God Requires Sacrifice

• The First

• The Best

• According To His Word

• With The Right Attitude

NT Sacrifice - Cross

• The Cross of Christ, Eph. 5:2

• Our Cross, Lk. 9:23

• His Good Character

• His Flaw

• Christ’s Attitude & Actions

Mark 10:17-22

• Interested in spiritual matters, Mk. 10:17– Urgent.– Humble.– Salvation.

• Kept the commandments, Mk. 10:19-20– Moral in dealing with fellow man.– From youth, 2 Tim. 3:15

His Good Character

• Something lacking, Mk. 10:21– Cornelius, Acts 10:1-2; 11:14– Our friends & family.

• Not drunks.• Not thieves.• But lacking.

– Us, Jas. 1:2-4; 2 Pt. 1:5-11

His Good Character

• Commanded to give it all away.– Difficult.– Not unreasonable.– Not unique, Heb. 11:24-26; Phil. 3:5-8;

2 Cor. 8:9

• Materialistic, Mk. 10:21-22; Lk. 18:23; Mt. 6:19-24; 1 Tim. 6:9-10; Gen. 13:2

His Flaw

• Idolatrous, Ex. 20:3; Col. 3:5– Kept commands in reference to man.– Violated commands in reference to God,

Jas. 2:10-11

• Disobedient.– Worldly sorrow, 2 Cor. 7:10– What is the soul worth, Mk. 8:36?

His Flaw

• Love, Mk. 10:21; cf. Jn. 1:29; 3:16; Rom. 5:6-8

• Law: negative & positive, Mk. 10:19; Mt. 19:18-19; Lk. 18:20

• Uncompromising, Mk. 10:23

• All or none, Mk. 10:21; 9:42-44; Col. 3:5-10; Mk. 12:33-34

The Actions & Attitude of Christ

• His Good Character

• His Flaw

• Christ’s Attitude & Actions

Mark 10:17-22

God Requires Sacrifice

• The First

• The Best

• According To His Word

• With The Right Attitude

NT Sacrifice - Cross

• The Cross of Christ, Eph. 5:2

• Our Cross, Lk. 9:23