# 1. The Diagnosis: You need to be saved

> Anything, absolutely any act or attitude which is owing to a lack of trust in God is sin, no matter how moral it may appear to men. God looks on the heart.

> — John Piper

> it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment

> — Hebrews 9:27 (ESV)

# 2. The Remedy: The Gospel – Jesus saves

## A) Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures

> The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

> — Mark 10:45 (ESV)

> He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

> — 1 Peter 2:24 (ESV)

> Death is swallowed up in victory.

> O death, where is your victory?

> O death, where is your sting?

> The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

> — 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (ESV)

> There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

> — Romans 8:1 (ESV)

> For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

> — Romans 6:23 (ESV)

## B) He was buried

## C) He undeniably rose again