God's Solution for Sin

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Lesson Four: God’s Solution for SIN

Anchor Verse: John 3: 16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. [King James]
This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. [The Message]
 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. [NIV]

Introduction:

Scriptures show clearly that God wants all men to come to the knowledge of the truth and be saved. What then is God’s solution for the curse of sin, defilement of sin, and power of sin?

A.      A sacrificial lamb is provided: God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die for humanity. This provided the blood for the new covenant between God and man; for without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin [Hebrews 9: 22-26].

·         The blood of Christ not only atones for our sins, but also brings us near God (a transportation vehicle for man) [Ephesians 2: 13].

·         The blood of Christ is the currency with which we have been redeemed from Satan and evil traditions unto God [1 Peter 1:18; Acts 20: 28].

·         All Christians have been spiritually sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ by faith (the network code or password that connects us to all of God’s blessings) [1 Peter 1: 2].

B.      Jesus Christ, God’s unspeakable gift to man (2 Corinthians 9: 15) has been made a CURSE for us, thus taking away the handwriting of curses that was against us and nailing it to the cross (Galatians 3: 13; Colossians 2: 13-14).

C.      Jesus Christ became sin for us so that we (believers) would become the righteousness of God [2 Corinthians 5: 21].

D.     Jesus Christ came and destroyed the works of the devil (including sin) [1 John 3: 8]:

·         Sin shall not have dominion over the Christian anymore because of grace that comes through the knowledge of Jesus Christ and God (2 Peter 1: 2) [Romans 6: 14]

·         So also consider yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6: 11).

·         We now have the word of God’s grace in order that as we study it daily, we shall partake in the divine nature (that is God’s life of victory); reign in life through Christ Jesus after receiving abundant of grace and righteousness through the word of God; and thus, being born again through the word, we will become the light and salt of the earth. We are then sanctified for obedience to God in all things. [Acts 20: 32; 2 Peter 1: 2-4; 1 Peter 1: 2, 23; 1 John 3: 9].

 

Have you experienced God’s solution for sin? Have you asked him to wash your sins away with the blood of Jesus Christ which cleanses from all sin? [1 John 1:7] By this we know that we have come to know Jesus Christ and benefit from Him if we are able to keep His commandments without difficulty [1 John 2: 3-4].

God’s grace teaches us to deny unrighteousness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, godly, and righteously in this wicked and evil world. This is the greatest miracle—that we Christians live without sin in our daily life. This is why Christ came, to reproduce Himself in human beings and thus make them also the children of God by faith.

Pray for this experience to be real in your life.