"Faith Brings Joy
Therefore,
since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace
with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because
of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved
privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look
forward to sharing God’s glory.
We can rejoice, too, when we run
into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop
endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character
strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not
lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he
has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
When
we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died
for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an
upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a
person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by
sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we
have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will
certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship
with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his
enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. So now
we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our
Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God."
1. We have peace with God because?
2. Because of our faith ........................
3. We can rejoice to when ..........................................
4. For we know how .......................... because .....................
5. But God showed his great love for us by ................................
6. We have been made right in God’s sight by the .........................
7. We are ........................ of God
8. Now
we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with
................................... because
.......................................
Adam and Christ Contrasted
"When
Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death
spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. Yes, people sinned even before
the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not
yet any law to break. Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the
time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of
God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who
was yet to come. But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin
and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought
death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of
forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. And the
result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that
one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift
leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of
many sins. For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over
many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of
righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and
death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
Yes, Adam’s one sin
brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness
brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. Because
one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other
person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.
God’s law was
given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people
sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. So
just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s
wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and
resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
1. Who is the first Adam?
2. Who is the second Adam?
3. What happened when Adam sinned?
4. Adam is a representation of .....................
5. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and ..........................
6. Adam’s sin led to.................................
7. God’s free gift leads to ....................................
8. The sin of this one man, Adam, caused .............................
9. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all .................................................................
10. Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for...........................
11. But Christ’s one act of righteousness brings .............................
12. Because Adam disobeyed God, many ..............................
13. Because Jesus obeyed God, many .........................
14. God’s wonderful grace rules, giving us ........................
15. And resulting in ........................
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