Deliverer?
2. What exactly
did he accomplish
on the cross?
18. Q.18 And who is
this Mediator – true
God and at the same
time truly human
and truly righteous?
19. Our Substitute, our Deliverer is none other than Jesus Christ who was given to us!
A. 18 Our Lord Jesus
Christ, who was
given us to set us
completely free and
to make us right with
God.
20. Q.18 And who is
this Mediator – true
God and at the same
time truly human
and truly righteous?
21. John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
22. John 1:14
The Word became flesh and
made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the
glory of the one and only Son,
who came from the Father, full
of grace and truth.
23. Philippians 2:5-6
In your relationships with one
another, have the same
mindset as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature
God, did not consider equality
with God something to be
grasped;
24. Philippians 2:7
rather, he made himself
nothing by taking the very
nature of a servant, being
made in human likeness.
25. Philippians 2:7
And being found in appearance
as a man, he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to
death— even death on a cross!
26. How do we
explain the reality
that Jesus Christ
was and is 100%
God and 100%
man … fully God
and fully man?
27. 1 Timothy 3:16
Beyond all question, the
mystery of godliness is great:
He appeared in a body. . .
28. Now WHY did
our Substitute
and Deliverer
have to be both
man and God?
29. A. 16 God’s justice
demands that human
nature, which has
sinned must pay for
its sin.
30. A. 17 So that, by the
power of his divinity,
He might bear the
weight of God’s anger
in His humanity and
earn for us and
restore to us
righteousness and life.
31. Q.18 And who is
this Mediator – true
God and at the same
time truly human
and truly righteous?
32. 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin
to be sin for us, so that in him
we might become the
righteousness of God.
33. Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high
priest who is unable to
empathize with our
weaknesses, but we have one
who has been tempted in every
way, just as we are—yet he did
not sin.
34. A. 16 A sinner could
never pay for (the sins
of) others.
35. 1. Who is this
Substitute, this
Deliverer?
None other than Jesus
Christ, fully God, fully man,
fully righteous!
37. Expiation – the
“sin-ward” aspect
of the cross
Christ’s death removed our
sin and guilt; His blood
covers and cleanses us
from our sin (atonement)
38. Hebrews 9:22
In fact, the law requires that
nearly everything be cleansed
with blood, and without the
shedding of blood there is no
forgiveness.
39. Propitiation – the
“God-ward”
aspect of the cross
In His death, Christ satisfied
the wrath of God against
our sin.
40. 1 John 4:10
In this is love, not that we have
loved God but that he loved us
and sent his Son to be the
propitiation for our sins.
41. Matthew 27:46
About three in the afternoon
Jesus cried out in a loud voice,
“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”
(which means “My God, my
God, why have you forsaken
me?”).
42. Romans 5:9
Since we have now been
justified by his blood, how
much more shall we be saved
from God’s wrath through him!
44. Redemption
(a “man-ward”
aspect of the cross)
Christ in his death paid the
price to set us free from sin
and Satan
45. Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us to
redeem us from all wickedness
and to purify for himself a
people that are his very own. . .
46. Reconciliation
(a “man-ward”
aspect of the cross)
Christ in his death removed the
ground of hostility between us
and God, opening the door for
a relationship with Him
47. Romans 5:10
For if, while we were God’s
enemies, we were reconciled
to him through the death of his
Son, how much more, having
been reconciled, shall we be
saved through his life!
48. What did Christ
accomplish on the
cross?
- We are forgiven!
- We are delivered!
- We are set free!
- We are made right!
50. Luther understood
the Law of God and
what it demanded.
What he did not understand
was the grace of God and
what it provided!
51. ‘11
Jesus Christ: The Only
Substitute
The Only Deliverer We Will
Ever Need!
52. “Nothing other than a God-
man can save men from
God. We need a bridge that
goes far enough in both
directions, spanning the gulf
that exists between a holy
God and a sinful people. We
need a Mediator!”
(DeYoung)
53. ‘11
A Creed for the Ages and
Some Supernatural Math
Lord’s Day Readings #7-8
(Questions #20-25)
54. 1. Examine your soul. Is Jesus
Christ your savior? There is no
one else who can save you from
the judgment we all deserve!
55. 2. Make it a goal for every
day of the rest of your life to
glory in the cross of Christ!
56. “Never stop glorying in
the cross where Christ
accepted the penalties
that should belong to us
so that we can claim the
blessings that would
otherwise belong only to
Him.” (DeYoung)
