A Cursed Saviour

The sermon centers on the profound truth that Christ bore the curse of the law on behalf of humanity, fulfilling God's justice while extending mercy through substitution. Drawing from Galatians 3, it emphasizes that no one can be justified by the law, as all are under its curse due to sin, which predates the Mosaic law and extends to all people, Jew and Gentile alike. Christ's crucifixion—specifically His being hanged on a tree—was not a random act of violence but a divinely ordained means of taking upon Himself the curse due to sinners, making Him a cursed object in God's sight so that believers might receive the blessing of Abraham and the promised Spirit. The sermon underscores that this substitution was necessary for God to remain just while justifying the ungodly, and it highlights the paradox of Christ being both the instrument of divine judgment and the source of salvation, as illustrated by the bronze serpent in the wilderness. Ultimately, the cross is not a source of embarrassment but the very heart of the gospel, where the cursed Savior becomes the blessed Redeemer, and believers, empowered by the Spirit, can now confess Him as Lord.