Sixth Grade Lessons, Block 3, Week 14: Christ’s Death as a God-Man (2)—Died as God

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Sixth Grade Lessons, Block 3—The Savior-God

Week 14
Christ’s Death as a God-Man (2)—Died as God

Reading Reference: Lesson Book, Level 2: Salvation—The Triune God and the Person and Work of Christ, Lesson 18; Rom. 6:23; Heb. 9:22; 2:14; 9:14, 12

Memory Verse: And not through the blood of goats and calves but through His own blood, entered once for all into the [Holy of] Holies, obtaining an eternal redemption. (Heb. 9:12)

Suggested Songs: Hymns, #1003

Scripture Reading: Rom. 6:23; Heb. 9:22; 2:14; 9:14, 12

Points to Emphasize

The Lord Jesus is the unique Person who was qualified to die for our redemption.

  • Acquired man’s blood—Rom. 6:23; Heb. 9:22; 2:14

All men have sinned and the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23). For man’s sin, God required the payment of man’s blood. Hebrews 9:22 says, “Without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” This is why the Lord Jesus had to become a man. Man’s blood was required, so God had to acquire such blood. God had no blood; but by His incarnation, He took on blood and flesh (Heb. 2:14). As the man Jesus, He could shed genuine human blood for our sake.

  • For an eternal redemption—Hebrews 9:14, 12

Yet if Jesus were only a sinless man, we would still have a great problem. His death would be good for only one man; in fact, it would be good for only one sin. Let us explain. God requires man to die because of sin—even one sin. Suppose in your entire life you committed only one sin. As a sinless man, Jesus could die as a substitute for that sin. But if you were to sin again you would have to die for that second sin. Well, you know that you have sinned more than once in your life! How could one man, Jesus, die for all your sins and for all the sins of mankind? And how could it work for us two thousand years after His death?

Although Christ became a man, He was still God. He was a genuine man, yet also the complete God. His being God added an eternal element to His redeeming blood. Hebrews 9:14 says that the Lord offered Himself up through the eternal Spirit. He has accomplished an eternal redemption for us (Heb. 9:12). Now Jesus’ blood is effective for all men of all times. It can cleanse every sin of every man on the earth.

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