The Beautiful Exchange

Pastor Paul teaches on the immense weight of our sin, and God's graciousness in offering us an exchange: his righteousness for our unrighteousness.

The Beautiful Exchange
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Exchange: The act of giving one thing to receive another.

He took his righteousness and exchanged it for our unrighteousness.

• 2 Corinthians 5:21
• 1 Peter 3:18
• Romans 6:23

What is sin?

• 1 John 3:4
• Deuteronomy 9:7
• "To miss the mark" of God's holy standard of righteousness
• Ephesians 2:1-5

BUT GOD...

Ephesians 2:8-9

• "Faith is contrasted with works because it points to the work of another, but we foolishly make it into a work when we refuse to acknowledge that the wisdom and heart for faith comes from God, and so point back to ourselves."

Romans 8:5-8

The only thing you can make God do in your own power is punish you...

1 Corinthians 1:18-24

Romans 5:6-8

He lived the life you could never live, and died the death that you deserved.

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Safe from wrath and make me pure

Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Saviour, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I rise to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgement throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.

- Rock of Ages (Hymn)

If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies.  And if they perish, let them perish with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay.  If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for.
-Charles Spurgeon