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The Equation of the Cross
A + B = C
2 + B = C
2 + 3 = C
2 + 3 =
5
A + B = C
C + B = C(The Cross)
Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set
before him endured the cross, scorning its
shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of
God.
Colossians 1:15-22He is the image of the invisible
God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven
and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or
powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and
for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold
together. 18 And he is the head of the
Colossians 1:15-22body, the church; he is the
beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in
everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was
pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to
himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by
making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 21 Once you
Colossians 1:15-22were alienated from God and
were enemies in your minds because of your evil
behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ's
physical body through death to present you holy in his sight,
without blemish and free from accusation.
C + B = C(The Cross)
C + R = C(The Cross)
(The Resurrection)
Acts 2:29-36"Brothers, I can tell you
confidently that the patriarch David died and was
buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30 But he was a
prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he
would place one of his descendants on his throne.
31 Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the
Christ, that he was not abandoned
Acts 2:29-36to the grave, nor did his body see
decay. 32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all
witnesses of the fact. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the
Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For
David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, " 'The Lord
Acts 2:29-36said to my Lord: "Sit at my right
hand 35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your
feet." ' 36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made
this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
C + R = C(The Cross)
(The Resurrection)
C + R = V(The Cross)
(The Resurrection)
(Victory)
The Cross + The
Resurrection = Victory
The initial victory of the cross and the
grave was whose victory?
Revelation 5:1-10Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both
sides and sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty
angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals
and open the scroll?" 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or
under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4 I
wept
Revelation 5:1-10and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do
not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of
David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven
seals." 6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been
slain, standing in the center
Revelation 5:1-10of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the
elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him
who sat on the throne. 8 And when he had taken it, the four
living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the
Lamb. Each
Revelation 5:1-10one had a harp and they were
holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of
the saints. 9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and
people and nation. 10 You have made them to be a
Revelation 5:1-10kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the
earth."
C + R = V(The Cross)
(The Resurrection)
(Victory)
Colossians 2:9-15For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and you have been given fullness in
Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you were also circumcised, in
the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by
Christ, 12 having
Colossians 2:9-15been buried with him in baptism and raised with
him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 When you
were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful
nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,
14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that
was against us and that
Colossians 2:9-15stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the
powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them,
triumphing over them by the cross.
Christ’s victory on the cross made
another equation possible
Victory = Grace
God’s victory = The opportunity of grace
John 3:16"For God so loved the world that
he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life.”
If we accept His opportunity the
equation changes once more
Grace = Victory
God’s grace for us = Our victory
1 John 5:4-5for everyone born of
God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome
the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus
is the Son of God.
1 Corinthians 15:55-57Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 56 The sting of death is sin, and
the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He
gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave
himself for me.
What are you doing with that gift of grace?
Have you ever accepted God’s
grace?• A – Accept that Jesus God and died for
us.• B – Believe that He loves us and will
forgive us.• C – Confess
• Confess that we need Him• Confess that we are sinners who need to be forgiven• Confess that Jesus is who we believe in
What are you doing with that gift of
grace?• Are you squandering it?• Are we sharing it?• Are we allowing it to shape us?
Remember the equations of Easter
•C + R = V•Victory = Grace•Grace = Victory