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SECTION 4.2

2. 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.
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3. 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?
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4. Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
INTRODUCTION
Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
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5. Are we saved by following God’s law?
INTRODUCTION
Are we saved by following God’s law?
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6. 1. No human can keep all of God’s laws perfectly.
MAIN LESSON
1. No human can keep all of God’s laws perfectly.
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7. 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."
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8. 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.
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9. 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.
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10. 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.
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11. MAIN LESSON
Romans 3:24 And are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
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12. 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.
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13. 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.
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14. 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?
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15. 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?
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16. 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?
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17. No human can keep all of God’s laws perfectly.
SUM IT UP
No human can keep all of God’s laws perfectly.
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18. 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.
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19. 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.
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20. 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.
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