Hebrews 9:27-28 Just as man destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
- No pain, no gain
- But we have gained something not of our pain, but of Christ's pain
PAIN of Christ brought us
P - Pardon
- Forgiveness of sins
- Heb. 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people
- Healing
- 1 Peter 2:24 ...by his wounds you have been healed
- Hebrews 10:17 "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more."
A - Access
- We have now a direct access to God without the intervention of any person (priest, pastor, or even Mary)
- Matthew 27:50-51 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At than moment the curtain of the temple was torn in from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.
- Hebrews 10:19-21 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God
I - Inheritance
- God has promise us eternal life
- John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- Hebrews 9:15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may received the promised eternal inheritance - now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from sins committed under the first covenant.
- Ephesians 1:13-14 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believe, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession - to the praise of His glory
N - New Life
- John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave us right to become children of God
- 2 Corinthian 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things has gone, the new has come!
- Ephesians 4:22-24 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires to be made new in the attitude of your minds and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness
How could we value God's pain?
We value God's PAIN by our GAIN
G - Gratefulness or Gratitude
- We should express our thanks and appreciation to God through our worship and our service
- Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise - the fruit of lips that confess his name.
- Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
A - Accomplishment
- God has commanded us to accomplish something
- Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age
- Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.
- God is much concerned with our accomplishment, not just our involvement
- Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus
- Philippians 1:29 because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:
- 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
I - Importance
- God should be our priority
- Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you as well
- Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
- Do everything for God's pleasure
- Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
N - No more sinning
- Do not waste God’s sacrifice and sufferings by going back to your old life
- 2 Peter 2:20-22 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
- Hebrews 10:26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left
- Romans 6:12-13 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do no offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.
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