100:00:01,000 –> 00:00:02,500Richard Dawkins200:00:03,800 –> 00:00:05,300You might say at this point, wait a minute.300:00:05,900 –> 00:00:07,600Would not that then mean400:00:08,300 –> 00:00:09,900that we500:00:10,400 –> 00:00:12,800could go and live as we like600:00:13,700 –> 00:00:16,100and commit any sin that we want to700:00:16,600 –> 00:00:17,900and get away with it?800:00:19,000 –> 00:00:21,200And if you are asking that question right now900:00:21,900 –> 00:00:23,100I just want to say1000:00:23,400 –> 00:00:24,200good!1100:00:25,100 –> 00:00:27,799Because what it means is that you have understood the gospel1200:00:28,700 –> 00:00:31,100Welcome to Open The Bible with pastor Colin Smith.1300:00:31,100 –> 00:00:33,500I’m David Pick and I’m glad you could be with us today1400:00:33,500 –> 00:00:34,200and Colin1500:00:34,200 –> 00:00:34,700I think1600:00:34,700 –> 00:00:36,200some of us might be thinking1700:00:36,500 –> 00:00:39,599hang on do I get a get out of jail free card here?1800:00:40,200 –> 00:00:42,700And that is exactly the question the person1900:00:42,700 –> 00:00:45,099should ask when they understand the gospel.2000:00:45,400 –> 00:00:47,599God forgives freely2100:00:48,200 –> 00:00:52,099on the basis of the shed blood of Jesus Christ.2200:00:52,099 –> 00:00:54,200That’s the marvelous good truth of the gospel.2300:00:54,200 –> 00:00:56,200Paul has it in Romans and chapter 52400:00:56,299 –> 00:00:59,099that we’re justified through faith in the Son of God.2500:00:59,099 –> 00:01:01,099It’s the marvelous free gift2600:01:01,099 –> 00:01:01,900and the great thing is2700:01:01,900 –> 00:01:04,099what’s the question that arises from that?2800:01:04,099 –> 00:01:05,599Romans chapter 62900:01:05,599 –> 00:01:09,300Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?3000:01:09,300 –> 00:01:12,000And of course the answer is no way why3100:01:12,400 –> 00:01:14,400because when a person is forgiven3200:01:14,699 –> 00:01:18,400we’re actually joined to Christ by the Holy Spirit.3300:01:18,599 –> 00:01:21,000That’s the most marvelous thing about being a Christian.3400:01:21,000 –> 00:01:23,099You’re brought into a whole new life.3500:01:23,300 –> 00:01:24,400And today we’re going to talk about3600:01:24,599 –> 00:01:27,800how the death of Jesus that brings about our forgiveness3700:01:28,199 –> 00:01:30,400is also the means by which we’re brought into3800:01:30,400 –> 00:01:31,699a whole new relationship with God.3900:01:31,699 –> 00:01:34,099So let’s open our Bibles if you can4000:01:34,099 –> 00:01:37,099at Mark 15 and verse 21 today4100:01:37,099 –> 00:01:38,400as we continue the message4200:01:38,599 –> 00:01:40,900Jesus suffered under the judgment of God.4300:01:41,000 –> 00:01:41,699Here’s Colin.4400:01:41,900 –> 00:01:43,000Now, I want us to look together4500:01:43,000 –> 00:01:45,099at what it was that Christ endured.4600:01:46,599 –> 00:01:47,800Verse 244700:01:48,400 –> 00:01:52,800a simple sentence, but it is full of significance4800:01:53,300 –> 00:01:58,800and they crucified Him.4900:02:00,099 –> 00:02:01,699Now have you ever asked this question,5000:02:01,699 –> 00:02:02,699why crucifixion5100:02:03,699 –> 00:02:07,900as opposed to any other form of execution?5200:02:07,900 –> 00:02:10,800Why did Jesus suffer and die in this way5300:02:10,800 –> 00:02:11,800rather than any other5400:02:11,800 –> 00:02:13,199especially when you consider5500:02:13,399 –> 00:02:15,300that in the Old Testament5600:02:15,500 –> 00:02:17,500Capital punishment was administered5700:02:17,500 –> 00:02:18,600not by crucifixion.5800:02:18,600 –> 00:02:20,800There’s never a crucifixion in the Old Testament5900:02:21,100 –> 00:02:23,100Capital punishment among the Jews6000:02:23,100 –> 00:02:24,500according to Old Testament law6100:02:24,500 –> 00:02:26,000was administered by stoning.6200:02:27,800 –> 00:02:30,000Crucifixion was a Roman idea6300:02:30,000 –> 00:02:32,800brought in by the secular imperial state6400:02:32,800 –> 00:02:35,600that had come at that particular time6500:02:35,600 –> 00:02:37,399in God’s amazing plan6600:02:38,000 –> 00:02:39,399to Israel,6700:02:41,399 –> 00:02:42,699but I want us to see today6800:02:42,699 –> 00:02:45,199that the Old Testament had one right6900:02:45,600 –> 00:02:46,899that was very significant7000:02:46,899 –> 00:02:49,600for understanding the crucifixion of Jesus7100:02:50,399 –> 00:02:51,300and you’ll find it7200:02:51,300 –> 00:02:52,399in the book of Deuteronomy7300:02:52,399 –> 00:02:55,100chapter 21 in verse 237400:02:55,300 –> 00:02:56,600where we read these words7500:02:58,199 –> 00:02:59,100Anyone7600:02:59,699 –> 00:03:02,100who is hung on a tree7700:03:03,199 –> 00:03:05,199is under God’s curse7800:03:05,300 –> 00:03:06,600it’s Deuteronomy 217900:03:06,600 –> 00:03:07,699in verse 238000:03:08,500 –> 00:03:09,199anyone8100:03:09,699 –> 00:03:11,300who is hung on a tree8200:03:12,100 –> 00:03:14,399is under God’s8300:03:14,800 –> 00:03:15,800curse8400:03:15,899 –> 00:03:17,100that’s the important thing8500:03:18,399 –> 00:03:19,399now, you say, wait a minute8600:03:19,899 –> 00:03:22,199if execution, capital punishment8700:03:22,199 –> 00:03:25,000in the Old Testament was by stoning8800:03:25,800 –> 00:03:27,399why in all the world would anyone8900:03:27,399 –> 00:03:29,500ever be hung on a tree?9000:03:30,899 –> 00:03:33,300And William Lane gives us the explanation9100:03:33,300 –> 00:03:34,399he says this9200:03:35,500 –> 00:03:37,399the hanging on a gibbet9300:03:38,000 –> 00:03:40,100that was prescribed for idolaters9400:03:40,100 –> 00:03:41,100and blasphemers9500:03:41,100 –> 00:03:43,000who had been stoned9600:03:43,600 –> 00:03:45,699it wasn’t a form of capital punishment9700:03:45,699 –> 00:03:47,399but it was a humiliation9800:03:47,399 –> 00:03:49,500since it followed death9900:03:50,300 –> 00:03:57,699the public exposure of an executed10000:03:57,699 –> 00:04:00,199So here’s what the10100:04:00,199 –> 00:04:02,000Jews did in a situation where there had10200:04:02,000 –> 00:04:03,500been a great crime and capital punishment10300:04:03,500 –> 00:04:04,899was called for10400:04:05,199 –> 00:04:07,199they brought about the condemnation of10500:04:07,199 –> 00:04:08,500death by stoning10600:04:08,699 –> 00:04:10,399but after the criminal had10700:04:10,399 –> 00:04:12,300died after the punishment had been10800:04:12,300 –> 00:04:13,199carried out10900:04:13,199 –> 00:04:14,800then after death11000:04:15,000 –> 00:04:17,500the body was hung upon a gibbet11100:04:17,500 –> 00:04:19,000as a way of expressing to the whole11200:04:19,000 –> 00:04:21,000community not only is this person11300:04:21,000 –> 00:04:22,700come under the condemnation of the11400:04:22,700 –> 00:04:24,799community, but now this person in11500:04:24,799 –> 00:04:27,100eternity is under the curse of God11600:04:29,500 –> 00:04:31,600Now when you turn to the New Testament11700:04:31,600 –> 00:04:33,799in Galatians chapter 3 in verse 1311800:04:33,799 –> 00:04:35,600you’ll see that the New Testament takes11900:04:35,600 –> 00:04:38,399this up in relation to Jesus12000:04:38,799 –> 00:04:40,799because it’s very important Galatians12100:04:40,799 –> 00:04:41,6003 are teen12200:04:43,100 –> 00:04:44,899Christ redeemed us12300:04:45,500 –> 00:04:47,500from the curse of the law12400:04:48,000 –> 00:04:50,600by becoming a curse for us12500:04:51,500 –> 00:04:52,899for it is written and here’s the12600:04:52,899 –> 00:04:55,399quotation from Deuteronomy 21 2312700:04:55,700 –> 00:04:57,200It’s written cursed12800:04:57,600 –> 00:05:00,700is anyone or everyone who is hung12900:05:01,100 –> 00:05:02,299on a tree13000:05:03,299 –> 00:05:06,100Now when Mark says and they crucified13100:05:06,100 –> 00:05:06,600him13200:05:07,500 –> 00:05:09,600any person who knew the Old Testament13300:05:09,600 –> 00:05:11,700teaching would immediately understand13400:05:11,700 –> 00:05:13,299the significance of this13500:05:14,299 –> 00:05:16,500That means he comes under the curse13600:05:16,500 –> 00:05:17,100of God13700:05:17,100 –> 00:05:19,100That’s what the Old Testament says13800:05:20,000 –> 00:05:22,200The Jewish practice is everyone knew13900:05:22,299 –> 00:05:24,000was that A Condemned Man would be14000:05:24,000 –> 00:05:26,000put to death and then hanged on14100:05:26,000 –> 00:05:28,100a tree but in the case of Jesus14200:05:28,100 –> 00:05:30,000he is hanged on the tree before his14300:05:30,000 –> 00:05:32,200death and as a means of his death14400:05:32,200 –> 00:05:34,200In other words, he is consciously14500:05:34,600 –> 00:05:38,600publicly knowingly under the curse14600:05:38,600 –> 00:05:40,899of God on the cross14700:05:41,100 –> 00:05:44,200And he did this he went under the14800:05:45,100 –> 00:05:50,000He became cursed for us14900:05:50,399 –> 00:05:52,000They say, why would Jesus come15000:05:52,000 –> 00:05:53,799under the curse of God?15100:05:53,799 –> 00:05:55,299He never sinned in the15200:05:55,299 –> 00:05:56,500whole of his life.15300:05:56,500 –> 00:05:58,500He was the perfectly faithful son15400:05:58,500 –> 00:05:59,299to his father.15500:05:59,500 –> 00:06:00,600And of course the Bible gives us15600:06:00,600 –> 00:06:02,299the answer as we’ve already seen15700:06:02,399 –> 00:06:04,500he was bearing our sins.15800:06:04,500 –> 00:06:06,600God made him15900:06:06,600 –> 00:06:07,700who had no sin16000:06:07,700 –> 00:06:10,500do be sin for us16100:06:11,500 –> 00:06:13,700What happened when Jesus died?16200:06:14,700 –> 00:06:16,399He came under16300:06:16,899 –> 00:06:18,500the curse16400:06:19,200 –> 00:06:21,700He was nailed to the tree16500:06:21,799 –> 00:06:23,359to the wood16600:06:23,799 –> 00:06:27,899They crucified him16700:06:29,799 –> 00:06:32,000Now not only by being crucified16800:06:32,000 –> 00:06:34,000as opposed to death16900:06:34,200 –> 00:06:35,299by any other means17000:06:35,299 –> 00:06:37,600did Jesus come under the curse17100:06:39,299 –> 00:06:39,799but17200:06:41,299 –> 00:06:42,500Mark tells us also17300:06:42,799 –> 00:06:44,299right here in the description17400:06:44,299 –> 00:06:47,000that Jesus entered the darkness17500:06:47,600 –> 00:06:49,000And I want us to see that he entered17600:06:49,000 –> 00:06:51,000the darkness for us also17700:06:51,100 –> 00:06:52,000Verse 3317800:06:53,100 –> 00:06:54,200At the 6th hour17900:06:54,500 –> 00:06:55,399that’s midday18000:06:56,600 –> 00:06:57,200at Noon18100:06:58,200 –> 00:07:01,100Darkness came over the whole land18200:07:02,200 –> 00:07:04,000until the 9th hour18300:07:05,799 –> 00:07:06,899It’s a remarkable18400:07:07,700 –> 00:07:10,899thing that when the Lord Jesus Christ was born18500:07:11,299 –> 00:07:12,799When he came into the world18600:07:13,299 –> 00:07:14,700He welcomed to church at Christmas18700:07:14,700 –> 00:07:15,399and we know these18800:07:16,399 –> 00:07:17,200verses well18900:07:17,200 –> 00:07:18,500there were shepherds19000:07:19,100 –> 00:07:20,299abiding in the fields19100:07:20,299 –> 00:07:22,600and they were keeping watch over their flock19200:07:22,600 –> 00:07:23,600when at19300:07:24,100 –> 00:07:24,700night19400:07:25,100 –> 00:07:26,000and what happened19500:07:26,000 –> 00:07:27,200the angel of the Lord appeared19600:07:27,200 –> 00:07:30,100and the glory of the Lord shone around them19700:07:30,100 –> 00:07:31,100there was light19800:07:31,600 –> 00:07:32,540in the sky19900:07:33,500 –> 00:07:34,399at midnight20000:07:34,500 –> 00:07:35,700when Jesus was born20100:07:36,799 –> 00:07:38,500and when Jesus was crucified20200:07:38,500 –> 00:07:40,299there is darkness covering20300:07:40,899 –> 00:07:41,700the land20400:07:42,299 –> 00:07:43,000at noon20500:07:44,200 –> 00:07:46,200now whenever you come across something unusual20600:07:46,200 –> 00:07:48,600and clearly darkness covering over the whole land20700:07:48,600 –> 00:07:51,100at midday is highly unusual20800:07:51,700 –> 00:07:53,500it’s always a good thing as we’ve seen20900:07:53,500 –> 00:07:55,100to look back in the Bible and say21000:07:55,100 –> 00:07:57,799where have we seen something like this before21100:07:59,000 –> 00:08:01,000and you think of a place in the Bible where21200:08:02,000 –> 00:08:05,200darkness suddenly comes over a whole land21300:08:06,000 –> 00:08:06,500Well21400:08:07,100 –> 00:08:08,299it happened in Egypt21500:08:09,299 –> 00:08:12,399When Pharaoh had refused the commandment of God21600:08:12,399 –> 00:08:13,700to let his people go21700:08:14,000 –> 00:08:15,500and you remember that God21800:08:15,899 –> 00:08:19,399sent ten plagues of judgment21900:08:19,799 –> 00:08:22,799because of Pharaoh’s hardness of heart22000:08:23,500 –> 00:08:26,600and you remember the last plague involved the22100:08:26,600 –> 00:08:28,799death of a firstborn son22200:08:30,000 –> 00:08:32,799and the one before the last plague was what22300:08:33,599 –> 00:08:36,700darkness covered the whole land of Egypt22400:08:36,700 –> 00:08:38,900and it covered the land for three days.22500:08:38,900 –> 00:08:40,599You can read about it in Exodus chapter22600:08:40,599 –> 00:08:41,90010 in verse 21.22700:08:42,299 –> 00:08:44,599The Lord said to Moses stretch out your hand22800:08:44,599 –> 00:08:47,580toward the sky so that darkness will spread22900:08:47,599 –> 00:08:49,099over Egypt.23000:08:49,299 –> 00:08:51,599And I love this little phrase in Exodus.23100:08:51,900 –> 00:08:56,000God says it will be darkness that can be felt.23200:08:57,500 –> 00:08:59,599Darkness that can be felt.23300:09:01,400 –> 00:09:02,000Now23400:09:03,000 –> 00:09:04,799when darkness comes over the whole land23500:09:04,799 –> 00:09:08,000it is a sign in the Old Testament that23600:09:08,599 –> 00:09:10,700the judgment of God is being poured out.23700:09:10,700 –> 00:09:12,400That’s what it is in the plagues.23800:09:14,400 –> 00:09:16,700And that is precisely what happens here.23900:09:18,599 –> 00:09:21,599The judgment of God is being poured out24000:09:22,099 –> 00:09:25,479and it is being poured out on Jesus who is at24100:09:25,500 –> 00:09:26,599the center24200:09:27,400 –> 00:09:29,880in this darkness that comes over the whole24300:09:29,900 –> 00:09:30,700land.24400:09:32,099 –> 00:09:33,979Remember, of course, that the Bible speaks24500:09:33,979 –> 00:09:37,380about Hell, many times, as a place of darkness.24600:09:38,679 –> 00:09:41,260Second Peter Chapter 2 in verse 17 tells us24700:09:41,280 –> 00:09:42,679about false teachers24800:09:43,080 –> 00:09:44,940who corrupt the church and it has these24900:09:44,960 –> 00:09:46,780solemn words of warning.25000:09:46,979 –> 00:09:50,559It says that blackest darkness is reserved25100:09:50,580 –> 00:09:52,479for them.25200:09:54,479 –> 00:09:56,599So we’re learning Christ suffered under the25300:09:56,619 –> 00:09:58,080judgment of God25400:09:58,479 –> 00:10:00,960and that it’s not only taught explicitly in25500:10:00,979 –> 00:10:03,659the Bible but it is pointed to clearly in25600:10:03,659 –> 00:10:05,940the description we have in the Gospel25700:10:05,960 –> 00:10:07,960when we’re told that He was crucified25800:10:07,960 –> 00:10:10,260that tells us that he came under the curse of God25900:10:11,359 –> 00:10:12,960And Mark tells us that he26000:10:14,460 –> 00:10:16,659was surrounded by darkness26100:10:17,260 –> 00:10:20,159he enters the very darkness of Hell26200:10:20,559 –> 00:10:21,960and he does that26300:10:22,260 –> 00:10:23,460for us.26400:10:24,460 –> 00:10:25,640You’re listening to Open the Bible with26500:10:25,659 –> 00:10:28,039pastor Colin Smith and a message called26600:10:28,059 –> 00:10:30,559Jesus suffered under the judgment of God.26700:10:30,859 –> 00:10:32,159It’s part of our series26800:10:32,159 –> 00:10:33,760the gospel according to Jesus26900:10:33,960 –> 00:10:35,659and if you’ve missed any of the series27000:10:35,659 –> 00:10:36,559or you want to go back27100:10:36,559 –> 00:10:37,260and listen again27200:10:37,260 –> 00:10:38,140you can always do that27300:10:38,140 –> 00:10:40,059by coming online to our website27400:10:43,059 –> 00:10:44,460Or by finding us as a podcast27500:10:44,460 –> 00:10:46,760and that’s on all the main podcast sites27600:10:47,059 –> 00:10:49,260search for Open the Bible U.K.27700:10:49,359 –> 00:10:51,460So we’re in Mark in chapter 15.27800:10:51,859 –> 00:10:53,059Let’s get back to the message.27900:10:53,059 –> 00:10:54,460Now here’s Colin.28000:10:55,159 –> 00:10:58,159No, here’s the third dimension of Jesus28100:10:58,159 –> 00:10:59,859suffering the judgment of God.28200:10:59,859 –> 00:11:00,960He comes under the curse28300:11:00,960 –> 00:11:02,159he enters the darkness28400:11:02,659 –> 00:11:04,760and thirdly he is forsaken28500:11:05,359 –> 00:11:07,159by the father.28600:11:17,559 –> 00:11:19,460My God, my God.28700:11:20,359 –> 00:11:22,159Why have you forsaken me?28800:11:24,859 –> 00:11:26,559Now here28900:11:27,960 –> 00:11:29,460we come to the deepest suffering29000:11:29,460 –> 00:11:31,260of our Lord Jesus Christ.29100:11:32,159 –> 00:11:34,659We’ll never be able to take in what this29200:11:34,760 –> 00:11:37,260meant for Jesus.29300:11:38,760 –> 00:11:40,460The Father delights in the Son,29400:11:40,460 –> 00:11:42,960and the Son delights in the Father.29500:11:43,460 –> 00:11:44,960The love of the Son for the Father,29600:11:44,960 –> 00:11:47,159the love of the Father for the Son29700:11:47,159 –> 00:11:49,460was their joy before the creation of the world29800:11:49,460 –> 00:11:51,960and it will be for all eternity.29900:11:53,059 –> 00:11:54,859When Jesus prayed for his disciples30000:11:54,859 –> 00:11:56,659this was his highest prayer,30100:11:56,659 –> 00:11:58,159he said, I’m praying, Father30200:11:58,159 –> 00:12:01,859that they will be one as we are,30300:12:01,960 –> 00:12:03,059one.30400:12:04,260 –> 00:12:05,960From all eternity past and30500:12:05,960 –> 00:12:08,159into all eternity future,30600:12:08,159 –> 00:12:10,359the Father and the Son have one life,30700:12:10,359 –> 00:12:13,859one love, one joy, one purpose, one will.30800:12:15,659 –> 00:12:17,859But now,30900:12:17,859 –> 00:12:21,859the Son becomes the sin-bearer,31000:12:23,159 –> 00:12:27,859and the stench of our sin and guilt31100:12:27,859 –> 00:12:29,859is upon him.31200:12:30,859 –> 00:12:35,859And our Holy Father turns away.31300:12:38,159 –> 00:12:40,859Here is Christ31400:12:40,859 –> 00:12:43,359under the curse,31500:12:43,359 –> 00:12:45,859in the darkness,31600:12:45,859 –> 00:12:48,859forsaken by the Father.31700:12:48,859 –> 00:12:50,359He’s bearing our guilt,31800:12:50,359 –> 00:12:51,859He’s enduring the punishment31900:12:51,859 –> 00:12:53,859that would bring us peace,32000:12:53,859 –> 00:12:57,859Our Jesus is under the judgment of God.32100:12:58,359 –> 00:13:02,859He’s enduring all the dimensions of Hell on the cross.32200:13:03,859 –> 00:13:05,859This is hell!32300:13:06,859 –> 00:13:08,859To be under the curse,32400:13:08,859 –> 00:13:09,859to be in the darkness,32500:13:09,859 –> 00:13:11,859to be forsaken by God32600:13:11,859 –> 00:13:13,859and to endure that consciously32700:13:13,859 –> 00:13:18,859and Jesus endured it for you and for me.32800:13:21,859 –> 00:13:23,859Now here’s the big question.32900:13:23,859 –> 00:13:26,859Jesus endured all of that?33000:13:26,859 –> 00:13:30,859Now what does it have to do with us today?33100:13:30,859 –> 00:13:34,859What’s it really have to do with your life?33200:13:34,859 –> 00:13:36,859And with mine?33300:13:36,859 –> 00:13:38,859Let me put it this way.33400:13:39,859 –> 00:13:44,859Jesus endured all this on the cross33500:13:45,859 –> 00:13:48,859so that you should never know what it is like.33600:13:49,859 –> 00:13:51,859He came under the curse33700:13:52,859 –> 00:13:56,859so that you should never be under the curse of God.33800:13:57,859 –> 00:13:59,859He went into the darkness33900:13:59,859 –> 00:14:04,859so that you should never see or know hell from the inside.34000:14:05,859 –> 00:14:08,859He was forsaken by the Father34100:14:09,859 –> 00:14:12,859so that the Father could say to you in Christ,34200:14:12,859 –> 00:14:15,859I will never leave you.34300:14:16,859 –> 00:14:20,859I will never forsake you.34400:14:21,859 –> 00:14:25,859Christ suffered under the judgment of God34500:14:25,859 –> 00:14:29,859so that in him you would be saved34600:14:29,859 –> 00:14:32,859from the judgment of God.34700:14:32,859 –> 00:14:38,859It has everything to do with you today.34800:14:40,859 –> 00:14:44,859Let’s try and think about it just a little more clearly.34900:14:45,859 –> 00:14:47,859There’s a film that’s been around for a while35000:14:47,859 –> 00:14:50,859and you may have seen this one.35100:14:50,859 –> 00:14:52,859It’s called Double Jeopardy.35200:14:52,859 –> 00:14:54,859Have you seen that?35300:14:54,859 –> 00:14:57,859A man fakes his own death35400:14:57,859 –> 00:15:02,859and then frames his wife for his murder.35500:15:02,859 –> 00:15:06,859She is convicted and she is sentenced to prison.35600:15:06,859 –> 00:15:09,859While she’s in prison35700:15:09,859 –> 00:15:11,859by chance she discovers35800:15:11,859 –> 00:15:14,859that her husband is not dead.35900:15:14,859 –> 00:15:16,859In fact, he’s very much alive36000:15:16,859 –> 00:15:17,859and living with their young son36100:15:17,859 –> 00:15:21,859and another woman in California.36200:15:21,859 –> 00:15:24,859She is enraged.36300:15:24,859 –> 00:15:25,859At this point36400:15:25,859 –> 00:15:29,859she learns about Double Jeopardy.36500:15:29,859 –> 00:15:31,859That is, the principle36600:15:31,859 –> 00:15:35,859that the law cannot convict36700:15:35,859 –> 00:15:36,859the same person twice36800:15:36,859 –> 00:15:39,859for the same crime.36900:15:39,859 –> 00:15:41,859And since she is in prison37000:15:41,859 –> 00:15:45,859already convicted for her husband’s murder37100:15:45,859 –> 00:15:47,859it seems that she can bring him37200:15:47,859 –> 00:15:50,859justice with impunity.37300:15:50,859 –> 00:15:51,859Well, you can see how the story37400:15:51,859 –> 00:15:54,859is going to develop.37500:15:54,859 –> 00:15:56,859I want you to think about37600:15:56,859 –> 00:15:58,859the principle of Double Jeopardy.37700:15:58,859 –> 00:16:01,859Here is the principle.37800:16:01,859 –> 00:16:03,859The law cannot convict37900:16:03,859 –> 00:16:05,859the same person twice38000:16:05,859 –> 00:16:07,859for the same crime.38100:16:07,859 –> 00:16:08,859Can you say that together with me?38200:16:08,859 –> 00:16:09,859I want us to get this principle38300:16:09,859 –> 00:16:11,859in our minds.38400:16:11,859 –> 00:16:12,859What is the principle38500:16:12,859 –> 00:16:13,859of Double Jeopardy?38600:16:13,859 –> 00:16:14,859It is that the law can never38700:16:14,859 –> 00:16:15,859convict the same person38800:16:15,859 –> 00:16:17,859twice for the same crime.38900:16:17,859 –> 00:16:21,859Now think about this.39000:16:21,859 –> 00:16:23,859When you come in repentance39100:16:23,859 –> 00:16:26,859and faith to Jesus Christ,39200:16:26,859 –> 00:16:29,859the Bible says you are39300:16:29,859 –> 00:16:31,859in Christ.39400:16:31,859 –> 00:16:32,859In fact, that is how the Bible39500:16:32,859 –> 00:16:33,859most frequently39600:16:33,859 –> 00:16:34,859describes a Christian.39700:16:34,859 –> 00:16:36,859You are a person who is in Christ.39800:16:36,859 –> 00:16:37,859In other words,39900:16:37,859 –> 00:16:39,859God does not view you alone40000:16:39,859 –> 00:16:41,859or in isolation.40100:16:41,859 –> 00:16:44,859He sees you as so identified40200:16:44,859 –> 00:16:46,859with his Son Jesus Christ40300:16:46,859 –> 00:16:48,859as to be inseparable from him.40400:16:48,859 –> 00:16:51,859You are in Christ.40500:16:51,859 –> 00:16:56,859Now, Christ died for your sins.40600:16:56,859 –> 00:16:58,859That is what we have been learning today.40700:16:58,859 –> 00:17:01,859and if you are in Him,40800:17:01,859 –> 00:17:03,859inseparable from Him,40900:17:03,859 –> 00:17:05,859no further charge41000:17:05,859 –> 00:17:07,859can be brought against you41100:17:07,859 –> 00:17:08,859because that would be41200:17:08,859 –> 00:17:09,859double jeopardy, right?41300:17:09,859 –> 00:17:13,859God cannot condemn you for your sins41400:17:13,859 –> 00:17:14,859if you are in Christ41500:17:14,859 –> 00:17:16,859because Christ has paid for these sins,41600:17:16,859 –> 00:17:19,859sentence has already been passed on them41700:17:19,859 –> 00:17:21,859and the principle of double jeopardy is41800:17:21,859 –> 00:17:22,859say it with me,41900:17:22,859 –> 00:17:25,859the law cannot convict the same person twice42000:17:25,859 –> 00:17:27,859for the same crime.42100:17:28,859 –> 00:17:30,859A poet has put it beautifully this way,42200:17:30,859 –> 00:17:35,859payment, God cannot twice demand42300:17:35,859 –> 00:17:38,859first from my bleeding Saviors hand42400:17:38,859 –> 00:17:42,859and then again from mine.42500:17:42,859 –> 00:17:44,859Now, you might say at this point,42600:17:44,859 –> 00:17:46,859wait a minute,42700:17:46,859 –> 00:17:48,859wouldn’t that then mean42800:17:49,859 –> 00:17:54,859that we could go and live as we like42900:17:55,859 –> 00:17:58,859and commit any sin that we want to43000:17:58,859 –> 00:18:00,859and get away with it43100:18:02,859 –> 00:18:04,859and if you’re asking that question right now,43200:18:04,859 –> 00:18:07,859I just wanna say, good.43300:18:07,859 –> 00:18:10,859Because what it means is you’ve understood the gospel.43400:18:10,859 –> 00:18:12,859If you’ve got to that question,43500:18:12,859 –> 00:18:14,859you’ve really got it.43600:18:14,859 –> 00:18:16,859You’ve understood it.43700:18:16,859 –> 00:18:18,859You’ve grasped it. You’ve got light.43800:18:18,859 –> 00:18:20,859You’re on the right track43900:18:20,859 –> 00:18:22,859if you’re asking that question.44000:18:22,859 –> 00:18:24,859I’ll tell you why I say that44100:18:24,859 –> 00:18:26,859because when Paul in Romans, chapter five44200:18:26,859 –> 00:18:30,859lays out the clearest explanation of the Gospel44300:18:30,859 –> 00:18:32,859perhaps that you’ll find anywhere in the New Testament44400:18:32,859 –> 00:18:34,859in Romans chapter five44500:18:34,859 –> 00:18:36,859when he gets to chapter six44600:18:36,859 –> 00:18:38,859he raises the one question44700:18:38,859 –> 00:18:40,859that always naturally arises44800:18:40,859 –> 00:18:42,859from a clear understanding of the Gospel44900:18:42,859 –> 00:18:44,859which is, Romans chapter six45000:18:44,859 –> 00:18:46,859and verse one, what shall we say then?45100:18:46,859 –> 00:18:48,859Shall we continue45200:18:48,859 –> 00:18:50,859in sin that grace may abound?45300:18:50,859 –> 00:18:52,859So if you’re asking that question45400:18:52,859 –> 00:18:54,859you’re on the right lines45500:18:54,859 –> 00:18:56,859you’ve understood the Gospel45600:18:56,859 –> 00:18:58,859because that is, of course, the question45700:18:58,859 –> 00:19:00,859that always arises whenever someone45800:19:00,859 –> 00:19:02,859really gets it and grasps45900:19:02,859 –> 00:19:04,859free grace46000:19:04,859 –> 00:19:06,859that comes to us in Jesus Christ46100:19:06,859 –> 00:19:08,859so I’m really pleased46200:19:08,859 –> 00:19:10,859if that’s where your mind46300:19:10,859 –> 00:19:12,859is taking you46400:19:12,859 –> 00:19:14,859You’ve got it46500:19:14,859 –> 00:19:16,859You’ve got it46600:19:16,859 –> 00:19:18,859Of course you do also need an answer to that question don’t you?46700:19:18,859 –> 00:19:20,859And of course Paul gives it46800:19:20,859 –> 00:19:22,859in Romans chapter six46900:19:22,859 –> 00:19:24,859and I think we can put it very simply this way47000:19:24,859 –> 00:19:26,859The free grace of47100:19:26,859 –> 00:19:28,859the Lord Jesus Christ will not47200:19:28,859 –> 00:19:30,859lead you into a life of sin47300:19:30,859 –> 00:19:32,859because47400:19:32,859 –> 00:19:34,859if anyone is in47500:19:34,859 –> 00:19:36,859Christ, he is47600:19:36,859 –> 00:19:38,859what? A new creation47700:19:38,859 –> 00:19:40,859The old has47800:19:40,859 –> 00:19:42,859gone, the new47900:19:42,859 –> 00:19:44,859has come48000:19:44,859 –> 00:19:46,859and when you come to Jesus48100:19:46,859 –> 00:19:48,859in repentance and faith48200:19:48,859 –> 00:19:50,859the Bible says he’ll make you his own48300:19:50,859 –> 00:19:52,859he’ll give you his Spirit48400:19:52,859 –> 00:19:54,859he’ll put his life in you48500:19:54,859 –> 00:19:56,859he’ll put new desires within you48600:19:56,859 –> 00:19:58,859he will make you a new person48700:19:58,859 –> 00:20:00,859he will give you a new life48800:20:00,859 –> 00:20:02,859when you’re in Christ48900:20:02,859 –> 00:20:04,859you really want to please him49000:20:04,859 –> 00:20:06,859now you may fail in this a thousand times49100:20:06,859 –> 00:20:08,859you may fall short of your goal49200:20:08,859 –> 00:20:10,859but if you are a Christian49300:20:10,859 –> 00:20:12,859you love Christ49400:20:12,859 –> 00:20:14,859and you see what he has done49500:20:14,859 –> 00:20:16,859as having supreme value49600:20:16,859 –> 00:20:18,859you feel at the deepest level of your being49700:20:18,859 –> 00:20:20,859you can no longer live as49800:20:20,859 –> 00:20:22,859you used to live. You see that he has poured49900:20:22,859 –> 00:20:24,859out his life for you and now50000:20:24,859 –> 00:20:26,859the greatest desire of your life50100:20:26,859 –> 00:20:28,859you should pour out your life for him50200:20:28,859 –> 00:20:30,859to live in a way that brings him joy50300:20:30,859 –> 00:20:32,859to live in a way that brings him honour50400:20:32,859 –> 00:20:34,859if you are in Christ50500:20:34,859 –> 00:20:36,859and Christ50600:20:36,859 –> 00:20:38,859has been crucified for your sins50700:20:38,859 –> 00:20:40,859you cannot50800:20:42,859 –> 00:20:44,859be charged, convicted50900:20:44,859 –> 00:20:46,859or condemned51000:20:46,859 –> 00:20:48,859before the judgement of God. It is impossible51100:20:48,859 –> 00:20:50,859that is why Paul says51200:20:50,859 –> 00:20:52,859there is therefore no51300:20:52,859 –> 00:20:54,859condemnation for who?51400:20:54,859 –> 00:20:56,859for those who are in Christ51500:20:56,859 –> 00:20:58,859Jesus. That’s why Paul51600:20:58,859 –> 00:21:00,859says in Romans Chapter 851700:21:00,859 –> 00:21:02,859Who is going to be able to bring any charge51800:21:02,859 –> 00:21:04,859against those whom51900:21:04,859 –> 00:21:06,859God has justified52000:21:06,859 –> 00:21:08,859that is the assurance of52100:21:08,859 –> 00:21:10,859of the gospel. When you understand52200:21:10,859 –> 00:21:12,859what Jesus has accomplished on the cross52300:21:12,859 –> 00:21:14,859and you realise that to put your faith52400:21:14,859 –> 00:21:16,859in him means that you are in Christ52500:21:16,859 –> 00:21:18,859you will have freedom and you will have52600:21:18,859 –> 00:21:20,859JOY in the presence of God52700:21:20,859 –> 00:21:22,859and it will transform52800:21:22,859 –> 00:21:24,859your life52900:21:24,859 –> 00:21:26,859now one more thing53000:21:26,859 –> 00:21:28,859if you53100:21:28,859 –> 00:21:30,859are not in Christ53200:21:30,859 –> 00:21:32,859the53300:21:32,859 –> 00:21:34,859charges53400:21:34,859 –> 00:21:36,859convictions53500:21:36,859 –> 00:21:38,859and condemnation53600:21:38,859 –> 00:21:40,859of your sin53700:21:40,859 –> 00:21:42,859remains stored53800:21:42,859 –> 00:21:44,859up for you53900:21:44,859 –> 00:21:46,859but54000:21:46,859 –> 00:21:48,859you54100:21:48,859 –> 00:21:50,859you can come to this54200:21:50,859 –> 00:21:52,859risen Lord Jesus Christ54300:21:52,859 –> 00:21:54,859today54400:21:54,859 –> 00:21:56,859he was crucified for you54500:21:56,859 –> 00:21:58,859he bore the curse54600:21:58,859 –> 00:22:00,859he entered54700:22:00,859 –> 00:22:02,859the darkness, he was forsaken by54800:22:02,859 –> 00:22:04,859the Father, for you54900:22:04,859 –> 00:22:06,859and his sacrifice55000:22:06,859 –> 00:22:08,859and his55100:22:08,859 –> 00:22:10,859shed blood are sufficient55200:22:10,859 –> 00:22:12,859to save55300:22:12,859 –> 00:22:14,859you55400:22:14,859 –> 00:22:16,859so you55500:22:16,859 –> 00:22:18,859can come in repentance55600:22:18,859 –> 00:22:20,859and faith to Jesus Christ55700:22:20,859 –> 00:22:22,859today55800:22:22,859 –> 00:22:24,859on the authority of the Bible, I promise you55900:22:24,859 –> 00:22:26,859he will not turn you away56000:22:26,859 –> 00:22:28,859he will welcome you56100:22:28,859 –> 00:22:30,859you will become56200:22:30,859 –> 00:22:32,859a new person in Christ56300:22:32,859 –> 00:22:34,859now56400:22:34,859 –> 00:22:36,859and forever56500:22:36,859 –> 00:22:38,859that’s a tremendous message56600:22:38,859 –> 00:22:40,859from Pastor Colin there56700:22:40,859 –> 00:22:42,859if you are not in Christ today56800:22:42,859 –> 00:22:44,859you can come to him56900:22:44,859 –> 00:22:46,859you’ve been listening to Open The Bible57000:22:46,859 –> 00:22:48,859with Pastor Colin Smith57100:22:48,859 –> 00:22:50,859in a message called Jesus suffered57200:22:50,859 –> 00:22:52,859Under the Judgment of God57300:22:52,859 –> 00:22:54,859part of our series, The Gospel According to Jesus57400:22:54,859 –> 00:22:56,859and if you’ve missed57500:22:56,859 –> 00:22:58,859any of the series, don’t forget you can always57600:22:58,859 –> 00:23:00,859come online to our website57700:23:00,859 –> 00:23:02,859openthebible.org.uk57800:23:02,859 –> 00:23:04,859catch up or back and listen again57900:23:04,859 –> 00:23:06,859Open The Bible58000:23:06,859 –> 00:23:08,859is able to stay on this station58100:23:08,859 –> 00:23:10,859and on the internet58200:23:10,859 –> 00:23:12,859because of the financial support of our listeners58300:23:12,859 –> 00:23:14,859so if you already give, thank you for your support58400:23:14,859 –> 00:23:16,859if you don’t58500:23:16,859 –> 00:23:18,859already give but that’s something you’re thinking58600:23:18,859 –> 00:23:20,859about doing, then this month58700:23:20,859 –> 00:23:22,859we have a special offer for you58800:23:22,859 –> 00:23:24,859if you’re able to set up a direct58900:23:24,859 –> 00:23:26,859debit in the amount of £559000:23:26,859 –> 00:23:28,859per month or more59100:23:28,859 –> 00:23:30,859or make a one-off donation59200:23:30,859 –> 00:23:32,859of £50 or more59300:23:32,859 –> 00:23:34,859to the work of Open The Bible this month59400:23:34,859 –> 00:23:36,859we can offer you a book by59500:23:36,859 –> 00:23:38,859RC Sprol called59600:23:38,859 –> 00:23:40,859The Advent of Glory59700:23:40,859 –> 00:23:42,85924 Devotions for Christmas59800:23:42,859 –> 00:23:44,859Colin, what makes59900:23:44,859 –> 00:23:46,859this book so special?60000:23:46,859 –> 00:23:48,859Well first that it is telling the60100:23:48,859 –> 00:23:50,859story of Christmas, the Son of God60200:23:50,859 –> 00:23:52,859coming into the world. 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