Remember!
Luke 22:19
“This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Luke 22:14-16 When the hour had come He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
Luke 22:17-18 When He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
God Brought Us Back Into Relationship With Himself In Christ At His Crucifixion
2 Corinthians 5:19 God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them…
Jesus Became Our Sin Offering
2 Corinthians 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Leviticus 16:15-26 …(The High Priest) Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: The goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness…
Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered Him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted. He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.
Human Solutions VS. God’s Exclusive Solution
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
Matthew 7:13 Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it.
Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved!
Genesis 4:3-7 Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”
Confess
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Agree
Romans 10:9 …if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved;
Receive
John 1:12-13 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in…
Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.”