The Exchange Christ Offers -- Zac Poonen -- March 4, 2009

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RLCF Spring Conference 2009: 'True Godliness' https://rlcf.church/media/series/true-godliness --- http://rlcf.church River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA

Summary

The sermon emphasizes the profound exchange that occurs when a person comes to Christ, citing 2 Corinthians 5:21 where Christ became sin for us to become the righteousness of God. The speaker urges listeners to deeply meditate on this exchange and, drawing from Hebrews 5, stresses that Jesus' prayers were heard because of a reverential fear of God. He concludes that many believers fail to overcome sin because they do not approach God with the same desperate, heartfelt cry for fellowship that Jesus demonstrated.

Outline

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He made Christ to become sinGod made Christ, who knew no sin, to become sin on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.2 Corinthians 5:21

Praying with loud crying and tearsDuring his life on Earth, Jesus prayed with loud crying and tears to be saved from spiritual death and a break in fellowship with his Father.

The Golden Rule in human relationsJesus summarized the message of the entire Bible by commanding us to treat other people exactly the way we want them to treat us.

Loving righteousness and hating sinThe secret to Jesus having a life full of perpetual joy was that he loved righteousness and hated sin more than anyone else.Hebrews 1:9

Christ became poor that we might become richThough he was rich, Jesus became poor for our sakes so that through his poverty we might become rich.2 Corinthians 8:9

What it means to be richBeing spiritually rich means having need of nothing, where God supplies all our needs and we are completely content.Revelation 3:17

Overcoming covetousness through the New CovenantWhile the Old Testament law could not stop coveting, what the law could not do, God did so we can be free from always wanting what we do not have.

Christ became a curse for usChrist redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the nations.

Turning from a problem into a blessingJust as people were once a nuisance and a curse in former days, God saves them so that they become a blessing to everyone around them.

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