Dr Don Carson

Speaker and Author

Why Trust a Cross? Atonement

Introduction: We are condemned apart from the cross of Christ

1. Paul sets forth the revelation of God's righteousness in its relation to the Old Testament (3:21)
2. Paul sets forth the availability of God's righteousness to all human being without racial distinction, but on condition of faith (3:22-23)
3. Paul sets forth the source of God's righteousness in the gracious provision of Christ Jesus as the propitiation for our sins (3:24-25a)
4. Paul sets forth the demonstration of the righteousness of God through the cross of Jesus Christ (3:25b-26)

Conclusion

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