Big Idea: Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world.

1 John 2:2

Why did Jesus have to die?
Genesis 2:17, 25; 3:7, 15, 21; Ezekiel 36:26, John 1:29, 1 John 2:2 

What did Jesus' sacrificial death accomplish?

1. He satisfied the wrath of God

   Ephesians 2:3, Isaiah 53:4, John 3:36

2. He crushed the serpent’s head

   Genesis 3:15, Colossians 2:15

3. He purchased us from slavery

    Colossians 2:13-14, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

4. He purified us of our sin

   Hebrews 9:14, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 4:10-11