Text: Isaiah 53:11
Subject: The
Satisfaction Of Christ As Our Substitute
Date: Sunday Evening -
April 3, 1994
Tape #
Introduction:
What happened at Calvary? Did the Lord Jesus
Christ redeem us from all iniquity, or did he merely make men redeemable?
· Put away sin,
or just make it possible?
· Reconcile us to God, or make us
reconcilable?
· Justify His people, or make it possible for
men to be justified?
· Effectually secure the salvation of His
people, or make them salvable?
Did the Son of God actually, effectually make
atonement for sin by the shedding of his blood; or did he just make a stab at
it?
Hear the Word of God by the mouth of his
servant Isaiah - Here is a true, divinely inspired description of the work of
the Son of God in its results - "He shall see of the travail of his soul,
and shall be satisfied." Did you catch that bold and glorious assertion - "He
Shall Be Satisfied!" That is my subject tonight. I love this word of
promise. Let me state it as emphatically as I possibly can. "He"
the Son of God, our great Substitute," "Shall," without
question or qualification, most assuredly "Be," as the result
of all that he suffered in death and as the result of the infinite merit and
efficacy of his blood, "Satisfied," fully, completely, eternally
satisfied!
· He was satisfied with the terms and price of
redemption required in the covenant.
· He is satisfied with his purchased
possession.
· He is satisfied with himself.
· He shall be satisfied with us.
Proposition: Our text is a declaration of complete, effectual
redemption accomplished by the shed blood of Jehovah’s Servant, our Substitute,
the Lord Jesus Christ.
I preach an undefeated, undefeatable Savior.
The Son of God can never be frustrated in his purposes or defeated in his
designs. He was not conquered at Calvary. He was the Conqueror! And he shall
not be defeated in the end. "He shall see of the travail of his soul, and
shall be satisfied!" The cross of Jesus Christ shall never be discovered a
miscarriage. The Lion of the tribe of Judah must prevail! Our text is a
proclamation, in the plainest terms possible of the infallible efficacy of
Christ’s atoning work.
This is the place at which satan most
constantly attacks the gospel and the glory of our God. Therefore, this must be
the place of our most constant watchfulness and most thoroughly dogmatic
instruction. The old serpent cannot dispute the historic fact of the
crucifixion. Therefore he tries desperately to destroy in the minds of men the
intrinsic values and meanings of Christ’s atoning sacrifice.
Illus: Time’s article last week. An attempt to explain the death of Christ in
human terms.
Note: It was a penal sacrifice - A
Substitutionary Work!
The pulpits of our land are no less guilty
than the editors of Time. Today, as always, the prince of darkness has turned
his ministers into angels of light and placed them in pulpits, teaching men to
be good and do good, without giving them the basis of goodness. The one thing
every messenger of satan, every preacher of false religion holds in common with
all others is the denial of Christ’s effectual atonement. Oh, they give lip
service to Bible doctrine and Bible terms, but deny the very foundation of the
gospel - Substitution. Our modern day prophets of Baal preach…
· A Redemption that Redeemed no one!
· An Atonement that made Atonement for no one!
· A Salvation that Saves no one!
Today we are told that the sacrificial blood
of the Lord Jesus Christ does not, in itself, secure the salvation of anyone,
but that it only makes salvation possible for everyone. We are told that the
blood of Christ becomes effectually operative by man’s faith. That doctrine of
the atonement is heresy. It is not the teaching of this Book.
Our text talks about a satisfied Savior, not
a frustrated helper! When the Word of God talks about the satisfaction of
Christ, it is talking about two things - Christ’s making satisfaction and
Christ’s being satisfied.
· Christ, by his one offering for sin, has
COMPLETELY SATISFIED THE LAW AND JUSTICE OF GOD.
Romans 3:24-26
Galatians 3:13
I John 1:9
Illus: The One Room School
· By his substitutionary death as our
sin-atoning Savior SATISFIED ALL THE TYPES, SHADOWS AND PROPHECIES OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT REGARDING REDEMPTION.
Genesis 3:15
Psalm 22
Isaiah 53
· Noah’s Ark
· Abraham and Isaac on Mt. Moriah
· The Passover - The Scapegoat
· The Brazen Serpent - The Smitten Rock
· The crucified Son of God presented to sinners
in the gospel SATISFIES ALL THE DEMANDS OF A GUILTY CONSCIENCE, ALL THE NEEDS
OF A CONVICTED SINNER, AND ALL THE DESIRES OF A RENEWED HEART.
Hebrews 9:12-14
I Corinthians 1:30
Psalm 73:25-26
Philippians 3:7-14
· But our text declares that THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST BE SATISFIED - "He shall see of the travail of his soul and
shall be satisfied." I take that to mean that all for which he made
travail unto death, all for which he suffered and died, he shall see done, and
when he does he shall be completely satisfied with what he has done.
· He was satisfied with his work when it was
done.
"I have finished" - Righteousness!
"It is finished!" - Redemption!
· He is satisfied with the reward of his
obedience - His exaltation and glory - (Phil. 2:8-12).
· He is satisfied with his present position
and work as our great high priest.
· His Dominion (John 17:2).
· His Intercession (I John 2:1-2).
· The Son of God shall be satisfied when he
sees his seed, all his seed, completely saved (John
6:37-40).
· Called by His Spirit.
· Converted by His Grace.
· Conformed to His Image.
· He shall be satisfied in the great and
glorious resurrection day.
· The Resurrection (I Cor. 15:51-58).
· The Judgment - "Come, ye blessed!"
(Acts 17:31).
· The Presentation (I Cor. 15:24-28).
· The Everlasting Blessedness of His People -
The Marriage Supper!
· The Everlasting Exaltation and Praise of His
Own Great Name (Rev. 4:11-12; 5:9-14).
Application: Nothing will satisfy Christ short of the complete,
eternal salvation of his people (Mt. 1:21). And nothing will satisfy the
believing heart short of complete, perfect conformity to the Lord Jesus Christ
(Phil. 3:10).
À Perfect Commitment.
Á Perfect Communion.
 Perfect Conformity.