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5 Essential Questions about the Gospel
from God's Holy Inspired Word

Who is the LORD Jesus?
Salvation is in, by, and through the LORD Jesus alone. How so?

God:
"In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word was God."
John 1:1

Son of God:
"Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."
1 John 4:15

Made Flesh:
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
John 1:14

The Lamb of God:
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot."
1 Peter 1:18,19

The Only Mediator:
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
John 14:6

Why Did the LORD Jesus Come to Earth?
The LORD Jesus came into the world for one purpose, to satisfy God the Father in earning and establishing that righteousness necessary for Him to be just and justify those sinners that the Father chose from before the foundation of the world.

To Fulfill Righteousness:
"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
2 Corinthians 5:21

To Redeem:
"But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."
Galatians 4: 4,5

To Justify:
"Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."
Romans 5:9

To Propitiate God:
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
1 John 4:10

What did the LORD Jesus Accomplish?
The LORD Jesus did not come into the world to attempt salvation, but to save every sinner whom the Father chose before the foundation of the world and sent Him to accomplish the salvation of His chosen people.

He Saved His People:
"Thou shalt call Hs name Jesus for He shall save His people from their sins."
Matthew 1:21

He Put Away the Sin of His People:
"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high."
Hebrews 1:3

He Fulfilled God's Law and Justice For His People:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."
Matthew 5:17

He Finished the Work of Salvation For His People:
"I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do."
John 17:4

He Gave Eternal Life to Each One For Whom He Died:
"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."
John 10: 28

For Whom Did the LORD Jesus Die?
The LORD Jesus Christ did not lay down His life for every single sinner in the world. Were that the case they would all be saved. Who are those for whom Christ died and has saved by His death for them on the cross?

His Sheep:
"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."
John 10:11

Those That the Father Gave Him:
"I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine."
John 17:9

His Church:
"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."
Acts 20:28

His Bride:
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her."
Ephesians 5:25

Although Christ's death is infinite and sufficient to save the entire world, yet in God's purpose and design, His death was only for His elect.

Where is the LORD Jesus Now?
When the LORD Jesus died, was buried, and rose again, He ascended on High and is now seated in heaven, where He ever lives to intercede for those for whom He paid the debt. He's seated because He finished the work for His people and is reigning as the King of kings over His Kingdom now. He is not waiting to reign someday. He reigns now!

At the Right Hand of God:
"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God."
Mark 16:19

Exalted and Glorified:
"Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear."
Acts 2:33

Received Up Into Glory:
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angles, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
1 Timothy 3:16

Christ's ascension signified God's complete satisfaction in His earthly work. All that He had come to do, He had accomplished, then returned to the Father who had sent Him.

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