The Purpose Behind the Passion! John 12:20–36 1. Jesus Died to Give Us Eternal Life (vv. 23–24) “The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.”
—C.S. Lewis 2. Jesus Died to Call Us to Surrender (vv. 25–26) “God does not want partnership with us but ownership of us.”
—A.W. Tozer 3. Jesus Died to Complete His God-Given Mission (v. 27) “God had one Son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.”
—Augustine 4. Jesus Died to Glorify the Father (vv. 28–30) The glory of God is a human being fully alive; and to be alive consists in beholding God.”
—Irenaeus 5. Jesus Died to Defeat Satan (v. 31) “Satan may prowl like a lion, but he’s on a leash—and the cross holds the chain.”
— Unknown “The cross is where evil goes to die.” N.T. Wright 6. Jesus Died to Draw All People to Himself (vv. 32–33) “The cross is the magnet of the universe.”
—Charles Spurgeon