12:13 Class Rules Need to use the bathroom? Ask a parent volunteer Need handouts from last week? Need to borrow a pen? Loan us a shoe and we will loan you a pen! Need to talk with a friend? Before/after class, but not during
What Makes Me A CHRISTIAN? Understanding Salvation And Sanctification
Quick Review We are regenerated (born again) when God calls us instantaneously from spiritual death to spiritual life through the gospel. Faith + Repentance = CONVERSION
Our Problem: Sin God’s Solution: Justification Justification: A legal act of God in which he declares us righteous.
The Courtroom “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:10)
“The Lord will judge his people” (Hebrews 10:30) The Judge “The Lord will judge his people” (Hebrews 10:30)
The Crime “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23)
The Defendant “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost” (1 Timothy 1:15)
The Prosecutor “The accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God” (Revelation 12:10)
The Star Witness “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)
The Verdict “Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn?” (Romans 8:33-34)
The Celebration! “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteous- ness…” (Isaiah 61:10)
Starting Point 2011 – April podium Table for water/OJ table 14 chairs podium Table for water/OJ table Table for coffee/food Starting Point 2011 – April