WEEK 41
THIS JESUS—
What He Did_1
JESUS was faithful to GOD who appointed Him (Heb 3:2). He became the Mediator who enacted a better covenant (Heb 8:6). Therefore, He was able to save forever all those who draw near to GOD through Him, interceding for them (Heb 7:25).
He became the “firstfruits” (first to rise from the dead) (1 Cor 15:23). He is now seated at GOD’s right hand (Eph 1:20) and head over all things to the Church (Eph 1:22).
JESUS entrusted Himself to GOD (1 Pet 2:23), offering Himself without blemish (Heb 9:14), committing no sin (1 Pet 2:22). He lived for the will of God (1 Pet 4:2).
He learned obedience from the things He suffered (Heb 5:8). “We know that Jesus was always obedient to His Father. What this verse means though is that His obedience was displayed in a new way, when he was faced with suffering.”1 JESUS was made perfect (Heb 5:9). “This verse does not mean that Jesus was ever at some point not perfect, but that through temptation and suffering his perfection was revealed.”2 JESUS displayed perfect obedience and became perfect by temptation and suffering.
He died and rose again (1 Thes 4:14), triumphing over all rulers and authorities (Col 2:15), destroying the one who had the power of death (Heb 2:14). He now is able to give redemption (Rom 3:24).
He put an end to the agony of death for us (Acts 2:24) and healed all oppressed by the devil for GOD was with Him (Acts 10:38).
This JESUS came to earth to reveal the hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col 2:3). He came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8)—disarming rulers and authorities putting them to open shame by triumphing over them (Col 2:15).
He came to reconcile all things to Himself making peace by the blood of His cross (Col 1:20).
God the Father, using the principle of imputation, treated Christ as if He were a sinner though He was not and had Him die as a substitute to pay the penalty for the sins of those who believe in Him (Gal 3:13). The wrath of God was exhausted on Him and the just requirement of God’s law met for those for whom He died.3
He bears the sins of many and will come a second time to bring salvation to everyone waiting for Him (Heb 9:28). “This will be our salvation from the presence of sin.”4
“[He] is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him” (Rev 1:7 ESV).
ENDNOTES
(41) This JESUS, Committed No Sin
1. Jared Dymond, “Hebrews 5:1-10,” New Hope Church sermon notes, 06 March 2022: 8.
2. Dymond.
3. John MacArthur, One Perfect Life (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2012) 513.
4. MacArthur, 504.
5. “He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth” (1 Peter 2:22 ESV).
6. “For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure” (John 3:34 ESV).
7.” . . . Christ did not please himself” (Romans 15:3 ESV).
8. “ . . . Christ suffered . . . in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God” (1 Peter 4:1-2 ESV).
9. “He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame . . .” (Colossians 2:15 ESV).
10. “ . . . The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8 ESV).
11. “ . . . Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father . . .” (Romans 6:4 ESV).
12. “ . . . Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” (Ephesians 5:2 ESV).
13. “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,” (1 Timothy 2:5 ESV).
14. “We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him” (Romans 6:9 ESV).
15. “ . . . he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,” (Ephesians 1:20 ESV).
16. “ . . . Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:2-3 ESV).
17. “so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him” (Hebrews 9:28 ESV).
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