Divine Exchange

Subject: ESSENCE OF THE GOSPEL

Topic: Divine Exchange

Text: 2 Corinthians 5:21 - "For our sake, he made him (Jesus Christ) to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

Introduction:

Divine Exchange can be summed up in two sentences:

1. God took all the bad that was due to us because of our sin and laid it on Jesus.

2. God took all the good that was due to the sinless obedience of Jesus and offers it to us, free of charge, when we put our faith in Christ.

I. Jesus took our punishment and offers us remission of our sins. - 2 Cor. 5:21

II. Jesus took our sickness and pain and offers us healing and health. - 1 Pet. 2:24

III. Jesus took our death and offers us life. - Rom. 6:23

IV. Jesus took our poverty and offers us abundance. - 1 Cor. 8:9

V. Jesus took our shame and offers us a share of His glory. - Heb. 12:2

VI. Jesus took our rejection and offers us acceptance in God's family. - Matt. 27:46

VII. Jesus took our curse and offers us His blessings. - Gal. 3:13-14

VIII. Jesus took our sin and offers us His righteousness. - 2 Cor. 5:21

The Divine Exchange is our inheritance but many of us are not walking in it.

Thank God for the Divine Exchange.

Note: Outline lesson from ISOM (International School of Ministry)