1. Confirmation Class Lesson 18: God’s Will For His People

2. The Giving of God’s Law Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Romans 2:14-15 1. He wrote it in people’s hearts. Deuteronomy 10:4 2.He wrote it on stone tablets at Mt. Sinai because people’s sin made them forget some of God’s Law or misunderstood it.

4. The reason for God’s Law Romans 3:19-20 1.The Law serves as a mirror or x-ray/clear reminder to show us our sins (S.O.S) Psalm 119:105 2. The Law serves as a guide to show believers how to live a God-pleasing life.

5. Why Obey God’s Law? Exodus 20:2 God introduces His commandments with the words: I am the Lord YOUR God. I AM Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. The Lord OUR God, we belong to Him, because: 1.He created us. This is chiefly the work of God the Father.

6. I Corinthians 6:20 2. He redeemed us, bought us. This is chiefly the work of God the Son I Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 3.He sanctified us, set us apart for himself. This is chiefly the work of God the Holy Spirit.

7. The Trinity The Lord is our Creator our Redeemer our Sanctifier John 14:15 I John 4:19 God’s children try to obey God’s Law because Of God’s great love for us.

8. A Summary of God’s Law Matthew 22:37-39 In One word, God’s commandments are summarized with the word love. The 1 st table of the Law says: Love God above all The 2nd table of the Law says: Love your neighbor

10. The First Commandment The First Commandment: You shall have no other gods God requires in this commandment that He be first in our lives Daniel 3:1-18

11. Genesis 39:9 “How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” We Fear God above all things when we hate the things God hates and love the things God loves. Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

12. I John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. II Corinthians 5:14-15 We Love God above all things when we consider him to be our greatest treasure and devote our whole life to serving him.

13. Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: We trust God above all things when we put our whole confidence in his promises and always take him at his Word.

14. 1 st Commandment The sin against the first commandment is called idolatry which means putting someone or something ahead of God. Exodus 20:4-5 Matthew 4:10 Worship any false god, or idol. Any religion which does not accept Jesus as the Son of God or does not trust in him as the Redeemer from sin has a false god.

15. People also commit idolatry when they… Luke 12:15 Matthew 6:24 Proverbs 3:5 Jeremiah 17:5 Matthew 10:37 2. Respect, love, or trust in anything or anyone more than they respect, love, or trust in God.

16. Examples: Examples: Money, fame, popularity, friends, self. It takes a perfect record to be fit to live with God. Who has achieved this? For whom? Romans 5:19 By the obedience of the One shall the many be made righteous.

17. Assignment: 1) Working with God’s Word 2) Multiple choice 3) True-false QUIZ Lesson 18 VIP 11 VIC 10-15 1 st and 2 nd Commandment with “What does this mean?”