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BECOMING AN HEIR OF THE GRACE OF LIFE Starts with faith, leading to repentance (Acts 26:16-18) Upon confession, baptism for forgiveness (Acts 2:38) At baptism, one enters a new relationship with God Becomes a child of God (Gal. 3:26-27; 1 John 3:1)
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BECOMING AN HEIR OF THE GRACE OF LIFE • Starts with faith, leading to repentance (Acts 26:16-18)Upon confession, baptism for forgiveness (Acts 2:38) • At baptism, one enters a new relationship with God • Becomes a child of God (Gal. 3:26-27; 1 John 3:1) • As a child, becomes an heir of God (Gal. 4:7; Rom. 8:17) • At baptism, one enters a new relationship with Christ • Becomes a brother of Christ (Heb. 2:11-18; Rom. 8:29) • As a brother, becomes a joint-heir with Christ (Rom. 8:17)
JOINING TOGETHER TWO HEIRS OF GOD • In marriage, two individuals are: • Joined & yoked together by God (Matt. 19:6; 2 Cor. 6:14) • In Christian marriage, two faithful “heirs of God” are: • Joined as “heirs together of the grace of life” (1 Pet. 3:7) • Equally “yoked together” (2 Cor. 6:14-16) • Sharing unique “communion,” “harmony,” “agreement” • “Built together for a dwelling place of God” (Eph. 2:22)
GROWING TOGETHER AS HEIRS TOGETHER • “Live together” (1 Pet. 3:7) • “Hearts…knit together in love” (Col. 2:2) • “Joined together in the same mind” (1 Cor. 1:10) • “Pray together” (Acts 12:12; cf. Ro. 15:30; 2 Cor. 1:11)
SERVING TOGETHER AS HEIRS TOGETHER • Worship Together • Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 11:17-34; Heb. 10:25 • Eph. 5:19; Acts 5:9; Jas. 5:16; Acts 13:44; 20:7-9 • Evangelize Together • Mark 16:15; John 4:35-36; Acts 18:24-28; Phil. 1:27; 4:3 • Labor Together • 1 Thess. 3:2; Col. 4:11; 3 John 8; 2 Cor. 1:24
REWARDED TOGETHER AS HEIRS TOGETHER • “Caught up together” (1 Thess. 4:17) • “Glorified together with Christ” (Rom. 8:17) • “Live together with Him” (1 Thess. 5:10)
BECOMING AN HEIR OF THE GRACE OF LIFE • Starts with faith, leading to repentance (Acts 26:16-18)Upon confession, baptism for forgiveness (Acts 2:38) • At baptism, one enters a new relationship with God • Becomes a child of God (Gal. 3:26-27; 1 John 3:1) • As a child, becomes an heir of God (Gal. 4:7; Rom. 8:17) • At baptism, one enters a new relationship with Christ • Becomes a brother of Christ (Heb. 2:11-18; Rom. 8:29) • As a brother, becomes a joint-heir with Christ (Rom. 8:17) • Serve Him faithfully for life to receive life (2 Tim. 4:8)