What Did Jesus Make Possible by His Works? | MAN’s POTENTIAL

We’re continuing our series on UNDERSTANDING THE GOSPEL … via the Gospel in ‘P’s.

Recap …

What are the four ‘P’s?

Whose is each?

1. What is God’s Purpose?
2. What was Man’s Problem?
3. What was God’s Provision?
4. What is Man’s Potential?

 

 

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MAN’s POTENTIAL

What was the result of God solving Man’s Problem?  

 

Romans 5:10-11  For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. ¹¹ And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

 

2 Corinthians 5:18-21  Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, ¹⁹ that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.  ²⁰ Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.  ²¹ For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

• According to Dictionary on Google …
  • • Reconciliation is the restoration of friendly relations
• According to Wikipedia …
  • • Reconciliation, in Christian theology, is an element of salvation that refers to the results of atonement.  Reconciliation is the end of the estrangement, caused by original sin, between God and humanity.

 

 

 

Ephesians 2:8-9  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

 

 

2 Timothy 1:8-9   Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, ⁹ who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

 

 

Titus 3:4-5  But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

 

Galatians 2:21  I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”

 

Luke 17:10   So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do’.”

 

1. According to Romans 5:10-11, what happened to Paul and the Corinthians?
2. How did that happen?
3. When did that happen?
4. According to Romans 5:11, what have we now received?
5. According to 2 Corinthians 5:18, what has God done?
6. By what means was God able to do that?
7. What did God have to do?
8. What was Paul imploring Corinthians to do?
9. According to Ephesians 2:8, what are we saved by?
10. According to the same verse, what are we saved through?
11. Based on Ephesians 2:8-9, why shouldn’t anyone boast (when it comes to being saved)?
12. What would have given one reason to boast?
13. According to 2 Timothy 1:8-9, what were we saved according to?
14. According to the same verse, what were we NOT saved according to?
15. According to Titus 3:4-5, what were we saved according to?
16. According to the Titus 3:5, what were we NOT saved according to?
17. Based on Galatians 2:21, if righteousness does not come through the law, where does it come from?