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My notes for Wednesday night, Dec 6th. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. Our study over the next few months will be “The Roots of the Faith.” This study will focus on key biblical truths that will transform our thinking and allow us to faithfully live out the Christian life. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.
Resources for this Study
50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith – Gregg R. Allision
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine – Wayne Grudem
Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth – John MacArthur & Richard Mayhue
Basic Christian Doctrines – Curt Daniel
What Jesus accomplished when He died on the Cross
INTRO
The offices of Christ: Prophet, Priest, and King.
The Works of Jesus Christ. His work on the cross.
Jesus died on the cross in place of sinners that He might purchase their freedom, reconcile them to God, and thereby satisfy the righteous demands of a holy and just God.
Reconciliation
The barrier of sin is removed. There is peace with God.
Reconciliation is manward: man was the one that moved out of fellowship because of sin, and man needed to be reconciled to renew the fellowship.
Justification
To be declared righteous…not guilty.
Whereas forgiveness is the negative side, justification is the positive side.
To declare righteous the one who has faith in Jesus Christ. It is a legal term that conveys the act of God declaring the believing sinner righteous based on the cross of Christ.
It involves:
The pardon and removal of all sin and the end to the separation with God.
Bestowing righteousness upon the believing person and a title to all the blessings.
Forgiveness
God removes our guilt.
Colossians 2:13 – To forgive out of His grace
Ephesians 1:7 – to let go…to release.
Forgiveness is manward; man had sinned and needed to have his sins dealt with and removed
Victory
The defeat of sin, death, and curse of the law
Satan is defeated.
Satan cannot bring a charge against us. Romans 8:33