2.
Then what has been written?
8
"Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do
not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."
John
8:24
Isn't
this a life and death statement?
You
must believe in the son of God
or
die
in
your sins
3.
Then, who is Jesus?
13
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples,
saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of man am ?"
14
So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah
or one of the prophets."
15
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
16
Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the on of the living
God."
17
Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for
flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven."
Matthew
16: 13-17
Whose Son is He ?
4.
Is this being the Son of God all we must believe concerning His identity?
In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the
Word was God.
John
1:1
14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and
truth.
John
1:14
Jesus being the Son of God....is God. Notice here.
6.
God the Father calls His own Son God.
8
But to the Son He says; "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
Hebrews
8:8
7.
Who does Jesus Himself claim to be?
58
Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was,
I AM."
John
8:58
Jesus
Himself claims to be the great "I
am"
So,
we must believe Jesus is God, or we will die in our sins.
16
When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and
behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and he saw the spirit of God descending
like a dove and alighting upon him.
17
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased."
Matthew
3:16-17
And Jesus is one of them
10.
Why do we need a mediator?
2
but your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins
have hidden his face from you.
Isaiah
59:2
What has separated us from God? SIN
11.
What can save us?
15
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power
of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also
for the Greek.
Romans
1:16
What is the power of God to save us?
15
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which
I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand.
2
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached
to you unless you believed in vain.
3
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received; that Christ
died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4
and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according
to the Scriptures.
I
Corinthians 15: 1-4
The
Bible interprets itself
Gospel
enacted in picture form
13.
Why did Jesus have to do each of these things to save us?
6
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according
to the riches of His grace.
Ephesians
1:7
In His death we reach His blood.
14.
How wonderful is this forgiveness?
24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless
before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.
Jude
24
He
can present us how?
Jesus
takes care of our sin problem with His death.
Now
why was He raised for us?
20
But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become he first fruits of
those who have fallen asleep.
21
for since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
22
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
23
but each one in his own order: Christ the first fruits, afterward
those who are Christ's at His coming.
I
corinthians 15: 20-23
16.
In a nutshell, what two things does the gospel bring us?
10
but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior jesus Christ,
who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through
the gospel.
II
timothy 1:10
17. Paul says it another way in Romans 5:10
11
for if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death
of His son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His
life.
Romans
5:10
What can we be through Jesus' death?
What can we be through His life?
9
do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of god?
Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor homosexuals, nor sodomites.
10
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners
will inherit the kingdom of God.
I
corinthians 6: 9-10
(Also see Ephesians 4:17-5:7 and Galatians 5:19-26)
20.
What if we do not change?
5
"I tell you, no: but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
6
"Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do
you think that they are worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?
7
"I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.'
Luke
13: 3-5
Are these life-and-death statements?
21.
To get in on the saving gospel, what must I do?
7
and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the LORD Jesus is revealed
from heaven with His mighty angels,
8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those
who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9
these shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence
of the Lord and from the glory of His power.
II
Thessalonians 1: 7-9
What
must we do to escape God's vengeance and everlasting destruction?
3
Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into christ Jesus
were baptized into His death?
4
therefore we were buried with him through baptism into death, that
just as christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even
so we also should walk in newness of life.
5
for if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly
we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection.
6
Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of
sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
Romans
6: 3-6
Do you see the gospel here?
The
Gospel Illustrated
24. Why would God want us to get into His death?
7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according
to the riches of His grace.
Ephesians
1:7
25. How does one actually become a Christian?
26
For you are all sons of God through faith in christ Jesus.
27
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Galatians
3: 26-27
26. If one becomes a Christian, will he face persecution?
20
"Remember the word that I said to you, ' A servant is not greater than
his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.
If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
John
15:20
27. What is the worst kind of persecution?
26
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and
children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be
My disciple.
27
"And whosoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be
My disciple.
28
"For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first
and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it-
Luke
14:26-28
28.
Jesus commands commitment.
20
For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the
knowledge of the Lord and savior Jesus christ, they are again entangled
in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
21
for it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness,
than having known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.
II
Peter 2:20-21
Count the cost
29. Please read these words and give God your answer.
16
"And now why are you waiting? arise and be baptized, and wash away
your sins, calling on the name of the Lord."
Acts
22:16