Lesson 4: Reconciled
Lesson 4: Reconciled Have you ever had a disagreement with someone you loved, and the disagreement kept you from talking to this person for a while? Then, finally, the two of you got back together, worked out your disagreement, and your relationshi…
Lesson 5: Related to God through Propitiation
Lesson 5: Related to God through Propitiation In this and the next few lessons we will look more closely at how Jesus’ death solved the problem of sin. If we may continue the idea of the box into which the shadow was placed (in the last lesson), th…
Lesson 6: Forgiven All Trespasses
Lesson 6: Forgiven All Trespasses Colossians 2:13-14 reads, “And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt th…
Lesson 7: Sin Capacity Co-crucified with Christ
Lesson 7: Sin Capacity Co-crucified with Christ We were born slaves to sin. We could not of our own ability please God in any way. This, in the Bible, is called a sin nature. When we accepted God’s gift of salvation, this sin nature was crucified…
Lesson 8: Free from the Law
Lesson 8: Free from the Law Accepting this gift of salvation sets us free from the Law. To state this simply, God’s rules for life in His kingdom have not changed but our reasons for following those rules have. Under the law, the people followed th…
Lesson 9: Children of God
Lesson 9: Children of God When we accept this gift of salvation we are made children of God. We are born into His family. 1 John 3:1-3 says, “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.…
Lesson 10: Adopted as a “Son”
Lesson 10: Adopted as a “Son” In our last lesson, we saw we are born into God’s family when we accept His salvation. God also adopts us as His “sons.”If we are born into God’s family, why would God also need to adopt us? To answer this we need to…
Lesson 11: Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ
Lesson 11: Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ Do you ever feel like you’re not good enough – to be liked by others, or to have a particular job even though you studied for it, or to be loved by God because of your sin? Then please read on to truly…
Lesson 12: Justified
Lesson 12: Justified If you would go to court accused of a crime, there would be three judgments possible. You could be declared guilty and punished, or declared not guilty and set free, or declared innocent of all charges. To be dec…