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God’s Great Exchange. If you were to die tonight and God asked, “Why should I let you into heaven?” What would you say?. What does God require of us?. + Holiness. - Sin. = Life. What does God require of us?. “Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.” Leviticus 19:2.
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If you were to die tonight and God asked, “Why should I let you into heaven?” What would you say?
What does God require of us? + Holiness - Sin = Life
What does God require of us? “Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.” Leviticus 19:2 “Do this (love God and your neighbors perfectly) and you will live.” Luke 10:28
What does God see? - Holiness + Sin = Death
What does God see? “Every one has sinned. We all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” Romans 3:23 “Your wrongs are the roadblock between you and your God.” Isaiah 59:2 “The payment for sin is death.” Romans 6:23
Man-made remedies for our problem: “I’ll do more good deeds than bad ones!” “I’ll compare myself to others.” “I’ll try harder!”
Man-made remedies for our problem: • “Some people think they are doing right , but in the end it leads to death.” Proverbs 16:25 • “If someone obeys all God’s laws except one, that person is guilty of breaking all of them.” James 2:10
“The LORD laid on Him the punishment for all the evil we have done.” Isaiah 53:6
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21
God’s Solution—The Great Exchange • “A pure and perfect lamb” (1 Peter 1:19) • “100% God who gives eternal life” (1 John 5:20) • “The LORD, our Righteousness” (Jeremiah 23:6) Jesus’ Perfect Life JESUS Our Sins
“[God] saved us because of His mercy, and not because of any good things that we have done.” Titus 3:5 “The punishment for sin is death. But God gives us the free gift of life forever in Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 “Whoever believes the Son has eternal life.” John 3:36 “God gave you the opposite of what you deserved. He saved you through faith. You had nothing to do with it. This is God’s gift to you.” Ephesians 2:8 God’s Gift—Eternal Life BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH
“No one can have faith without hearing the message about Christ.” Romans 10:17 “The Good News is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes.” Romans 1:16 God’s Gift—Eternal Life Faith Forgiveness Life FROM GOD’S WORD Faith, Forgiveness, Life