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Key Truths Review Lesson #17. Lesson Seventeen
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Key Truths Review Lesson #17 Lesson Seventeen The ________ was instituted by Jesus on ________ ________ . We see the _____and _____; with these elements are Jesus’ own _____ and _____. Jesus gave us the Lord’s Supper in order that we _____ his death and to personally assure us of our _____. A _____ will receive the Lord’s Supper after being _____, _____ himself, and being _____ in faith with fellow believers.
Key Truths Answers Lesson Seventeen The Lord’s Supper was instituted by Jesus on Maundy Thursday. We see the bread and wine; with these elements are Jesus’ own body and blood. Jesus gave us the Lord’s Supper in order that we remember his death and to personally assure us of our forgiveness. A Christian will receive the Lord’s Supper after being instructed, examining himself, and being united in faith with fellow believers.
LESSON 18 GOD’S WILL FOR HIS PEOPLE (PART I)
THE GIVING OF GOD’S LAW
The Giving of God’s Law God gave the world His Law in two ways:
Romans 2:14-15 • 14(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, 15since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.)
The Giving of God’s Law God gave the world His Law in two ways: 1. He wrote it in people’s hearts.
Deuteronomy 10:4 • 4 The LORD wrote on these tablets what he had written before, the Ten Commandments he had proclaimed to you on the mountain, out of the fire, on the day of the assembly. And the LORD gave them to me.
The Giving of God’s Law God gave the world His Law in two ways: 1. He wrote it in people’s hearts. 2. He wrote it on stone tablets at Mt. Sinai
Ephesians 4:18,19 • 18They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.
The Giving of God’s Law God gave the world His Law in two ways: 1. He wrote it in people’s hearts. 2. He wrote it on stone tablets at Mt. Sinai because people’s sin made them forget some of God’s Law or misunderstand it.
His Word in My Life • Evaluate: It’s better not to study God’s law too much, because the more I know, the more God will expect of me.
THE REASON FOR GOD’S LAW
Romans 7:7 • I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
The Reason for God’s Law 1. The Law serves as a mirror or curb to for All people (S.O.S.)
Psalm 119:105 • 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
The Reason for God’s Law 1. The Law serves as a mirror or curb to for All people (S.O.S.) 2. The Law serves as a guide to show believers how to live a God-pleasing life.
His Word in My Life • Evaluate: Now that I’m a Christian I no longer need God’s law to serve as a curb or a mirror.
WHY OBEY GOD’S LAW
Exodus 20:2 • 2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
Why Obey God’s Law God introduces His commandments with the words: “I am the LORD YOUR God.”
Why Obey God’s Law The Lord is OUR God, we belong to Him, because:
Psalm 100:3 • 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Why Obey God’s Law The Lord is OUR God, we belong to Him, because: 1. He created us. This is chiefly the work of God the Father.
1 Corinthians 6:20 • 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
Why Obey God’s Law The Lord is OUR God, we belong to Him, because: 1. He created us. This is chiefly the work of God the Father. 2. He bought (redeemed) us. This is chiefly the work of God the Son.
1 Corinthians 6:11 • 11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Why Obey God’s Law 3. He sanctified us, set us apart for himself. Holy Spirit. This is chiefly the work of God the The Lord is our Creator our Redeemer our Sanctifier
1 John 4:19 • 19We love because he first loved us.
Why Obey God’s Law God’s children try to obey God’s Law because of God’s great love for us.
A Summary of God’s Law In one word, God’s commandments are summarized with the word LOVE The 1st table of the Law says: The 2nd table of the Law says: Love God above all Love your neighbor
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
The First Commandment You shall have no other gods.
Matthew 4:10 • 10Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' "
The First Commandment You shall have no other gods. God requires in this commandment that He be first in our lives.
Proverbs 8:13 • 13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
The First Commandment You shall have no other gods. God requires in this commandment that He be first in our lives. We fear God above all things when we hate the things God hates and love the things God loves.
Psalm 73:25 • 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
The First Commandment You shall have no other gods. We love God above all things when we consider Him to be our greatest treasure and devote our whole life to serving Him.
Psalm 37:5 • 5 Commit your way to the LORD ; trust in him and he will do this:
The First Commandment You shall have no other gods. We trust God above all things when we take Him at His Word.
The First Commandment You shall have no other gods. The sin against the first commandment is called idolatry which means putting someone or something ahead of God.
The First Commandment People commit idolatry when they …
Exodus 20:4-5 • 4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
The First Commandment People commit idolatry when they … 1. Worship any false god, or idol.
John 5:23 • He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.
The First Commandment People commit idolatry when they … 1. Worship any false god, or idol. Any religion which does not accept Jesus as the Son of God or does not trust in Him as the Redeemer from sin has a false god
The First Commandment People also commit idolatry when they … 2. Respect, love, or trust in anything or anyone more than they Respect, love, or trust in God.