Text Verses: Matthew 27-38-46 I Cor  2 l & 2

The testimony of God concerning Christ crucified

Matt. 27-38  Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another
on the left

Vs. 39  and saying , those that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself,
if thou be the Son of God, com down from the cross.  

Vs. 4l  Likewise also the chief priests mocking him with the scribes and elders, said,

Vs. 42  He saved others; himself he cannon save.  If he be the King of Israel, let him now come
down from the cross and we will believe him.

Vs. 43  He trusted in God; let him deliver him now.  If he will have him: for he said, I am the Son
of God.

Vs. 44  the thieves also, which were crucified with him cast the same in this teeth.

Vs. 45  now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

Vs. 46  and about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice saying, Eli Eli Lama sa back than
ni? That is to say My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?

I Cor. 2 -  l  &  2

Vs. l  and I, brethren, when I come to you I come not with excellency of speech or of wisdom,
declaring unto you the testimony of God.

Vs. 2  for I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

   Our text verse----I  Cor. 2-l
Declaring with you the testimony of God concerning Jesus and him crucified.  It is great to have
God’s testimony, concerning what took place when Christ was crucified.   God’s testimony is
true and worthy to be trusted.  Also it is so wonderful to have preachers sent among us to
preach and proclaim God’s testimony.  

All through the Bible, God gives testimony to this event in the Old Testament as well as the New
Testament.  As we have a vision in our minds of Christ willingly   laying down his life,  God gives
testimony to the fact that He was giving His Life, a ransom for sinners., that he was making
propitiation for sin on behalf of those that God brings to believe on Him and His sacrifice.  That
e was putting away sin, that he was redeeming sinners unto God.

As we hold the vision in our minds of Christ being crucified, we see God’s testimony of the
wages of sin being death, and the gift of God being eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.  
Romans 6-23.  We see the two thieves being crucified, put to death as the wages of sin.  We
see Christ being made sin, that God hath made him to be sin for us.  That he was bearing our
sin in his own body on the tree.  Also, as we hold this vision in our minds of Christ being
crucified, we see the truth of the natural man not seeing the need for a sin sacrifice.

Matt. 27   37 – 40
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, thou that destroyeth the
temple and buildeth it in three days, save thyself.   If thou be the Son of God, come down form
the cross.  The natural man thinks he can be saved by religious practices,  the keeping of
ceremonies and living by certain rules.  He hates to be told that he is and sinner that needs a
sin sacrifice offered on his behalf.   Also we see that the religious do not see the need of a sin
sacrifice.  Matt.  27 – 4l
Vs. 4l  Likewise , also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders said”

Vs. 42
He saved others, himself he cannot save.  If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down
from the cross, and we will believe him.  (Thank God, He didn’t come down.  If He had come
down we would still be under the condemnation of sin) also we see in Verse 46 that when God
laid our sin upon Christ, that he was forsaken of God and we would have been forsaken for
eternity, if Christ had not become sin for us and bore the penalty for it  (verse 46—My God why
hast thou forsaken Me?)

As we think our text, the testimony of God concerning the  meaning of Christ crucified, buried,
and raised again, we see that God gives his testimony throughout the Word of God that, Christ
crucified, buried and raised again is Salvation unto sinners who come by the Spirit of God to
believe and trust in it.

Let us at this time, look at God’s Testimony form his word.
I John 5 – 9  If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater” for this is the
witness of God which he hath testified of His Son.  God is about to give us His testimony
concerning Christ crucified and those who believe on it.

Verse l0  He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself.  He that believeth not
God hat made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

Verse ll  and this is the record that God hath given to us, Eternal life,  and this life is in his Son.  
(In verse ll, we find God giving testimony He has given us eternal life in Christ redeeming us
from our sin by dieing for our sins on the cross and being raised again)   In verse 10  God is
telling us that he that believeth on the Son of God, as being crucified for our sins, putting away
our sins, hath the witness of that in himself.  God is saying that the one who believes on that,
has spiritual vision of that being true.  He has been brought by the Spirit of God to see that as
truth.  Faith is spiritual vision that God gives us.  Heb. 11 – 1 Now faith is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  Faith is the reality of things God tells us
even though we have not seen them with the fiscal eye.   

Also, concerning I John 5 – 10, when He says that He that believeth on the Son of God hath the
vision in himself------let us think upon this truth.  Of having the witness----If we were stand on a
street corner and witnessed two cars run together, we would have the witness in our self of that
which happened.  We would have conviction of what happened.  So it is with those who believe
God concerning God’s testimony of the meaning of Christ crucified—they believe and have
reason to believe that their sin has been put away.    He that believeth not God hath made Him
a liar because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.  Many hear God’s
testimony of it but do not believe it.

I John 5 – 13 these things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God;
that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of
God (God says that those who believe His testimony concerning Christ dying for their sins might
know that they have eternal life.

As we continue to look at God’s testimony concerning Christ being crucified, let us look at the
Old Testament scriptures.  Isaiah 53 – 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was     
bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon hi; and with his stripes we
are healed.  This verse speaks of how it was for our transgressions that He was crucified, and
that by his stripes and suffering, believing sinners are healed and saved from their sins.

Isaiah 53 – 6 All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every on to his own way , and
the Lord laid on him the iniquity of us all.  The Lord’s testimony that all have sinned and that he
laid on Christ that sin and that Christ has bore it for those that believe.

Isaiah 53 – 7 He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he is
brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before his shearers is dumb, so He
openeth not His mouth. (Christ went willingly, He did not resist)

Isaiah 53 –8 He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who shall declare his
generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgressions of my people
was he stricken (Christ was crucified for the transgressions of His people.  God says this is the
redemption of those who believe.)   

God continues to give testimony to Jesus and him crucified.  Heb. 10 – 10 By which we are
sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all.  God’s testimony in this
verse is that those who believe are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ,
once for all.  Set apart from their sin and made free from their sins.

Heb. 7 – 27  who needeth not daily as those high priest to offer up sacrifice, first for his own
sins and then for the people, for this he did once when He offered up Himself.  There is no
need for any other offering to be made for sin, the one offering satisfied God.



God sas that Christ put away sin.  Heb. 9 – 26 but now once in the end of this world hath he
appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

God calls sinners to the faith that Christ has put away their sins.  It is something to believe and
trust that has been done for you.  It is not something you have to do to get him to do for you,
but something to trust that He has already done.

God gives great and wonderful   testimony to Jesus and Him crucified in Acts 13 –38 Be it
known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto the
forgiveness of sins.  (God’s testimony is Christ crucified, the forgiveness of sin unto sinners
who believe and trust in Him)

Acts 13 –39 and by Him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be
justified by the Law of Moses.  (God’s testimony is that all that believe (not some that believe)
but all that believe are justified from all things)  (Satan loves to try to convince believers that we
can’t be sure that we are forgiven for all of our sins, but God says that believers are justified
from ALL things.  God also says that we could not be saved by the keeping of the law) again
God gives testimony that those who believe His testimony concerning Christ have passed from
death unto life.

John 5 – 24  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that
sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death
unto life.  The believer has experienced repentance, in that he has been brought by God’s
Spirit to believe that he is a sinner that can’t save himself.  He has been enabled to hear and
believe that Christ has put away his sins and that he is set free from his sins.  He also has
repentance toward sin and ungodliness the rest of his life.  This is known as repentance toward
God and Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.  May God’s testimony continue to go forth?  May God’s
testimony always give encouragement to believe?  May God’s testimony bring to rest those who
are burdened about their sins?  God hath given us assurance in that he has raised Christ up
from the grave.

Heb.  9 – 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for
him, shall he appear the second time without sin, unto salvation.

I Cor. 1 – 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us
which are saved it is the power of God.

I Cor. I – 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God.  It pleased
God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.  

When one who has been brought by the Spirit of the Lord, to be convicted and burdened about
his sins, it is the Lord’s work in his life that he may see by faith that Christ has put away his sins
and paid the full price that God required.  It is God’s will for that one to know and believe God’s
testimony, that he has forgiveness of sin in Christ dying for sinners and that God was satisfied
in Christ  dying for sinners  and raised Him from the grave.  It is God’s will for that one to know
that it is his very own sins that Christ put away when he died for sin on the cross.  If you are a
believer, may you always have this witness within yourself that it was your very own sins that
Christ put away when He died on the cross as a Sacrifice for sin.

If you are still under conviction of sin, then may God bring you into peace about your sins by
bringing you to believe that it is your very own sins that Christ put away.


May God bless His Word to us always,


Brother Raymond Spann


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