Braggs Church of Christ

1. Braggs Church of Christ

2. Mt. 27:22-23 • Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.[23] And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

3. Introduction • Jn. 1:11 “He came unto his own, and his own received him not.” • The Jews were looking for a promised Messiah – why did they reject Him? • Because ofSIN

4. Sins That Crucified Christ

5. I. The Sin Of Ignorance • Lk. 23:34 • Acts 3:17

6. Lk. 23:34 • Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

7. Acts 3:17 • And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

8. I. The Sin Of Ignorance • We often want to over look ignorance - but the Jews were still to be blamed for they were willfully ignorant • This sin is still with us today! • Acts 17:30

9. Acts 17:30 • And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

10. II. The Sin Of The Hatred Of Good • Acts 10:38 • Jn. 10:32

11. Acts 10:38 • How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

12. Jn. 10:32 • Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

13. II. The Sin Of The Hatred Of Good • This sin is still crucifying Christ today • Jn. 3:19 • “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”

14. III. The Sin Of Envy • Mt. 27:18 • Jn. 12:19

15. Mt. 27:18 • For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

16. Jn. 12:19 • The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him

17. III. The Sin Of Envy • Envy makes us feelpain at another person’s good fortune • How do you feel when you hear someone else receiving a compliment? • Proverbs 14:30

18. Proverbs 14:30 • A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

19. IV. The Sin Of Religious Prejudice • Prejudice= To Judge before knowing the facts • “Prejudice is the child of ignorance” • Many today hatethe Lord’s church because of their prejudice

20. V. The Sin Of The Love Of Money • Mt. 26:15 • And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver • Many today betray Christ for far less!

21. V. The Sin Of The Love Of Money • 1 Tim. 6:10 • Col. 3:5

22. 1 Tim. 6:10 • For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

23. Col. 3:5 • Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

24. VI. The Sin Of Moral Weakness • Pilate had no moral backbone and would not stand for the truth • Mt. 27: 15 ff

25. Summary Slide • I. The Sin Of Ignorance • II. The Sin Of The Hatred Of Good • III. The Sin Of Envy • IV. The Sin Of Religious Prejudice • V. The Sin Of The Love Of Money