Ephesians 2:8-9
[8] For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— [9] not by works, so that no one can boast.
Is grace the power of God to obey His commandments?
If we are not perfectly obeying the commandments, what does that...
John 14:15-17
[15] “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. [16] And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, [17] even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells...
Romans 8:38-39 [38] For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, [39] nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians...
Matthew 11:28-29
[28] “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. [29] Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Why are people weary and burdened?
What is the key to the rest that...
Acts 17:26
"From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands."
Deuteronomy 7:3-4
""Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters...
Matthew 10:32-33 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven."
Will Jesus deny you before God the Father if you buckle under the pressure of being...
Have you been asked, "Is Jesus your Lord and Savior?" What does that mean?
What is the motive of those asking the question?
What is the meaning of the word Lord?
Resource:
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Do you believe the purpose of the law is to help us live as Christians?
Does the law help us overcome sin?
Do our attempts to obey the law result in God's blessings?
Can we live holy lives obeying the law?
Resources:
The Proper Use of the Law
The Proper Use of the Law
Die to the law...
1 Corinthians 1:2
[2] To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
What is required to become a Saint of God?
Are works...
You are not obeying the commands of Jesus or the Law of God. Why?
1. The Law's standard is perfection.
2. The Law was amplified by Christ.
3. The Law stirs up sin.
4. The Law is based on man's self-effort.
5. The Law is a ministry of condemnation and death.
Resources:
You Don't Love God...
Galatians 3:19, 24-25
[19] Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator.
[24] So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be...
How does grace and truth come through Jesus if He taught the law?
Are Christians obligated to obey the law since Christ fulfilled it?
Where does the law lead you?
What is the law powerless to do?
Is sin your master?
Why is being under the law a license to sin?
Resources:
Know God through...
"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35
Is reading the Bible proof of your love for God?
How should we respond to a Christian that doesn't read the Bible?
Revelation 1:17-18
[17] When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. [18] I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades...
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:17
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Mark 16:15
Will...
"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son." John 3:17-18
"Whoever...
Romans 1:16
[16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
Why are people ashamed of the Gospel?
How does what Christians teach play into it?
Colossians 1:25-27
[25] I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— [26] the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. [27] To them God has chosen to make known among...
"This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves." Galatians 2:4
Who is it that spies on our freedom?
What is it that they want to make us slaves to?
John 15:4-5
"[4] Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. [5]“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can...