In this sermon on John 11:45–57, Zack DiPrima exposits the remarkable irony of Caiaphas, the high priest who plotted the death of Jesus yet unknowingly proclaimed one of Scripture’s clearest summaries of the gospel: “It is better for you that one man should die for the people.” The sermon first confronts the pride and spiritual blindness of unbelief, showing through the Sanhedrin’s response to the resurrection of Lazarus that sinners need more than moral reform—they need the supernatural work of regeneration. DiPrima then turns to “the gospel according to Caiaphas,” explaining that Jesus truly did die as a substitute for His people, bearing their sin and securing their redemption through the cross. Christ’s death also gathers the scattered children of God into one people from every tribe, tongue, and nation. Even the Sanhedrin’s wicked conspiracy demonstrates the comprehensive providence of God, who accomplishes His saving purposes through the very actions intended to oppose Him. The sermon concludes by calling sinners to trust wholly in Christ and His finished work: one man died for the people so that those who believe in Him would not perish but have eternal life.
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