He died to fulfill his own eternal purpose.
John 12:27—“For this purpose I came to this hour.”
Revelation 13:8—He was “the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world.”
1 Peter 1:19–20—He was “foreknown before the foundation of the world.”
He died to be obedient to the will of God the Father.
Matthew 26:38–39, 42, 44—“Your will be done.”
Hebrews 10: 5–7—“Behold I have come…to do your will, O God.”
He died to fulfill prophecy.
Matthew 26:52–54—“the Scriptures…say it must happen in this way.”
Luke 24:44–46—“All things which are written about me…must be fulfilled.”
He died to share his own eternal life with men.
John 3:14–15—“The Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
John 12:20–24
He died to meet the requirements of the Law and of his own perfect character.
Hebrews 2:17—“For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.
Note the factors:
1). The nature of sin demands it.
Romans 1:32—“Those who do such things deserve death.”
Hebrews 2:2—Every violation and disobedience receives its just punishment.
2). God’s holiness and justice demands it.
Exodus 34:7—“God does not leave the guilty unpunished.”
3). Any sin against an infinite God is an infinite crime and demands the ultimate penalty—life. Since the life is “in the blood” a blood sacrifice was necessary.
Hebrews 9:14, 22, 23, 26—“Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness…. Christ has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.”
Galatians 3:10, 13—Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Stand Firm! 