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Hebrews 10:11-14
11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time until his enemies...
John 16:8-9
8 And when he comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me...
Does the Holy Spirit convict Christians of sin?
Who does the Holy Spirit convict of sin?
Resources:
Conviction of the Spirit...
1 Corinthians 12:12-13
"The body is a unit, though it is made
up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So
it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free--and we were all given the one Spirit to...
Isaiah 9:6
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world...
Why is the resurrection so important?
What do most Christians miss about the resurrection?
Is there such a thing as a half Gospel?
Key Verses:
Genesis 2:7
Genesis 2:16-17
John 1:29
2 Corinthians 5:19
1 John 2:2
Romans 5:10
Resources:
What is the Gospel...
Romans 3:31
"Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law."
Does true faith fulfill the law's requirements?
What is the meaning of establish?
Resources:
Law of Faith...
Romans 7:4-6
4 Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. 5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law...
As sinful and carnal as the church in Corinth was, how did God see them?
1 Corinthians 1:2 ESV
[2] To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their...
John 9:13-16
13 They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees. 14 Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. 15 Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." 16...
2 Peter 3:10
"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up."
Is Global Warming real?
Has Global Warming started yet...
2 Corinthians 3:6-12
"6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant-not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 7 Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could...
Romans 6:19-22
19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin, you...
John 1:17
"For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."
If grace and truth came through Jesus Christ, then why did He teach the law?
Was Jesus teaching Christians how to live by teaching the law?
Resources:
Testimony of John...
Exodus 12:7
"Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs"
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!"
John 10:7
"So Jesus...
2 Timothy 4:3-4
3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to...
Genesis 6:5
"The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time."
Mark 10:18
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
Romans 3:23
"...for...
1 Peter 4:1
Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent...
Leviticus 24:19-20
19 “Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted— 20 a fracture for a fracture, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whatever anyone does to injure another person must be paid back in kind.
Matthew 5:27-30
27 “You have heard that...
Philippians 4:10-13
10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is...
Colossians 3:12-14
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And...