Why Did
Jesus Die?
Why is this
one death so
important?
Jesus Died for Us
For even the Son of Man came not to be served
but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.” (Mark 10:45 ESV)
He is the example of serving others
…who gave himself for us to redeem us from all
lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for
his own possession who are zealous for good
works. (Titus 2:14 ESV)
His service was to redeem, to pay the price
Jesus Died for Our Sins
For I delivered to you as of first
importance what I also received:
that Christ died for our sins in
accordance with the Scriptures,
(1 Corinthians 15:3 ESV)
For our sake he made him to be sin
who knew no sin, so that in him we
might become the righteousness of
God. (2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV)
Jesus Died for Our Sins
The saying is trustworthy
and deserving of full
acceptance, that Christ
Jesus came into the
world to save sinners, of
whom I am the foremost.
(1 Timothy 1:15 ESV)
Jesus died for us
because we sin.
Paul saw the problem of
sin as HIS problem.
Jesus Died to Bring us to God
Behold, the LORD's hand
is not shortened, that it
cannot save, or his ear
dull, that it cannot hear; but
your iniquities have made a
separation between you
and your God, and your
sins have hidden his face
from you so that he does
not hear.
(Isaiah 59:1-2 ESV)
Jesus Died to Bring us to God
…but God shows his love for us in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since,
therefore, we have now been justified by his
blood, much more shall we be saved by him
from the wrath of God. For if while we were
enemies we were reconciled to God by the
death of his Son, much more, now that we are
reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
(Romans 5:8-10 ESV)
We make ourselves enemies of God
Jesus Died to Bring us to God
And he is the head of the
body, the church. He is the
beginning, the firstborn from the
dead, that in everything he
might be preeminent. For in him
all the fullness of God was
pleased to dwell, and through
him to reconcile to himself all
things, whether on earth or in
heaven, making peace by the
blood of his cross.
(Colossians 1:18-20 ESV)
For Christ also
suffered once for
sins, the righteous
for the unrighteous,
that he might bring
us to God, being
put to death in the
flesh but made
alive in the spirit,
(1 Peter 3:18 ESV)
Jesus Died to Bring us to God
Therefore, we are
ambassadors for Christ,
God making his appeal
through us. We implore
you on behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
(2 Corinthians 5:20 ESV)
We contact the
blood by contacting
the death of Jesus