Faithful Response
Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Faithful Response – View Original PDF
Yesterday we looked at examining our faith. I hope that this is something you will give more and more thought to in your daily life. It may even bring the question to your mind, am I really saved? Today we will look at faith in Christ, and how to have a saving relationship with him.A Personal Invitation
Christ Himself has offered an invitation for you to respond personally in repentance, and trust in Him.
Matt 11:28-30
Mat 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Regeneration (Being Born Again) -Ref: (Easton’s Bible Dictionary)
Only found in Mat_19:28 and Tit_3:5. This word literally means a “new birth.” The Greek word so rendered (palingenesia) is used by classical writers with reference to the changes produced by the return of spring.
In Mat_19:28 the word is equivalent to the “restitution of all things” (Act_3:21). In Tit_3:5 it denotes that change of heart elsewhere spoken of as a passing from death to life (1Jo_3:14); becoming a new creature in Christ Jesus (2Co_5:17); being born again (Joh_3:5); a renewal of the mind (Rom_12:2); a resurrection from the dead (Eph_2:6); a being quickened (Eph_2:1, Eph_2:5). This change is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. It originates not with man but with God (Joh_1:12, Joh_1:13; 1Jo_2:29; 1Jo_5:1, 1Jo_5:4).
As to the nature of the change, it consists in the implanting of a new principle or disposition in the soul; the impartation of spiritual life to those who are by nature “dead in trespasses and sins.”
The necessity of such a change is emphatically affirmed in Scripture (Joh_3:3; Rom_7:18; Rom_8:7-9; 1Co_2:14; Eph_2:1; Eph_4:21-24).
Read: ~ Rom 3:10-26
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What does today’s reading show you about why we
need Christ? Have you ever looked at yourself in the
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What do you think it means to have a fear of God before your eyes?
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Who does Paul say the law is for? What does Paul say the law will do?
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What part do we play in our salvation? Have you? If not, talk to a believer now!
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What is repentance?
The Essentials of the Gospel:
1. Man is Sinful: – Rom 3:23
2. God is Holy: – Lev 19:2
3. The penalty for your sin is eternal death: – Rom 6:23
4. Jesus Christ died to pay your penalty: – Rom 5:8
5. Your response to Christ’s personal invitation: – Matt 11:28-30 & Rev 3:20
Prayer Points:
Pure MInd
Vans Mechanical
Safety Crossing Boarder
My Faith
Servants Heart
