JESUS ACCOMPLISHED THE WORKS OF HIS FATHER

1. He died on the Cross. This is the fundamental theme of the Gospel.

The fact of His death—One-fourth of the Gospels are dedicated to His Passion and Resurrection. For this purpose He came into the world (John 12:27). His death was prophesied hundreds of years before He came (Isaiah 53:3-8).
 
The meaning of His death. It was a ransom for sin (Matthew 20:28; Romans 3:24; 1 Peter 1:18). It was to pay the penalty for sin (Romans 3:24; 1 John 2:2; 4:10). Man is the object of God’s wrath because of rebellion and sin, but God took the initiative in satisfying His wrath by sending His own Son to Calvary. It is a reconciliation. The enmity between us and God has ended (Romans 5:10), and we are restored to God (2 Corinthians 5:18, 19). It is a substitution: He died in our place (1 Peter 3:18; 2 Corinthians 5:21). In summary, the matter of sin has been completely dealt with (1 Peter 2:24; Hebrews 9:26; Hebrews 10:12).

2. He was resurrected from the dead: This is unique and fundamental to Christianity.

The reality of the Resurrection (John 20:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:4).
 
The credibility of the Resurrection: Jesus predicted it: Matthew 13:39-41; Luke 24:1-7. The tomb was empty: John 20:11-13. Many witnesses saw Him alive: the women (Luke 23:55, 56); Mary Magdalene (John 20:1, 2, 11-18); Peter and the other disciples (John 20:3-9, 19, 20, 24-31; 21:1-14).