1 Corinthians 15:1-4 “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you,...

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1 Corinthians 15:1-4 “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He

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1 Corinthians 15:1-4

“Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (NKJV).

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Sins That Crucified Jesus

I. Ignorance.A.“They do not know what

they do” (Luke 23:33-34).B.“Did it in ignorance” (Acts

3:13-17).C.They “closed” their eyes

(Matt. 13:14-15).D.We must not remain in

ignorance.

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Sins That Crucified Jesus

II. Hatred.A.Jesus “went about doing

good” (Acts 10:38; cf. John 10:32).

B.Men “loved darkness” (John 3:19-21).

C.They hated Him “without cause” (John 15:25; Ps. 69:4).

D.We must not hate what is good.

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Sins That Crucified Jesus

III. Envy.A.He was accused because of

envy (Matt. 27:15-18).B.The Jews of Thessalonica

became envious (Acts 17:1-5).

C.We must not allow envy to lead us to crucify Christ again (Heb. 6:6).

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Sins That Crucified Jesus

IV. Love of Money.A.Judas betrayed Jesus for

money (Matt. 26:14-15; cf. John 12:6).

B.The love of money is a root of evil (1 Tim. 6:6-11).

C.We must not allow material things to turn us from the Lord.

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Sins That Crucified Jesus

V. Lying.A.False witnesses were

brought to accuse Jesus (Matt. 26:59-60).

B.The guards at the tomb were paid to lie (Matt 28:12-15).

C.We must have a “love of the truth” (2 Thess. 2:10).

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Sins That Crucified Jesus

VI. Moral Weakness.A.Pilate knew Jesus was

innocent (Luke 23:13-16).B.He was too weak to release

Him (Luke 23:20-23).C.Will we have the strength

to stand with Jesus?