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MAIN IDEA God is perfectly just, which means He always gives people what they deserve. The Bible says those who sin deserve death and punishment in hell forever. But God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to take our punishment and give us life forever in heaven. ESV

MEMORY VERSE DEUTERONOMY 32:4 The Rock, His work is perfect, for all His ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He. ESV

Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. INTRODUCTION Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. ESV

What makes something fair or unfair? INTRODUCTION What makes something fair or unfair? Why do people sometimes treat us unfairly? Who is always just and fair to everyone? ESV

MAIN LESSON 1. God is just, which means He will always give people what they deserve. ESV

MAIN LESSON Deuteronomy 32:4 The Rock, His work is perfect, for all His ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He. ESV

MAIN LESSON 2. The Bible says those who are sinless deserve heaven and those who are sinners deserve hell. All people deserve hell, since no person is sinless except Jesus. ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 19:16-26 And behold, a man came up to Him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And He said to him, "Why do you ask Me about what is good? There is only One who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” He said ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 19:16-26, continued to him, "Which ones?” And Jesus said, "You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 19:16-26, continued man said to Him, "All these I have kept. What do I still lack? Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” When the young man ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 19:16-26, continued heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. And Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the king-dom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 19:16-26, continued needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impos- sible, but with God all things are possible." ESV

MAIN LESSON Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ESV

MAIN LESSON 3. God sent Jesus to take the punish-ment that we deserved for our sin. ESV

MAIN LESSON Romans 5:8 But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ESV

MAIN LESSON 4. Those who do not trust Christ will go to hell; those who trust Christ will live in heaven forever! ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 25:31-46 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 25:31-46, continued the goats. And He will place the sheep on His right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 25:31-46, continued For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 25:31-46, continued will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? And when did we see You a stranger and welcome You, or naked and clothe You? And when did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’ And the ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 25:31-46, continued King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.' Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 25:31-46, continued and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome Me, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 25:31-46, continued when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ Then He will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' ESV

MAIN LESSON Matthew 25:31-46, continued And these will go away into eternal punish-ment, but the righteous into eternal life." ESV

What does it mean that God is just? What do we deserve for our sin? FAITH IN ACTION What does it mean that God is just? What do we deserve for our sin? What does God give us instead after we accept Christ as our Savior? How will that affect the way you think and act in your day-to-day life? ESV

God is just, which means He will always give people what they deserve. SUM IT UP God is just, which means He will always give people what they deserve. ESV

SUM IT UP The Bible says those who are sinless deserve heaven and those who are sin-ners deserve hell. All people deserve hell, since no person is sinless except Jesus. ESV

God sent Jesus to take the punish-ment that we deserved for our sin. SUM IT UP God sent Jesus to take the punish-ment that we deserved for our sin. ESV

SUM IT UP Those who do not trust Christ will go to hell; those who trust Christ will live in heaven forever! ESV

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