Bourbon Review: Old Fitzgerald Bottle in Bond 7 year

Topic: The Work of Jesus

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Show Notes:

• • Topic: The Work of Jesus Christ
    • A disciple grows secure when the work of Christ is understood clearly.

• Christ Died as Our Substitute:

• • • 2 Cor. 5:21

• “21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

• • Jesus did not die merely as an example of love. He died in our place.
  • On the cross:
    • Our sin was credited to Him.
    • His righteousness is credited to us.
  • This is substitution – the heart of the gospel.
  • This matters:
    • If Christ’s death is only inspirational, we remain guilty.
    • If it is substitutionary, we are forgiven.
  • Discipleship rests on imputed righteousness, not improved behavior.

• Christ Reconciled Us to God:

• • • Romans 5:10-11

• “10 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. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”

• • Sin created hostility between humanity & God.
  • Through Christ:
    • Enemies are reconciled.
    • Distance is removed.
    • Relationship is restored.
  • Salvation is relational restoration, not a legal acquittal.
  • This matters because:
    • Discipleship is not self-improvement before a distant God.
    • It is life with a reconciled Father
    • The cross removes alienation and intimacy with God becomes possible because reconciliation is complete.

• Christ Justifies the Ungodly:

• • • Rom. 3:23-24

• “23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,”

• • All have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory
  • Justification means:
    • Declared righteous by grace through redemption in Christ
    • Justification comes apart from the law; that is, we cannot earn justification through rule-keeping or our own good works.
    • Justification is made possible in the sacrificial death of Christ; it is based on the shed blood of Christ.
    • Justification is the free and gracious gift of God bestowed on those who receive by faith the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
    • Justification demonstrates the righteousness of God.
  • This matters because:
    • Without justification: assurance collapses, performance becomes central, and fear replaces freedom.
    • We obey from acceptance, not for acceptance.

• Christ Defeated Sin and Death:

• • • Col. 2: 13-15

• “13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities[a] and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.”

• The cross disarmed spiritual powers:
  • The record of debt is canceled.
  • Sin’s ultimate authority is broken
  • Death is defeated.
• Christ’s resurrection power makes transformation possible.
  • We fight from victory, not for victory.