BEGINNING YOUR NEW LIFE IN CHRIST But his delight is in the law of the Lod! and on His law he "editates da# and night$ He is li%e a tee &lanted '# stea"s of wate! that #ields fuit in its season! and its leaf does not withe$ In all that he does! he &os&es$
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)$ Ro"ans )*9 37nd who though the S&iit of holiness was de/laed with &owe to 'e the Son of God '#His esue/tion fo" the dead* 1esus Chist ou Lod$3
+$ I 1ohn ;*+2 3We %now also that the Son of God has /o"e! and has gi.en us undestanding! so that we
"a# %now Hi" who is tue$ 7nd we ae in Hi" who is tue,,e.en in His Son 1esus Chist$ He is the tue
God and etenal life$3
-$ I Cointhians );*)-,)< 3If thee is no esue/tion of the dead! then not e.en Chist has 'een aised$ 7nd if
Chist has not 'een aised! ou &ea/hing is useless and so is #ou faith$ Doe than that! we ae then found
to 'e false witnesses a'out God! fo we ha.e testified a'out God that He aised Chist fo" the dead$ But
He did not aise Hi" if in fa/t the dead ae not aised$ Fo if the dead ae not aised!
then Chist has not 'een aised eithe$ 7nd if Chist has not 'een aised! #ou faith is futile4 #ou ae still in
#ou sins$3
9$ 1ohn )*)+ 3Yet to all who e/ei.ed Hi"! to those who 'elie.ed in His na"e! He ga.e the ight to 'e/o"e
/hilden of God$3
;$ E&hesians +*>! 3Fo it is '# ga/e #ou ha.e 'een sa.ed! though faith,,and this is not fo" #ousel.es!
it is the gift of God,,not '# wo%s! so that no one /an 'oast$3
?$ Colossians )*)-!)9 3Fo He has es/ued us fo" the do"inion of da%ness and 'ought us into the
%ingdo" of the Son He lo.es! in who" we ha.e ede"&tion! the fogi.eness of sins$3
<$ He'ews )-*; 3ee& #ou li.es fee fo" the lo.e of "one# and 'e /ontent with what #ou ha.e! 'e/ause
God has said! =Ne.e will I lea.e #ou4 ne.e will I fosa%e #ou$=3
>$ I 1ohn ;*)),)- 37nd this is the testi"on#* God has gi.en us etenal life! and this life is in His Son$ He who
has the Son has the life4 he who does not ha.e the Son of God does not ha.e life$ I wite these things to
#ou who 'elie.e in the na"e of the Son of God so that #ou "a# %now that #ou ha.e etenal life$3
$ II Cointhians ;*)< 3Theefoe! if an#one is in Chist! he is a new /eation4 the old has gone! the new has
/o"e3
)2$ Ro"ans >*->! - 3Fo I a" /on.in/ed that neithe death no life! neithe angels no de"ons! neithe the
&esent no the futue! no an# &owes! neithe height no de&th! no an#thing else in all /eation! will 'e
a'le to se&aate us fo" the lo.e of God that is in Chist 1esus ou Lod$3
))$ 1ohn )2*+<,+ 3D# shee& listen to "# .oi/e4 I %now the"! and the# follow "e$ I gi.e the" etenal life!
and the# shall ne.e &eish4 no one /an snat/h the" out of "# hand$ D# fathe! who has gi.en the" to "e!is geate than all4 no one /an snat/h the" out of D# Fathe=s hand$ I and the Fathe ae one$3
The answe to this uestion /an 'est 'e undestood if we distinguish 'etween ou elationshi& to God
and ou fellowshi& with God$
REL7TIONSHI(
We /an illustate the diffeen/e 'etween ou elationshi& to God and ou fellowshi& with God '# the
fathe,son elationshi& in a hu"an fa"il#$ When a 'o# is 'on into a fa"il#! he is the son of his fathe
'e/ause he has his fathe=s life in hi"$ He then 'eas his fathes na"e$
Let=s su&&ose the son de/ides to lea.e his ho"e and does "an# things to disga/e his fathe$ Is he still his
fathe=s son5 The elationshi& of the fathe and son is &e"anent$ This elationshi& e0ists egadless of
the 'eha.io of the son$
FELLOWSHI(
Howe.e! what would ha&&en to thei fellowshi&5 Be/ause of the a/tion of the son! thei fellowshi& has
'een 'o%en$ What "ust the son do to estoe thei fellowshi&5 The son "ust go to this fathe! ad"itting
his wongs and as%ing fo fogi.eness$
Let us elate this illustation to ou elationshi& with God$ Ou elationshi& with God! ou Fathe! is
&e"anent$ We ae His /hilden$ The elationshi& ne.e /hanges$ But when we sin and do things that ae
dis&leasing to God! ou fellowshi& is 'o%en$ So! in ode fo ou fellowshi& with God to 'e estoed! we
"ust tell Hi" that we ha.e 'een wong and a//e&t His fogi.eness$
We /an illustate the diffeen/e 'etween ou elationshi& and fellowshi& with God using thee /i/les$Wite the answes in the 'lan%s 'elow$ Fist! ead I Cointhians +*)9,-*-$
)$ How is the non,Chistian des/i'ed in I Cointhians +*)95 66666666666666666666666666666666666
When we /onfess! we 7GREE with God that we ha.e sinned$ We also TH7N God that this sin has
'een &aid fo '# 1esus Chist=s death on the /oss$ Confession also in.ol.es RE(ENT7NCE$
Re&entan/e is a /hange in attitude whi/h will esult in a /hange of a/tion$
The Chistian needs to undestand that when he does sin and ta%es o.e the die/tion of his life on/e
again! he should i""ediatel# /onfess his sin and God will estoe hi" to fellowshi&$
Read ) 1ohn )*
)2$ 7//oding to this .ese! what ae we to do with ou sins5
))$ What did God &o"ise to do when we /onfess ou sins5
SUGGESTE@ RE7@ING
I 1ohn )
BIBLE AERSES CONT7INE@ IN THIS LESSON
)$ I Cointhians +*)9 3The "an without the S&iit does not a//e&t the things that ae fo" the S&iit of God!fo the# ae foolishness to hi"! and he /annot undestand the"! 'e/ause the# ae s&iituall# dis/ened$3
+$ I Cointhians +*);! )? 3The s&iitual "an "a%es udg"ents a'out all things! 'ut he hi"self is not su'e/t
to an# "an=s udg"ent* =Fo who has %nown the "ind of the Lod that he "a# instu/t Hi"5= But we ha.e
the "ind of Chist$3
-$ I Cointhians -*),- 3Bothes! I /ould not addess #ou as s&iitual 'ut as woldl#,, "ee infants in Chist$ I
ga.e #ou "il%! not solid food! fo #ou wee not #et ead# fo it$ Indeed! #ou ae still not ead#$ You ae still
woldl#$ Fo sin/e thee is ealous# and uaeling a"ong #ou! ae #ou not woldl#5 7e #ou not a/ting
li%e "ee "en53
9$ I 1ohn )* 3If we /onfess ou sins! He is faithful and ust and will fogi.e us ou sins and &uif# us fo" all
E.e#da# /an 'e an e0/iting ad.entue fo the Chistian who %nows the ealit# of 'eing filled with the
Hol# S&iit and who li.es /onstantl#! "o"ent '# "o"ent! unde His ga/ious /ontol$
Fo thee #eas the dis/i&les had wal%ed and tal%ed with 1esus$ The# %new Hi"! tusted Hi" and lo.ed
Hi"$ On one &ati/ula night! howe.e! 1esus told His dis/i&les so"e .e# u&setting news* He would
soon die.
(ut #ouself in the dis/i&les= &la/e$ How would #ou feel5 Confused5 Fightened5 Hel&less5 The# &o'a'l# did! too$
But then i"agine heaing 1esus tell #ou that as a esult of His going to 'e with God the Fathe! anothe
fiend would /o"e ,, one who would 'e with #ou! one who would 'e in #ou$
The fiend who was to /o"e is the Hol# S&iit$ 7n a"aing thing that 1esus told His followes was that
the Hol# S&iit would eside in the"$ E.en 'ette! He would 3'e with the" foe.e$3 I"agine the
en/ouage"ent this offeed to those indi.iduals$
God would "a%e His ho"e within the li.es of those &eo&le who would lo.e and e/ei.e Hi"$
In this wa#! the dis/i&les would not 'e left with the i"&ossi'le tas%s of t#ing to i"itate the /haa/te ofChist and atte"&ting to /ontinue His "ission$ Instead! though the Hol# S&iit! the .e# life of Chist
with all His /haa/te! authoit# and stength /ould 'e li.ed though thei indi.idual li.es and
&esonalities$
Twent# /entuies late! Chist=s &o"ise still holds tue$ He offes ho&e to those who ae to li.e as He
li.ed$ 7n#one who has sin/eel# atte"&ted to ea/h that goal %nows that! woth# as it is! it is a ho&eless
ideal$ Onl# 1esus Chist /an a/t li%e 1esus Chist$
7nd that! of /ouse! is the uniueness of Chistianit#$ Instead of fustating us with the ine.ita'le failue
of atte"&ting to li.e u& to i"&ossi'l# high standads! the onl# &eson who e.e &efe/tl# fulfilled all
those standads offes to do it again ,, though ea/h of us$ On/e 1esus has enteed into a life that &eson
has the &otential to let Hi" li.e out His life in and though hi"$ This is a.aila'le to an#one
It sounds good! doesn=t it5 The o'.ious uestion is 3How /an I e0&eien/e the esue/ted Chist li.ing
His life though "e53 The following lesson will hel& to e0&lain$
Tun to the 'oo%let entitled 3Ha.e You Dade the Wondeful @is/o.e# of the S&iit, filled Life53 Read it
though 'efoe &o/eeding with the est of this lesson$
(a#e is tal%ing with God$ E.e# Chistian has the &i.ilege of /o""uni/ating die/tl# with God$ If we desie a .ital and fulfilling Chistian life! we need to lean to tal% with God$ Though &a#e! we
/an a&&o&iate all of God=s esou/es fo us in 1esus Chist$
7n# fulfilling elationshi& in.ol.es two,wa# /o""uni/ation$ 7 loo% at the 'ioga&hies of &eo&le
e/oded in the Bi'le /leal# shows the i"&otan/e of /o""uni/ation 'etween God and His &eo&le$
7s long as these indi.iduals listened to God! o'e#ed Hi" and &a#ed! thei s&iitual li.es wee
adiant$ When these sa"e &eo&le! howe.e! failed to hea and o'e# God and tal% with Hi" though
&a#e! s&iitual &o'le"s /owded in$
The sa"e thing /an ha&&en to us toda#$ God /o""uni/ates with us though His Wod! the Bi'le$ If we
desie a i/h and fulfilling Chistian life! we also need to lean to tal% with God$ To &a# is si"&l# to
/on.ese o tal% with Hi"$
(a#e was an i"&otant e"&hasis in the life of 1esus Chist$ His desie to see% His Fathe=s &esen/e and
%now His will though &a#e is a&&aent thoughout His eathl# life$ The life of Chist was a li.ing
/on.esation with God the Fathe4 &a#e was the 'a/%'one of Chist=s life and "inist#$ To 'e/o"e li%e
Chist! we need to lean to &a#$
(a#e should in/lude the following ele"ents* Woshi& and (aise! Than%sgi.ing! Confession! and
S&e/ifi/ Reuests$
WORSHI( 7N@ (R7ISE GO@
)$ In (sal"s ;*? we ae told to666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
+$ 7//oding to (sal"s ;*<! wh# should we woshi& God5 66666666666666666666666666666666666
-$ 7//oding to (sal"s )-;*-! wh# should we &aise God5 666666666666666666666666666666666666
God is woth# of ou woshi& and &aise$ 7s His /hilden! we should &aise Hi" fo His lo.e! "e/#!
&atien/e! holiness and &owe$
9$ Read I Choni/les +*))! )+$ What does this &assage tell us a'out God=s /haa/te5
Woshi& and (aise God Though (a#e
Ta%e a few "inutes to woshi& and &aise God now$ Tell Hi" how "u/h #ou a&&e/iate Hi" and wh#$
Consideing the /haa/te of God des/i'ed in I Choni/les +*))! )+! tell God #ou thoughts a'out Hi"$
If #ou ae stud#ing this lesson with a fiend! &a# togethe$ Ta%e tuns tal%ing aloud to God$TH7N GO@ IN EAERYTHING
Re"e"'e, 7s #ou gow in #ou elationshi& with God! He will e.eal His /haa/te and His will$ The
Hol# S&iit ena'les us to li.e a life whi/h efle/ts 'oth$
7 fathe will tell his son not to tou/h a hot sto.e to&$ He does so not 'e/ause he wants to suel/h his son=s
/uiosit# o ta%e awa# his fun$ Rathe! he gi.es the &ohi'ition 'e/ause he %nows that the sto.e will 'un
his /hild$ His "oti.ation is to &ote/t his son fo" ha" as well as &o.ide safet#$
1ust as this is tue with eathl# fathes! so it is tue in ou elationshi& with ou Hea.enl# Fathe$God=s guidelines fo elationshi&s ae an e0&ession of His lo.e$
)$ HY W7IT FOR SEK5 BEC7USE GO@ S7YS TO W7IT Read* I Thessalonians 9*),>
The a&ostle (aul was /o"&li"enting the Thessalonians on thei wal% with God$ Be/ause thei desie was
to wal% and &lease God! (aul was en/ouaging the" 3to e0/el still "oe$3 His e"&hasis was in the aea of
&uit# in elationshi&s and! s&e/ifi/all#! the se0ual aea$
B# whose authoit# is this /o""and"ent gi.en5
What is God=s will5
e# (oints*
7$ God desies ou /o"&ehensi.e san/tifi/ation$ In othe wods! it is His will that we de.elo& His
/haa/te in e.e# aea of ou li.es$ (uit# and holiness ae &at of God=s /haa/te$
3Fo this is the will of God! #ou san/tifi/ation4 that is! that #ou a'stain fo" se0ual
i""oalit#$$$3 I Thessalonians 9*-
B$ God desies Chistians not to defaud ea/h othe in elationshi&s$ We defaud so"eone when we
/ause the" to ste& outside the 'oundaies God has esta'lished$
3$$$See that no "an tansgesses and defauds his 'othe in the "atte$$$3 I Thessalonians 9*?
On the sufa/e! the Bi'le a&&eas to 'e full of negati.e /o""and"ents whi/h see" i"&osing and
dea#$ Howe.e! we need to e"e"'e that God onl# has one "oti.ation,,lo.e$ When we undestand
that He alwa#s see%s what=s 'est fo us! these /o""ands 'e/o"e &ositi.e$
+$ GO@=S CODD7N@S* BOTH TO (ROTECT YOU 7N@ (ROAI@E FOR YOU
e&entan/e$3 This "ight "ean 'ea%ing off a elationshi& o &eha&s "a%ing a de/ision not to 'ealone togethe$ It "ight 'e so"ething else$ Whate.e it is! #ou a/tions should show #ou ha.e
/hanged$ The indi.idual who &ofesses to 'e a Chistian 'ut who /ontinues to &a/ti/e sin should
ealie that he "a# not 'e a Chistian at all$ 1ohn )9*+)! I 1ohn +*-
God=s /o"&lete lo.e and fogi.eness ena'les us to "a%e a /lean stat and li.e a life &leasing to Hi"$
9$ OUR NEW LIFE IN REL7TIONSHI(S
Ou new life in elationshi&s 'egins with a de/ision to li.e a life &leasing to Hi"$
Read @aniel )*>3But @aniel "ade u& his "ind that he would not defile hi"self with the %ing=s /hoi/e food o with wine
whi/h he dan%4 so he sought &e"ission fo" the /o""ande of the offi/ials that he "ight not defile