Jesus' Life of Suffering
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 5/13/2012 PM |
Text: | Hebrews 5; Lord's Day 15 |
Psalters: | 229, 108, 185, 258 |
Applicatory to the Lord's Supper |
- That He suffered.
- Christ suffered all His life (Hebrews 2:10; Isa. 53:3,4; Psalm; 69:8; Luke 9: 41).
- He suffered in His body.
- He suffered in His soul (John 12:27; Luke 22:44; Matt. 26:37,38).
- Of all that He suffered, He was always most sensitive to God’s wrath.
- Jesus suffering was unique (far more than we can imagine).
- He is the Holy Jesus.
- The words “under Pontius Pilate” emphasize Jesus’ holiness and innocency.
- Jesus “feared” (Heb. 5:7) the suffering of death (God punishing sin).
- Jesus’ suffering was necessary.
- Jesus’ suffering made payment for sin; He gave the sacrifice which made satisfaction.
- His suffering was so infinitely precious that it merited the right to deliver from hell into heaven.
- His propitiatory sacrifice atoned and reconciled.
- He bore God’s wrath completely, so God has no more wrath against us - ever (Rom. 8:32-35).
- He “learned obedience” (Heb. 5:8) in His human nature.
- For what did Jesus suffer?
- First, for whom? Catechism says, “the sins of all mankind.”
- This is not for every human in this world (John 10:14 with Matt. 7:23; John 10:11,26; and there is a hell).
- Only for all of the sins of the elect (John 6:39; 10:15; Matt. 1:21).
- “All mankind” conveys the Scriptural teaching that all of the elect together form the essence of mankind.
- His suffering was atoning, an actual payment (John 10: 28; I Peter 2:24; Col. 1:21,22).
- Learn how horrible sin is in what and how much Jesus had to suffer because of our sin.