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Who Told You that You Were Naked?

Gary DeLashmutt

Genesis 3:7-13

After eating the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, Adam and Eve unsuccessfully seek to hide from God and themselves in the Garden of Eden. Their response to God's questioning their clothing indicates something common among all human beings: shame. This passage is the first of many to illustrate God's ability and desire to redeem all of mankind, as well as His desire to provide us with a way to approach Him that does not depend on our own righteousness. In learning how to "take off the old self and put on the new self," it is possible to be truly liberated from the real shame that influences much of our lives.

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Why We Can't Earn It

Ryan Lowery

Isaiah 65:1-2

How do the rules and rituals in the Old Testament show us we can't earn God's forgiveness? In fact, the point of God's Law is to show us how far we are from God and how we can not earn His forgiveness. He set His son on the cross in order to bridge that gap and open the possibility of a relationship with Him. But we are still in danger of taking up a religious mentality even if we have God's forgiveness. Maybe we're still thinking that we can be justified to God through our works.

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We Are All in the Same Boat

Ryan Lowery

Romans 1:24-2:1

Paul writes concerning the depravity of man. Topics include homosexuality, greed, murder, envy, deceit, gossip, slander, etc. Christians today may be uncomfortable with passages like these and choose to ignore them. We are called to decide if we will recognize God's authority or claim our own authority above God's when faced with a difficult truth. All people need God's grace. We should not point the finger in judgment of others.

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The Bad News

Ryan Lowery

Romans 1:18-25

Paul answers two important questions surrounding God's character through this passage: 1) How can a loving God judge people and send them to hell? and 2) How can a just God allow evil to go unpunished? Paul explains that God has wrath against sin and humans suppress both His general and special revelation. A video by William Lane Craig is shown on the fine-tuning of the universe to explain God's general revelation. Paul explains that rather than glorifying God, humans make gods for themselves. This results in God's passive judgment as people experience the consequences of their sin. God's wrath, justice, mercy, and love were all simultaneously demonstrated at the cross where humans can be spared from the active wrath of God.

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Christians & Sin

Gary DeLashmutt

1 John 3:4-10

Once someone comes into a personal relationship with God, he is fully forgiven from his sins. But does that mean that Christians no longer sin? John answers this question by stating that those who claim to be Christians but continue to practice and advocate for a lifestyle of sin are not genuine followers of Christ. Moreover, he proclaims two important truths about Christians and their relationship to sin: 1) no Christian is sin-free but all Christians are forgiven, and 2) Christians cannot continue pursuing a lifestyle of sin without the Holy Spirit convicting their consciences. \r\n

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Confronting Half-Heartedness

Conrad Hilario

Malachi 1:6-13

The priests were accepting sacrifices of blind, crippled, and diseased animals to place on God's altar. They didn't see that they were going through their priestly motions instead of worshipping God with all of their heart. They were self-deceived and did not see their sin until confronted with God's just anger.

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Walking in the Light

Ryan Lowery

Ephesians 5:1-14

Paul outlines how the transforming love of God should affect the behavior of those following Him. This teaching touches on sexuality, materialism, and coarse speech. Our behavior in these areas can be transformed by the love of God so that we think of others before ourselves.

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Your True Self

Ryan Lowery

Romans 7

Paul calls on the Ephesians to recognize their new identity because of the grace they have received from God. People have a tendency to want to be their own god and rule their own lives rather than honor their identity of being an eternal child of God. In a secondary passage, Romans 7, Paul expresses his frustration with his old self and the enslaving habits of sin.

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A Better Tabernacle

Scott Risley

Hebrews 9:1-15

We learn the significance of the three items contained in the box in the Ark of the Covenant (within the Tabernacle); the items are reminders of our sin. Under the old system of worship in the Tabernacle, animal blood ?cleansed? people from ceremonial impurity. But now, the blood of Christ has acted as a perfect sacrifice in place of the blood of animals. His sacrifice has secured our redemption forever and given us a greater Tabernacle, not made with human hands and not part of this world.\r\n

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