Mark 11:1-11
Zechariah 9:9
Psalm 118:25-26 |
The Triumphal Entry: The King Comes for His Kingdom |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson begins an incisive series on Christ's sufferings done to achieve the divine work of atonement. |
| Mark 12:1-12 |
The Parable of the Vineyard and the Tenants |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds Christ's Parable of the Vineyard in the light of the Messiah's ordained sufferings. |
| Mark 12:18-27 |
The Question About the Resurrection |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds Jesus' response to the Sadduccees about the afterlife, illustrating the rejection of the Messiah that comes with a lack of knowledge of God's word. |
| Mark 12:28-34 |
The Question About the Great Commandment |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his exposition of Jesus' responses to different human traditions of God among the Jews during the week leading to his resurrection. Dr. Johnson reflects on Christ's answer to the scribe's question on ritual obedience, "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment?" |
| Mark 12:35-37 |
The Question About David's Son |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds Christ Jesus' exchange with the Jews over Psalm 110 and the evidence of his divine nature. |
| Mark 14:12-25 |
The Last Passover and the First Lord's Supper - I |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson begins a short series on the Lord's Supper as part of his exposition of Jesus' sufferings before his death. Judas Iscariot is discussed. |
| Mark 14:12-25 |
The Last Passover and the First Lord's Supper - II |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his exposition of the Lord's supper and its institution by Christ. |
| Various |
Why Did He Die? The Answers of History - I |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson goes in depth with his study of Christ's sufferings by examining the different answers given over history to the submission of the Son of God to death. |
| Various |
Why Did He Die? The Answers of History - II |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his sub-series on the historical answers to question of Christ's death as an atonement for man's sins before God. |
| Various |
Why Did He Die? The Answers of History - III |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson concludes a three-part series within his exposition of Christ's sufferings that focuses on the history of the Christian doctrine of the atonement. The work of St. Anselm from the 11th Century is emphasised. |
| Mark 14:26-31 |
On the Way to the Garden |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the first phase of Christ's passion after the Lord's Supper. |
| Mark 14:32-42 |
Gethsemane - I: The Horror of Eternal Punishment |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson exposits the agony of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane as the Messiah confronted death face to face. |
| Mark 14:32-42 |
Gethsemane - II: Blood Drawn, but No Atonement! |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds Christ Jesus' agony in Gethsemane, explaining the horrible separation borne by the Son of Man in his suffering. |
| Mark 14:53-65 |
Before the Sanhedrin |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds Jesus' trial before the Sanhedrin. |
| Mark 15:1-15 |
Before Pilate: Witnessing a Good Confession of Unconditional Election |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson gives exposition on Christ's trial before Pontius Pilate. |
| Various |
The Servant of Jehovah and the Suffering Messiah: The Nature of the Atonement - I |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson begins a four-part series on the atoning work of the Messiah. In this study, Dr. Johnson explains the etymology of the word, atonement. |
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The Servant of Jehovah and the Suffering Messiah - II |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his exposition of the atoning work of the suffering savior. Dr. Johnson expounds the passages where Christ demonstrated his Messianic authority for the work of atonement. |
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The Servant of Jehovah and the Suffering Messiah - III |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson gives exposition on Jesus Christ's understand of and obedience to the divine plan of atonment in this third of a four-part series on the nature of atonement. |
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The Servant of Jehovah and the Suffering Messiah - IV |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson discusses three emphases that are found in the soteriological work of the Suffering Servant of Jehovah as he concludes his four part sub-series on the nature of the atonement. |
| Mark 15:16-23 |
Via Dolorosa - I: or the Way of the Stench |
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Dr. Johnson gives the first of two lessons dealing with Christ's passion as he carried the cross to Golgotha. The role of Simon of Cyrene is expounded. |
| Mark 15:16-23 |
Via Dolorosa - II: or Sacrifice, Substitution and Imprecation, the Idea of Substitution in the Doctrine of the Atonement |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his exposition on Christ's sufferings on the way to the cross and relates Jesus' sacrificial work to the satisfaction of God's justice. |
| Mark 15:16-23 |
Via Dolorosa - III |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson concludes his exposition of Christ's suffering on the way to Calvary by discussing the many theories of what the Messiah's divine sacrifice accomplishes. |
| Mark 15:24-32 |
Golgotha |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds Christ's suffering on the cross itself. |
| Luke 23:33-43 |
The Last Words - I |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson begins a sub-series on Jesus' final word on the cross. The first few statements are expounded, including Christ's exchanges with the thieves and his instructions concerning his mother. |
| Mark 15:33-37 |
The Last Words - II: A Study in Satisfaction |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds Jesus cry of "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" |
| John 19:28-30 |
The Last Words - III: The Glory of the Cross |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on the fifth of Jesus' sayings on the cross, "I thirst." |
| John 19:28-30 |
The Last Words - IV: The Finished Work of Christ |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson concludes his sub-series on Christ's words from the cross with a discussion of, "It is finished." |
| Matthew 27:57-61 |
The Burial of Christ |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on Christ's burial and its demonstration of the Messiah's divine and human natures. |
| John 20:1-10 |
The Resurrection: Its Place in the Doctrine of Atonement |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson gives detailed exposition of the resurrection of Jesus and the significance of each of those who encounted Christ after the miraculous event. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 |
The Purpose of the Atonement |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson devotes this lesson to a summary of the doctrine of the atonement and God's aims through the work of the second person of the Trinity. |
| Romans 8:32 |
The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - I |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson discusses the core debate within Protestant Christianity over the purpose of Christ's suffering, death and resurrection. In this first part, the basic views concerning the application of Christ's atonement are summarized. |
| John 6:37-40 |
The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - II |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his explanation of the differences between Calvinistic and Arminian interpretations of who are the beneficiaries of Christ's atoning work. Dr. Johnson devotes this lesson to retelling the history of Arminius' teachings and the Synod of Dordrecht. |
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The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - III |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his discussion of the historical debate over the application of Christ's atonement. |
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The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - IV |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson probes deeply into the central question of Christ's atoning work: Did he die to make the salvation of all men possible and nothing more, or did he die to certainly and actually save through faith his elect people? |
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The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - V |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson provides criticism of theories of universal atonement. |
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The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - VI |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his discussion of the different types of atonement. The Scriptures relating to universal atonement are set forth. |
| John 3:16-17 |
The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - VII |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds one of the central verses to the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism. |
| 2 Peter 2:1 |
The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - VIII |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson addresses specific Scriptures often used in support of a universal atonement theory. |
| Romans 8:31-34 |
The Design of the Atonement: For Whom Did Christ Die? - IX |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson concludes his in depth discussion of the purpose of the atoning work of Christ by expounding Scriptures that support the concept of a definite, or limited, atonement. |
