God thought it - Redemption
Omniscient - having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
Omniscient
Psalm 147:4-5
4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.
God Thought about Redemption
Immediately after the fall of man God is implementing his plan to redeem mankind back to Himself.
Genesis 3:15 The Protevangelim
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
1. There is a struggle for the souls of men and women
2. Sin will be judged
3. Salvation comes only through Christ. The seed of the woman.
Jesus Bought it - Humanity
Jesus paid for your redemption with his broken body
1 Corinthians 6:19,20
You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
Jesus Bought or Redeemed Us
Redemption – The act of buying back : repurchasing, to get or to win back.
Jesus Offering Himself as the Sacrificial Lamb
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.
Hebrews 9:27,28
27Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Broken Body
1 Corinthians 11:24
24and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
Jesus Paid our Sin Debt
Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.
Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.
The Holy Spirit Brought It - Power
The Holy Spirit brings us power. The Greek word in the New Testament that means power, dunamis.
Dunamis - dunamis is (a) "power, ability," physical or moral, as residing in a person or thing; (b) "power in action," as, e.g., when put forth in performing miracles. It occurs 118 times in the NT. Sometimes the word dunamis is used to describe the miracle itself.
The Holy Spirit is for You
Acts 2:38,39
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call."
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 1:5a
because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction.
Have you Caught It? – Righteousness by Faith
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
Righteousness – To be in a right relationship with God. To live uprightly.
Romans 1:17
For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
Romans 3:21,22
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
Romans 4:5
However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
Romans 4:13
It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
Romans 9:30
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
Galatians 5:5
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope.
Philippians 3:8,9b
not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Have You Caught It?
The Bible teaches in Romans 3:23 that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
The penalty for sin is not only physical death but spiritual death. Romans 6:23 says, “the wages of sin is death”.
The rest of Romans 6:23 says, “but the gift of God is eternal life.”
Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.“
Jesus Christ died for us! Jesus' death paid the price of our sins.
Romans 10:9 says, "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.“
Because of Jesus' death on our behalf, all we have to do is believe in Him, trusting His death as the payment for our sins - and we will be saved!
Romans 10:13 says it again this way, "for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Jesus died to pay the penalty for our sins and rescue us from eternal death. Salvation, the forgiveness of sins, is available to anyone who will trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Romans 5:1 has this wonderful message,
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Romans 8:1 teaches us, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.“
Because of Jesus' death on our behalf, we will never be condemned for our sins.
Finally, we have this precious promise of God from Romans 8:38-39,
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Maybe today you’d like to make sure you’re in right relationship with your creator. I would like everyone to repeat after me if you are a Christian or if you’d like to make sure you’re in right relationship with the Lord Jesus.
Maybe you want to make sure you’re going to heaven. Repeat after me &; Pray this simple prayer with me from your heart.
Lord Jesus, I need you. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my personal Savior and Lord. I confess with my mouth that You are Lord and believe in my heart that God raised you from the dead. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be. In Jesus name, AMEN!
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