The Law of God

John 19:16-18, 20
The Theology of the Cross

I. The Necessity of the Cross

B. The Cross was Necessary Due to the Law of God

1. Definition
  a. The Promise of the Law: Blessing = Life
  b. The Penalty of the Law: Cursing = Death
    i. Penalties Assured (Deuteronomy 27:15-26; 28:15-20; 7:9)

2. The Demands of the Law (Deuteronomy 11:26-28)
  a. Obedience (Deuteronomy 11:26-28; 30:11-20)
    i. Obedience to the Law of God is Personal (Deuteronomy 11:26)
    ii. Obedience to the Law of God must be Perfect (Deuteronomy 10:12-13)
    iii. Obedience to the Law of God is Perpetual (Deuteronomy 11:1)
      A. New Covenant Perpetuity (Matthew 5:48; James 2:8-10)

3. Christ Lived the Life We Could Not Live (Romans 5:12-15, 19; Philippians 2:5-8)

4. Christ Died the Death We Deserved to Provide A Salvation We Desperately Needed (Galations 3:10-14)