lesson 42. why are some guilty people forgiven and given eternal life by god while others are not?
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Lesson 42
Why are some guilty people forgiven and given eternal life by
God while others are not?
What declaration did God make about all sinners as a result of Jesus’ saving
work?Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying,
‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all
know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For
I will forgive their wickedness and will
remember their sins no more.”
What declaration did God make about all sinners as a result of Jesus’ saving
work?2 Corinthians 5:19
…that God was reconciling the
world to himself in Christ, not
counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
“Not Guilty!”
God declares that he
doesn’t count our sins
against us
What declaration did God make about all sinners as a result of Jesus’ saving
work?Isaiah 53:5-6
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his
wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone
astray, each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
What declaration did God make about all sinners as a result of Jesus’ saving
work?John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the
Lamb of God, who takes away the sin
of the world!
God put all the sins of
the world on Jesus and
punished him for them
Key Point #1
As the result of Jesus’ work, God made the declaration that
the sins of all people are forgiven (universal
justification).
How do many people reject this declaration of God about their sins?
Romans 10:3
Since they did not know the
righteousness that comes from God and
sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s
righteousness.
People
reject Jesus’
payment for themand want to earn
forgiveness by their
works
How do many people reject this declaration of God about their sins?
Romans 11:6
And if by grace, then it is no longer
by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
People
reject Jesus’
payment for themand want to earn
forgiveness by their
works
How do many people reject this declaration of God about their sins?
Galatians 5:4
You who are trying to be justified by
law have been alienated from
Christ; you have fallen away from
grace.
People
reject Jesus’
payment for themand want to earn
forgiveness by their
workslose
forgiveness
Key Point #2
Many people reject the gift of God’s forgiveness and lose it completely by trying to earn
God’s forgiveness on their own.
Why is it so important, then, that the Holy Spirit work faith in each of us?
Romans 4:5
However, to the man who does not
work but trusts God who justifies
the wicked, his faith is credited as
righteousness.
The Holy Spirit
Why is it so important, then, that the Holy Spirit work faith in each of us?
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved,
through faith—and this not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one
can boast.
The Holy Spirit
Why is it so important, then, that the Holy Spirit work faith in each of us?
Philippians 3:8-9What is more, I consider
everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of
knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all
things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be
found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that
which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes
from God and is by faith.
The Holy Spirit
works faith in people
and they accept
God’s free forgiveness
gain forgiveness
Key Point #3It’s important that the Holy Spirit works faith in me so that I don’t
trust in my own works for forgiveness but humbly accept God’s declaration that through
Jesus my sins are forgiven (personal justification).
Agree or Disagree?
Right now, in God’s eyes, it is just as though you and I had
never broken any of God’s laws even once in our entire lives.
Tell several things that are wrong with this statement:
Jesus’ death made it possible for my sins to be forgiven, but they aren’t actually forgiven until I
believe.
Lesson 42
I and all believers are forgiven because the Holy Spirit has led us by faith to accept
God’s free forgiveness. Other people reject God’s free forgiveness and lose eternal life.
Vocabulary…
“Forgive”
to let go
Vocabulary…
“Justification”
a “not guilty” verdict
Vocabulary…
“Objective Justification”
all people are declared “not guilty”
Vocabulary…
“Subjective Justification”
receiving the “not guilty” verdict through faith