Christ Died For Our Sins Rose For Our Justification 1 Cor. 15:3

Today we are going to continue on as we said 1st Corinthians chapter 15 and as we are studying that subject we are going to be looking at some passages in Romans chapter 5 and also Romans chapter 6. We were talking about the the sin the death and the and the body of Christ on last week and so the reign of sin and death and we will be looking into that just just shortly as we get underway what I'm trying to do here is make sure we get get the link on our page and so we'll be able to do that just just momentarily and everything should be fine from there so just give us a moment and we'll be underway with the lesson we had a few objections to some of the things that we said on last week and so what I want to do is cover a couple of those as we are getting underway for today and I've pointed out several times as we studied from 1st Corinthians chapter 15 the importance of looking at the wording in the text particularly where the Apostle Paul tells us the reason and the purpose for the death of Christ and the reason that I pointed that out was for us to understand that the text is not simply about Jesus is dying and his rising from the dead over and over again I've tried to emphasize that fact that we are not denying Jesus is death and burial and resurrection and we are talking about his death on the cross we're talking about his burial in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea and we're also talking about his resurrection resurrection into a flesh and bone body that was not a spirit that it was the same body that was in the tomb he demonstrated that to them asking them to touch him and to feel him and to see that the spirit did not have flesh and bone as he said you see I have and so from that point of view we're not talking about some type of spirit we're not indicating that he swooned or something of that nature as many of the have objected to Jesus's resurrection from the dead and then after having done that he showed himself alive to many through many infallible proofs being seen of them 40 days and speaking of the things that pertain to the kingdom of God and so you know they were told to touch me and feel me and see so we're talking about a real body a real death a real burial a real resurrection so there should be no question about that relating to what we are saying as it relates to Jesus dying and being buried and rising again on the third day according to the scriptures but that is not the issue the issue is the purpose which Jesus died and was buried and so you know one gentleman came back and said well the Bible says Jesus died and it says he was buried and so his question was what does death mean in the text and what does burial mean in the text and the implication behind his question was since the Bible says that Jesus died that it means that this was physical death and he was buried that it was a physical burial and that is the logic and the basis from which he would spring into a discussion on physical resurrection well ladies and gentlemen it does not logically follow it does not follow just because the Bible says that a person dies and is buried that it means that it's talking about physical resurrection particularly concerning Christ in first Corinthians 15 now again we're not talking about Jesus's own resurrection from the dead where he was where he died and was buried and rose again on the third day I just went through that to explain to you what that was all about however what we're dealing with at this point is the meaning of Jesus's death the purpose for his death now as we look at this and I don't know why the the video is not showing on the screen so if you are watching we don't have a video this morning even though it says that we are live so I cannot understand what the issue is there but nevertheless the Bible talks about men who died and it doesn't give a purpose for their death and so you cannot ascribe to them something that the Bible does not say for example in Genesis chapter 5 and the verses 27 very popular man in scripture that anybody who reads the Bible knows about the scripture says so all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty nine years and he died all right no question about that Methuselah lived and Methuselah died but what does it say about any purpose for which he died it says absolutely nothing so there is nothing that can be drawn from it other than the fact that he died now if first Corinthians 15 were written in the same manner then I would say that this gentleman had a point that he could say well Jesus died and he was buried and that's it what else can you say about it because that would be all that it said however that's not what it said there was a purpose behind Jesus's death that makes it unique that makes it something out of the ordinary of men just living and dying for example as Hebrews 9 27 says and is as it is appointed unto men to die once and after this judgment but when it speaks of Christ it says something totally different it says the same thing about Jesus Christ that it said about him in first Corinthians 15 it says so Christ was once offered for what purpose to bear the sins of many and to those who eagerly wait for him he would appear a second time apart from sin for salvation so you see there is a reason for Jesus's death and there is a reason or a purpose for his resurrection that is not stated concerning Stephen for example in Acts chapter 7 when Stephen died he dedicated himself even unto death that was another point that he raised well the Bible just says that his death was even unto death well yes Philippians chapter 2 tells us that that Jesus humbled himself became obedient unto death even the death of the cross but even look at that text it says the death of the cross now the cross is there as a synecdoche a which is a part of speech that means it represents the whole so when you talk about the cross you're talking about everything related to the cross which would include salvation and so the scripture is saying that Jesus died the death of the cross he didn't just die death that's not the point so in first Corinthians 15 let's go back and let's look at that again it says that more 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 keep in memory what I preached to you unless you have believed in vain for I delivered to you first of all how that Christ died for our sins there's a purpose behind his death he 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 now the second part of that verse are what you call an ellipsis because when it says that he died for our sins it also means that he was buried for our sins and he was raised as Romans 4 and verse 25 says for our justification from what from sin so all of that is related to Jesus dying for our sins and this is what the person who submitted the objection and the objection is right there on Facebook this is what he is trying to ignore in order to just mention you know the death of Christ and the burial of Christ in order for him to then try to proceed into a discussion of the resurrection of a physical body but it doesn't work you see Romans 425 is very very clear it is very very important as well in speaking about the death of Jesus Christ because that is the exact same point that is being made in first Corinthians 15 as I've already pointed out Romans 5 and actually Romans 4 and Romans 3 as well they're all in will point that out as we have the opportunity this morning all related to the same theme of Jesus Christ dying and what that death is all about so in Romans 4 and verse 25 the Bible says that Christ was offered up for our offenses and he was raised for our justification so he delivered up because of our offenses and he was raised because of our justification so from that you see there's a purpose associated with the death of Christ that is not mentioned for the death of any other individual and that means that it's very very important you know even when you look at the sacrifices there were sacrifices that were made to idol gods there were you know and in these cases you have animals killed right okay so you have an animal killed in sacrifice to an idol Exodus I think 23 and verse 22 and of course many other passages then you have animals just killed for food they were killed in order to be consumed by the average person but there were also sacrifices made for sins and those sacrifices are in a total unique category from those offer to idols and from those that were simply offered up on the dinner plate so we have to really really be careful that in our eagerness to explain away what the text says that we don't run into these you know ridiculous problems of failing to properly interpret the scripture because we approach them with a preconceived idea who would say that putting you know meatloaf on your plate is the same thing as offering up a burnt offering for sin it is not and we shouldn't even entertain that and I'm saying the same thing regarding a man dying that just a person dying is not the same thing as dying for sins and for justification so if that is Paul's thesis when he opens the chapter then that's what we need to be dealing with as we study the chapter why would he say it I would grant in a heartbeat if it did not mention Jesus died for our sins and that he was raised for our justification I would mention or accept in a heartbeat that okay it's just talking about his death and it's just talking about his resurrection from the dead but no that's not what the text says it has some language there that must be dealt with and you cannot explain it away and this is not the only place where it is found for example you have Galatians chapter 1 and the verse is for the Bible says that Christ gave himself for our sins again Galatians chapter 1 and I think it's a verse 4 let me double-check here very quickly but it says that he died for our sins who gave himself there it is who gave himself for our sins that he might deliver us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and our Father I wonder if the person who submitted the objection believes that he himself will die for our sins and will die to deliver us from the present evil age that the scripture speaks about here in Galatians 1 and verse 4 he knows that is not the case now his main objection is since the Bible mentions something that occurred in Jesus's human flesh then the outcome must be in his human flesh also well let me give you another parallel text to 1st Corinthians chapter 15 that indicates a physical act that was done for a spiritual result if you look in Luke chapter 19 the verse is 10 another one that we all are very familiar with the Bible says for the Son of Man is come to seek and to save what is lost for the Son of Man is come to seek and to save what is lost now the scripture teaches us that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary it teaches us that he was born of a woman born under the law and he lived and died under the law and of course that was all about his coming into the flesh as John chapter 1 tells us when it says in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God the same was in the beginning with God all things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made but then it says in verse 14 and the Word was made flesh and tabernacled among us and we beheld his glory the glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth so there's Jesus in the flesh but the Bible says he had come to seek and to save what was lost now are we going to turn seeking and saving what was lost into a physical outcome a physical objective because the Bible teaches that Jesus Christ came in the flesh even Hebrews chapter 5 and I believe it's verse 7 talks about who in the days of his flesh when he had made vehement cries to God and was heard in that he feared and though he were a son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered and through those he became the author of eternal salvation to all that obey him so once again the Bible says Jesus came in the flesh well are we going to turn the purpose for which Jesus came into the flesh into a physical seeking and saving the loss in other words if you are trying to find a particular address in a city you are lost if you cannot locate it so is that the purpose for which Jesus came into the flesh let's say your GPS system has failed you and you are turning circles you're going down dead-end streets and you are going to all these places that you think are the right way and what man has not done that and especially one who will not listen to his wife we all know what that's about but here's the point is that what Jesus came to save us from being lost as far as a geophysical location is concerned you see even though the Bible says he came to seek and to save the lost in other words he came in human form in human flesh but his objective was a spiritual result to seek and to save the lost is the same identical result of dying for our sins those who were lost those who were separated from the father those whose relationship with the father was broken because of sin so there is no difference between Jesus coming in the flesh to seek and to save the loss and Jesus dying in the flesh for our sins and for and being raised in the flesh for our justification so from that point of view we have to dismiss the argument as saying that it is it is biased it is or the person is just saying it because he's looking for a way to obviate this and I know the person very well who made the statement and I know he's a Bible scholar and I understand what he's trying to do but it just doesn't work because it seeks to dismiss the purpose for which Jesus died and to admit that the Bible says that he died for our sins and then say that that is of no account is merely to as some say trifle with the word of God and so we trust and pray that you will understand the point that was being made on that so now having said that let's move on to another point that we would like to make regarding the lesson this morning and I'm trying to get to a there we are good morning to you Eric and Steven we appreciate you very much all right now let's get to some of the points that we were making on last week and see if we can continue that the unfortunate thing is I left all my notes at home and but you know it's okay it just might have been a bit more organized but we still have the points in mind that we want to cover and we'll get them and then anything that we don't make this tight we will tighten up again on next week but nevertheless here's here's the here's the point that we were making we started out last week in terms of looking at first Corinthians 15 and verse 12 speaking of the fact that Christ was raised out of the dead ones and therefore he was raised out of the he was of the same nature as the dead ones in terms of his death so whatever they were under he was under that power as well and they were in Sheol or Hades and so was he the Bible tells us that and the purpose for which they were there was because they were under the power of sin now we're not saying that Christ sin far from that but we are saying that he took upon himself the sins of the world and therefore suffered the same consequences in terms of being in Hades that they were however he was raised out of it as the first fruits so from that perspective there is his resurrection out of Hades out of the dead ones as the Bible says in first Corinthians 15 the dead ones were not in the tomb and and thus they were in the same place that Christ was he was in the same place that they were and this is what is being spoken of and it also indicates as we were saying on last week that this was an indication that because there were some in current who were denying the resurrection of the dead ones that the consequence of that was that they were denying the resurrection of Christ as well and that was a consequence they couldn't accept and that is why Paul raised the point in first Corinthians 15 he says if in other words you do not believe in the resurrection of the dead ones then you cannot believe that Christ was raised out of the dead ones you're denying Jesus's resurrection because he was one of them and then he gives them other consequences that they couldn't accept he says for if the dead do not rise Christ is not risen if he if Christ is not risen your faith is futile you have nothing upon which to base your faith because faith is based upon the resurrection of Jesus from the dead is his point and then he tells them not that they're still in the grave you see if this chapter were about physical death about raising bodies from the ground why wouldn't the consequence of not believing in the resurrection be that your bodies will not rise as well Paul never says it does he he never ever mentions anything about their bodies not rising as a consequence of not believing in the resurrection however he does say you are still in your sins because that would be the consequence if Jesus died for our sins and was raised for our justification if he did not rise from the dead how does anyone have justification that's his point ladies and gentlemen it's very simple that is his point how could anyone have justification if he did not rise from the dead so if you're denying as some were in Corinth that the dead ones would not rise and Jesus was a part of them then it means that the faith of those who believe such would be futile so that contradicts those who were objecting to the resurrection of the dead ones because they believe they had faith in Christ they believe they were going to get all the benefits from Christ and yet he says that if Christ was not raised from the dead you are still in your sins why because there would be no justification for sin he didn't say your body is not coming out of the ground as a consequence of Jesus not dying how do we get that out of the text what kind of glasses are we using to read those words they're not there then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ well who would that be that would be some of those five above 500 brethren who were who saw Christ after his resurrection as verse 6 says after that he was seen by over 500 brethren at once of whom the greater part remained to the present but some are falling asleep well just connect that some who had fallen asleep from those 500 brethren who saw Christ after his resurrection and who were still many of whom were still living at the time Paul wrote 1st Corinthians and so they were believers in Christ connect them the ones who had fallen asleep with those in verse 18 and he says then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished it means they died without hope they died without salvation it means they were lost and what does that say for Jesus coming to seek and to save the lost that's the consequence ladies and gentlemen it does not say their bodies would not come from the ground because Jesus not right and why does he need all these why does he raise all these different points he could have just said well it means that your bodies are not going to rise but see he doesn't say that because there are several consequences to denying that Jesus rose from the dead and this is what we have to reckon with when we study 1st Corinthians chapter 15 I know this is probably new to the ears of many because you've been taught for so long until it's ingrained in your thinking that every time you see 1st Corinthians 15 that it's talking about a body and you have been trained to say what Jesus died and he buried and therefore what how did he die that was a physical death that was a physical burial and therefore resurrection is physical the logic doesn't follow read the whole sentence he died for our sins he was raised for our justification that is a broader meaning of the death of Christ and then I also pointed out and I'm just gonna reiterate this and then we're gonna move on in 1st Peter chapter 3 and the verse is 18 you have the same thing taught again the Bible says for Christ also suffered once what did he suffer for for sins Jesus is suffering we're all about suffering for sin he didn't just suffer because he was having a bad day it was a bad day but the suffering was for sin it had a redemptive purpose who would deny that why would anyone deny that yet in order to try to uphold their physical resurrection doctrine that's what they do good morning Saki and Beatrice and so he says for Christ also suffered once for sins so there was a physical act that had a spiritual objective a spiritual purpose Christ also suffered once for sins the just for the unjust now watch the other side of that that he might bring us to God that's the justification part we have him dying for our offenses for our sins that's what he suffered for a suffering that was even unto death but that was for our sins that he might bring us to God that is a restoration of our relationship to the Father that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but raised in the Spirit now even that text the latter part of that verse gets into a broader meaning of the death of Jesus Christ because it says that he was put to death in the flesh that is a sphere that is a realm called the flesh Jesus was born of the seed of David according to the flesh Romans 1 in verse 3 but he was declared to be the Son of God according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead hence God said you are my son today I have begotten you and that's why Jesus is called the firstborn from the dead because he was the firstborn out of that group called the dead ones and he is the beginning of a new creation in Christ and being that beginning he enters into a new covenant mode that was different from the one in which he died you heard me say in time past when the Bible speaks in Luke 9 and verse 31 when Moses and Elijah came and spoke with him they talked about his decease which he would accomplish at Jerusalem the word decease is the word Exodus he was about to leave that old covenant world never to return again in that old covenant world he was known according to the flesh but you see when you read 2nd Corinthians chapter 5 the Bible says in verse 16 or 15 it says and he died for all see we're talking about his death once again and he died for all that those who live should live no longer for themselves but for him who died for them and rose again you see it even changes the results for the people who join Christ and it changes the meaning and purpose of their lives as a result of death all related to his death therefore from now on we regard no one according to the flesh what is the now on there it's from the point where Jesus died therefore from now on we regard no one according to the flesh even though we have known Christ according to the flesh well when do they know him according to flesh when he was born of a woman born under the law when he suffered in the flesh for sins but when he died and rose again he rose according to the Spirit of holiness being the begotten Son of God through resurrection and thus became the beginning the firstborn from the dead and thus he says yet we know him according to the flesh no longer and what's the end result therefore if anyone is in Christ he also is a new creation old things have passed away behold all things have become new let me take a moment and see if I can catch this comment by Stephen here it says he's quoting first Peter chapter 2 and verse 24 he says who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree that we having died two sins might live for righteousness by whose stripes you're healed beautiful text another text that just says Jesus died for our sins and we are healed as a result it shows that Jesus's death had a very specific purpose he suffered physically not to heal us physically look if that was the purpose why are people all up in the air about a kovat pandemic all we had to do was just obey the gospel and voila it's gone you see it makes no sense whatsoever it was not for a physical result it was for a spiritual result that's why the Bible says in Romans chapter 6 verses 3 and 4 what know you not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father even so we also should walk in newness of life for if we have been united together in the likeness of his death we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection and that demonstrates the purpose of Jesus is dying so that we could die with him we could die that death that delivers from sin and then rise in righteousness same point made all the way through 1st Corinthians it's made all the way through the scriptures now let me begin to connect some things that we see in the text and we got another question also regarding and this one came from YouTube a gentleman asked the question regarding 1st Corinthians 12 and 13 I don't know that I will be able to I'm sorry not 1st Corinthians 12 but 1st Corinthians Romans excuse me Romans chapter 6 verses 12 and 13 where the text says therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey it in its lust and do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness to God and so he wanted to know what that was all about and that's when the lesson cut off on last week when I was making the point on verse 14 so I know that we have you know just over 10 minutes left in the broadcast and let's see how far I can develop a point to bring us to a discussion on this mortal body that we find in in the text now when we're studying any book of the Bible I just gave you an Exodus motif from the book of Luke because Jesus said that he was Moses and Elijah spoke with him concerning his Exodus that he was about to make so that demonstrates the the motif and Luke even in the end of the book talks about redemption etc that we have and so when you see the terms redemption and loosing from sins etc all of that is Exodus language all of that is Exodus motif well here's something to remember or to understand about that because we had started in Romans chapter 5 but the Exodus motif begins much earlier in the book of Romans let me give you one scripture concerning that if we were to go to Romans 3 and I'll give you just a segment of scripture a few passages here starting in verse 23 the Bible says for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God being justified freely by his grace watch through the redemption that's an Exodus concept God redeemed Israel out of Egypt so what we're dealing with here is the second Exodus in the New Testament now we find it very strongly indicated in the book of Hebrews particularly in Hebrews chapters 3 and 4 but it's throughout the book of Hebrews and it's also throughout all the New Testament the Exodus motif is there and if we just look for it we'll find it almost on every page even when you read 1st Corinthians because 1st Corinthians would deal with the same thing but nevertheless he says being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus whom God set forth as a propitiation by his blood now the propitiation is a covering for sin it had to do with the mercy seat that was in the tabernacle and the Bible says that Christ that that mercy seat which was for propitiation for sin represented Jesus Christ in dying for our sins and becoming our covering for sin so he says whom God set forth as a propitiation by his blood through faith to demonstrate his righteousness because in his forbearance God had what passed over the sins that were previously committed to demonstrate at the present time his righteousness that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus in other words he's telling you that Christ is a propitiation and as first John 2 says not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world and so we see Christ dying as a propitiation for sin as a covering for sin now that is a Passover concept that is a concept of Jesus dying as the lamb of God and in dying hello Robert and Cindy in dying as the lamb of God that straight out of Exodus chapter 12 it's the Exodus motif and so that being the case you have the basis for that but also it's important to recognize that when Jesus or rather when God called Israel to himself that he entered into a covenant with them and the nature of the covenant with Israel when he delivered them out of Egypt was a marriage how do we know that first well we can go to Exodus chapter 23 and 24 because one of the things that was said in Exodus 3 when they were receiving the covenant it says in verse 4 of chapter 23 actually verse 3 excuse me it says so Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments and all the people answered with one voice and said all the words which the Lord has said we will do notice all the people answered with one voice and said all the words which the Lord has said we will do that is Israel declaring their acceptance of the covenant now what was the covenant all about when we read Jeremiah chapter 31 verses 31 through 34 you will see that when God was delivering Israel making that covenant with them he was entering into a marriage relationship it's also indicated in Exodus 24 as well when you see them at the Mount to approach the presence of God but in Jeremiah chapter 31 beginning at verse 31 it says behold the days are coming says the Lord when I will make a new covenant with the house of Judah or house of Israel and with the house of Judah not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt my covenant which they broke now watch this though I was a husband to them says the Lord but this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days says the Lord I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts and I will be their God and they shall be to me a people no more shall every man teaches neighbor and every man his brother saying know the Lord for they all shall know me from the least of them to the greatest says the Lord for I will forgive their iniquity and their sin I will remember no more now look the new covenant is also a marriage relationship it is also the entering into a covenant a marriage covenant with God this is what Paul is dealing with in Romans chapter 3 and the following chapters it is also what 1st Corinthians is dealing with so we cannot leave the Exodus motif or fail to understand the Exodus motif which is found in these scriptures again from Ezekiel chapter 16 the Bible once again talks about the relationship that God had when he delivered Israel out of Egypt chapter 16 says in verse 8 and I won't read the entire section it's a beautiful section of scripture very graphic however but it's very beautiful when we look at it so when God found them he found them unclothed about to die unwashed etc but he talks about washing them which would have been their baptism under Moses and then he says when I pass by you again and looked upon you verse 8 indeed your time was the time of love Israel had matured into a beautiful woman and he says so I spread my wing over you that's an indication of a conjugal relationship just like Boaz spread his covering over Ruth so I spread my wing over you and covered your nakedness yes I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you and you became mine says the Lord God then I wash you with water yes I thoroughly washed off your blood and I anointed you with oil and I gave you embroidered cloth that's the tabernacle in which he's clothing them and gave you sandals of badger skin I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk I adorn you with ornaments put bracelets on your wrist and a chain on your neck and I put a jewel in your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head and so he talks about Israel ascending to royalty being in a marriage covenant with God now from that perspective we were talking about the sin and the death from Romans chapter 5 and verse 14 when the Bible says of verse 12 says therefore justice through one man sin into the world and death through sin and thus death passed upon or spread to all men because all sin and the the accurate quote of that would be justice through one man thus in into the world and the death through sin through the sin and thus the death spread to all men because all sin and then in verse 14 nevertheless the death reigned from Adam to Moses even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam who is a type of him who was about to come so who is about to come if you look at the original language in the scripture so at the time Paul wrote it it says that Jesus was about to come and that was referring to his parousia now when we look in verse 17 what we see then is a reign of death or reign of the death and we see a reign of the life and all the people even though they had not sin according to the similitude of Adams transgression were under this reign of the death and we have to make that distinction between their individual or personal sins and the death which was a sin they entered as a result of their federal head Adam and that was the death over which they could not have victory under Adam or Moses that's what it means to be in Adam to be in Moses to be under that power of death and so in verse 17 he says for if by one man's offense death reigned the death reigned through the one and much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one Jesus Christ so there is the reign of the death versus the reign of the life and that's not talking about your individual sins nor your individual righteousness that's talking about the death that came into the world under Adam that fell upon all men who sinned and the life that comes through Jesus Christ that falls upon everyone who obeys righteousness and so from that perspective it's a covenant death and it is a covenant righteousness and so in verse 21 he says so that or so that as sin reigned in death as thus in reigned in the death even so grace might reign or the grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord so once again it is thus in the death and the grace now remember what happened to Israel in the wilderness and this is where I'm running out of time remember what happened to Israel in the wilderness how did they treat the grace of God in delivering them from the bondage they treated it with contempt with ingratitude with a lack of appreciation because after they had been delivered they continue to murmur to complain and to sin as a matter of fact shortly thereafter what do they do they took all up took off all of their gold etc and made them a golden calf and said here is your God that brought you up out of the land of Egypt in other words they made a covenant with death and we'll talk about that in future lessons but in 1st Corinthians chapter 10 here's what Paul said he says moreover brethren I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud and all passed through the sea and all were baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea look we're out of time just so sad but the point was the Bible says with many of them God was not well-pleased why because they committed fornication idolatry etc all those things they were ungrateful for their redemption we're gonna pick up right there on next week until that time this is William Bell with the Range Road Church of Christ saying you have a very pleasant good morning may God bless you all