Rom 6:8
Now if we died with Christ,
we believe that we will also live with him.
Rom 6:8 Now if we died
with Christ, we believe that
we will also live with him.
Rom 6:8 Now if we died
with Christ, we believe that
we will also live with him.
Rom 6:8 Now if we died
with Christ, we believe that
we will also live with him.
Rom 6:8 Now if we died
with Christ, we believe that
we will also live with him.
Rom 6:8 Now if we died
with Christ, we believe that
we will also live with him.
Rom 6:8 Now if we died
with Christ, we believe that
we will also live with him.
Rom 6:3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were
baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into
death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the
Father, we too may live a new life.
Rom 6:8 Now if we died
with Christ...
What does that actually mean?
Luke 23
32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him
to be executed.
33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they
crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his
right, the other on his left.
(...)
39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him:
“Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,”
he said, “since you are under the same sentence?
41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds
deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into
your kingdom.”
43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be
with me in paradise.”
What kind of criminal are you?
32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with
him to be executed.
33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they
crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his
right, the other on his left.
He became one of us...
He was numbered with the transgressors.
Phil 2
5 .. Christ Jesus,
6 who, being in very nature God, (…)
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death
— even death on a cross!
What kind of criminal are you?
32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with
him to be executed.
33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they
crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his
right, the other on his left.
He became one of us...
He was numbered with the transgressors.
Complete Humiliation
Phil 2
5 .. Christ Jesus,
6 who, being in very nature God, (…)
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death
— even death on a cross!
What kind of criminal are you?
39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults
at him:
“Aren’t you the Messiah?
Save yourself and us!”
Psalm 22:7 All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
What kind of criminal are you?
39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults
at him:
“Aren’t you the Messiah?
Save yourself and us!”
Complete Rejection
Psalm 22:7 All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
What kind of criminal are you?
40 But the other criminal rebuked him.
“Don’t you fear God,” he said,
“since you are under the same sentence?
Matt10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the
soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body
in hell.
What kind of criminal are you?
40 But the other criminal rebuked him.
“Don’t you fear God,” he said,
“since you are under the same sentence?
Complete Awareness
Matt10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the
soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body
in hell.
What kind of criminal are you?
41 We are punished justly,
for we are getting what our deeds deserve.
But this man has done nothing wrong.”
Prov 10:16 The wages of the righteous is life,
but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
What kind of criminal are you?
41 We are punished justly,
for we are getting what our deeds deserve.
But this man has done nothing wrong.”
Complete Sinfulness
Complete Holiness
Prov 10:16 The wages of the righteous is life,
but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
What kind of criminal are you?
42 Then he said,
“Jesus,
remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Joel 2:32 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved;
for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance
What kind of criminal are you?
42 Then he said,
“Jesus,
remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Complete Humility
Complete Grace
Joel 2:32 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved;
for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance
What kind of criminal are you?
43 Jesus answered him,
“Truly I tell you,
today you will be with me in paradise.”
Eph2
6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the
heavenly realms in Christ Jesus
What kind of criminal are you?
43 Jesus answered him,
“Truly I tell you,
today you will be with me in paradise.”
Complete Assurance
Complete Restoration
Eph2
6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the
heavenly realms in Christ Jesus
Are you a criminal
like the one who did die with Christ?
Are you aware of His holiness, your sinfulness?
Do you therefore have the fear of God?
Do you believe in Jesus' name: God saves?
Do you come to him in all humility?
Trusting His Grace?
Then believe His words:
“Truly I tell you,
today you will be
with me
in paradise.”
Eph2
4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions
—it is by grace you have been saved.