The
Birds and the Bees
The
Facts of Life According to the Bible
FACT #1--The Bible is the Word of God à2Tim 3:14-17: the Scriptures are what
make us wise for salvation. What does this mean? Name at least four things the Scriptures are useful for. FACT #2--Jesus Christ is the Son of God FACT #3--There will be a Judgment Day
FACT #4--On Judgment Day Jesus Christ will be the judge àJohn
5:22: “Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has
entrusted all judgment to the Son.” àActs 17:30-31: “In the past God
overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to
repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the
man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him
from the dead.” FACT #5--On Judgment Day we will be judged by the Word of God àJohn
8:31- If--then statement. What is it
that makes us Christians in God’s eyes? What is it that makes us a disciple
of Christ in Jesus’ eye? Where are his teachings found? àJohn 12:48- What
will we be judged by on Judgment Day? So how important is it to know God’s
Word? FACT #6-- We all die someday--no exceptions FACT #7-- If we do not believe Jesus is who He says He is,
we will die àJohn 8:24-25 --Who is Jesus? What did
Jesus do? FACT #8-- If we do not repent of our sins, we will
die àLuke 13:3,5 à Galatians 5:19-21à Colossians 3:5-10 This means self-denial àLuke
9:23 FACT #9-- If we do not confess our faith in
Christ, neither will He confess us before God FACT # 10-- Unless we obey the Gospel, we will
be lost Q: What is the “gospel”? 1Corinthians 15: 1-4 A: It’s the good news about the death, burial
and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and that man can attain salvation
through Him. How do we obey a past event? How do we obey the death,
burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ? àRomans 6:3-6 -How
do we unite ourselves with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection? à1Peter 3:21 How does
baptism save us? à See also
John
3:5 , Acts
2:38 and Acts 22:16 |