LESSON THIRTEEN - More Than Saved
WHAT DID GOD DO FOR US THROUGH JESUS?
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Did you know Jesus did more than save you from Hell?
God forgave us for all our sins forever. Colossians 2:13-14 (NASB) Compare translations and the original language
Jesus nailed all our crimes against God to the cross, once for all!
God washed away all of our sins. Isaiah 1:18 (KJV) Compare translations and the original language
Praise God for giving us a clean slate through Jesus’ blood!
Jesus crucified our sin natures so that we don’t have to sin any more. Romans 6:6 (NASB) Compare translations and the original language
We don’t have to listen to our sinful hearts any more!
God gave us new natures that want to please God. This means we don’t like the things we used to like, and now we want Jesus. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV); 1 Peter 4:1-6 (ESV) Compare translations and the original language
Unbelievers only want sin; they don’t care about Jesus. Those who are born again hate their sin; they only want Jesus.
God gave us His Spirit and caused us to be born again. This means we are new people who belong to God. 1 Peter 1:3-5 (NASB) Compare translations and the original language
Praise God, He has made us new, and no one can take that away from us!
God justified us through the blood of Jesus. This means God has said that we are righteous in His sight by the blood of Jesus. Romans 5:1 (NKJV) Compare translations and the original language
God already said that we are righteous in His sight because of the blood of Jesus! We don’t have to earn God’s favor!
God redeemed us from the slave market of sin. This means we are no longer slaves to sin, but now, we are willing slaves of God. Titus 2:11-14 (ESV) Compare translations and the original language
The more we think about the Gospel, the more it trains us to turn from sin and eagerly do good works for God.
God set us free from being slaves to sin. Romans 6:20-23 (KJV) Compare translations and the original language
We don’t have to sin anymore. When we do, we choose to rebel even though we know better.
God set us free from being slaves to Satan. 1 John 5:19-20 (ESV) Compare translations and the original language
Satan is no longer our master. Jesus is our kind, patient, and loving Master.
God made us His children through Jesus. 1 John 3:1-2 (NASB) Compare translations and the original language
We were children of Satan, but now we are children of God!
God made us kings and priests with Jesus. Revelation 5:9-10 (KJV) Compare translations and the original language
We will reign with Christ on earth!
God reconciled us to Himself through Jesus. This means we are now His friends instead of His enemies. Romans 5:6-11 (NKJV) Compare translations and the original language
We are now friends of God!
The wrath of God was propitiated. This means God’s anger toward us was forever satisfied through Jesus’ blood. Hebrews 2:17 (ESV) Compare translations and the original language
God is no longer angry with us! Anything He does in our lives is because He loves us.
We have been sanctified by His Spirit. This means God set us apart from the world, and His Spirit lives inside of us. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (NASB) Compare translations and the original language
We are different from the world around us.
God chose us to be saved before He created everything. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (NASB) Compare translations and the original language
God chose us so that we would choose Him.
God chose us in Christ to be holy before Him, and He predestined (predetermined, decided beforehand) to adopt us as His children. Ephesians 1:3-12 (NKJV) Compare translations and the original language
God loved us so much that even though He knew we would sin against Him, He chose us before we were born to be holy. He predestined to adopt us.
God chose us knowing beforehand that He would set us apart by the Spirit to obey Jesus, Whose blood was applied to our account. 1 Peter 1:1-2 (NASB) Compare translations and the original language
It is no accident that we believe in Jesus!
God the Father gave us to His Son as a love-gift. John 6:36-40 (KJV) Compare translations and the original language
We are a gift from God to His Son!
God the Father drew us to faith in Jesus by His Spirit. John 6:44-45, 64-65 (NKJV) Compare translations and the original language
When we wanted nothing to do with God, He drew us to Himself!
God the Father places us in Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:28-31 (NASB) Compare translations and the original language
Praise God that our salvation does not depend on us!
Consider memorizing one of the following passages (in whichever translation you prefer) as a summary of this lesson: Psalm 103:2-3 (NASB) or Psalm 103:10-11 (ESV) or Romans 5:1 (KJV) or Ephesians 1:3-6 (NKJV).
Who has God allowed you to see trust in Jesus as a result of you sharing the Gospel with them?
We reap what we sow, where we sow, and in proportion to what we sow. Therefore, our evangelism fruit is related to the amount of work we accomplish.
Success in evangelism isn’t measured by how many people we save, since we don’t save anyone- only Jesus saves souls.
Success in evangelism is measured by obedience. God alone does the saving, but we must do the preaching.
We share the Gospel because He is worthy, not because it seems worth it. Since He is worthy evangelism is always worth while in His view. Anything worth doing takes hard work.
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