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The Old Testament says that anybody who keeps all of God’s laws will be saved. But no human can keep all the laws. So God sent Jesus Christ, who did keep all the laws, to take our punishment for breaking the law. By grace, we can be saved just by believing that Christ died for us. MAIN IDEA ESV

MEMORY VERSES GALATIANS 3:2-3 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? ESV

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

Are we saved by following God’s law? INTRODUCTION Are we saved by following God’s law? ESV

1. No human can keep all of God’s laws perfectly. MAIN LESSON 1. No human can keep all of God’s laws perfectly. ESV

Romans 3:10 As it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one." MAIN LESSON Romans 3:10 As it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one." ESV

MAIN LESSON 2. Jesus is the only Person who could keep all of God’s laws perfectly. That’s why He is the only One who could take the punishment for sin. ESV

MAIN LESSON Romans 5:21 So that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ESV

MAIN LESSON 3. Once we trust Christ, we are justified (judged by God as innocent and righteous). We also receive the gift of the Holy Spirit to live inside of us. This is by God’s grace through our faith in Jesus Christ! We did nothing to deserve these things. ESV

MAIN LESSON Romans 3:24 And are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. ESV

MAIN LESSON 4. The Holy Spirit helps believers resist sin and start becoming more like Christ. This is grace. We could never do this on our own. We allow the Holy Spirit to work in us when we read God’s Word, pray, go to church, and worship God. ESV

MAIN LESSON Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. ESV

How many of us have kept all of God’s commandments? FAITH IN ACTION How many of us have kept all of God’s commandments? What does it mean to be saved by grace and not by the law? Do we still sin after we are saved? ESV

FAITH IN ACTION When we trust Jesus Christ for our salvation, who comes to help us resist sin and become more like Christ? Do you ever have to worry about losing your salvation, even if you make a mistake and sin? ESV

Do we still want to honor the Lord with the choices we make each day? FAITH IN ACTION Do we still want to honor the Lord with the choices we make each day? How will this change the way you live each day? ESV

No human can keep all of God’s laws perfectly. SUM IT UP No human can keep all of God’s laws perfectly. ESV

SUM IT UP Jesus is the only Person who could keep all of God’s laws perfectly. That’s why He is the only One who could take the punishment for sin. ESV

SUM IT UP Once we trust Christ, we are justified (judged by God as innocent and righteous). We also receive the gift of the Holy Spirit to live inside of us. This is by God’s grace through our faith in Jesus Christ! We did nothing to deserve these things. ESV

SUM IT UP The Holy Spirit helps believers resist sin and start becoming more like Christ. This is grace. We could never do this on our own. We allow the Holy Spirit to work in us when we read God’s Word, pray, go to church, and worship God. ESV

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