Complementary New Testament Passage:
Matthew 27:45-56
Sermon Outline:
- The people in God’s good care rebel against Him
- God justly brings a deadly judgment on rebels
- The people confess their sin to the Lord
- Look to the sign of your sin lifted high and live
Family Discussion Questions:
- What were the people complaining about?
- What punishment did God send?
- What did God tell Moses to do to save the people?
- What did the people have to do to be saved from the snake death?
- How is the point of this event fulfilled in Christ?
- How does the similarity of the “symbol” lifted high give us a deeper window into what Christ was accomplishing on the cross?
- What does this passage tell us about confession of sin?
- What does it mean that Christ became sin on the cross?
- Why would the clarity which this brings to the Gospel turn some false converts away?
- What does this passage teach us to do whenever we recognize that we’ve sinned?
- How does this passage enforce the scandalous (and true!) doctrine of salvation by faith alone?
