Soteriology
What did Jesus save you from? — Sin, all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
What is sin? — Disobeying God
What has God appointed for every person at the end of their life? — Once to die, and then the judgment
Who is the judge? — Jesus
If it was just us being judged, would we be innocent or guilty? — Guilty, no one is righteous, no, not one
What is the punishment for sin? — The wages of sin is death, and suffering the wrath of God in the fires of hell
What did God the Father do to save us from our sin? — God loved us and sent His Son Jesus
What did Jesus do to save us from our sin?
- Jesus lived for us and died for us
- Jesus lived the perfect life we could never live and died the death we deserved
Can we come to God to be saved on our own? — No. We are dead in sin. The Holy Spirit must give us a new heart.
Do we do anything to earn salvation? — No. It is not by works, so no one can boast.
How are we saved? — By grace through faith in Jesus
What is grace? — God's free, loving gift of goodness to us
What is faith? — Trusting in the promises of God
What does God promise us in salvation?
- We are forgiven; the blood of Jesus covers our sin
- There is no punishment for those who are in Christ Jesus
- Nothing can separate us from His love
How does the Bible describe being saved?
- Being born again
- Being given a heart of flesh instead of a heart of stone
- Being washed clean
- Dead bones coming alive
- Freed from slavery to sin and made a slave to Christ
- Being adopted into God's family
Where do believers go when they die? — To heaven, to be with Jesus
What will we still eagerly wait for in heaven? — Jesus' return to earth, when we are given new bodies in the new heavens and new earth
What does the word gospel mean, and what is it?
- "Good news"
- The good news is Jesus: who He is, what He did, and why He did it
Who is Jesus? — Jesus is the God-Man, both truly God and truly Man
What did Jesus do?
- Born of a virgin
- Lived a perfect life
- Died on the cross
- On the third day, rose again
- Ascended to the right hand of God
- Sent His Spirit to the church
- Reigns over everything as King of kings and Lord of lords
Why did Jesus do what He did? — For His glory, to defeat the dragon, and to save His bride, the church
What do we do in response to the gospel? — Repent and believe
What does it mean to repent? — Hate and turn away from sin and turn to Jesus for forgiveness
God promises all that say and believe what will will be saved? — Those who say Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead will be saved
Does God still discipline his children? — Yes. There are still consequences for sin to make us more like Jesus
Now that we are saved, how do we live? — We live in joyful obedience to our King, Lord, and Savior Jesus
Family
Why do Mommy and Daddy discipline you? — We love you, and the Bible tells us to
What are the rules on whom you can marry? — Boys marry girls, and girls marry boys. Not your family. Must be a Christian.
What is the commandment to husbands? — Love your wives
What is the commandment to wives? — Respect your husbands
How does the Bible describe children? — A blessing and arrows
What are men to do?
- Procreate
- Provide
- Protect