I Deserve Death
Jason Henshaw
I Deserve It • Sermon • Submitted
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· 20 viewsIn the second week of our "I Deserve It" series, we will be talking about the importance of the resurrection on this Easter Sunday and how Christ gives us life when we all deserve death.
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How good are we?
How good are we?
For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him.
When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.
One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!”
But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die?
We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.”
But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die?
We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.”
Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,