Study 2: God's Gift
Review of God’s Message:
- God loves us.
- He wants a relationship with us.
- God gave us His Word to guide us.
…And everyone lived perfectly ever-after
God gave us the ability to choose Him or reject Him – John 7:17
Why? He wants a relationship
Rom 3:23
- What did we do with that choice?
- We chose to sin, to violate God’s word. James 1:13-15
- (Gal 5:19-21, James 4:17)
1 Cor 6:9-11
- Result of our sin is separation from God (also Isa 59:1, 2)
- Rom 6:23 – the wages of sin is death.
- Sin also separates us from other people
Rom 5:6-8
- God did not leave us on our own
- Christ died for the ungodly
- Hopeless, never could be “good enough”
- Examples of hopeless situations and the worldly way out – there is no “out” with sin
1 John 4:9-10
- Because he is a God of justice, a price had to be paid
- Jesus was the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- This is God’s greatest gift to us.
Mark 14,15
- God demonstrated His love at the cross. (He didn’t just tell us)
- Why did God do this? Why was it public? Painful? Crucifixion?
After reading the Biblical account, read the medical account or watch video “The Passion”.
How does this make you feel about your sin? (Acts 2:36)