Topics for review:— (a) Name the divisions of the last two lessons. (b) Give a brief review of how the word was made flesh. (c) Show how Christ brought life by coming into the world. (d) In what sense did he abolish death?
Divisions of the lesson: (1) The Death from Which We Are Released. (2) Justification unto Life.
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Rom. 3:23.
4. Can this sentence of death have any application to the death we die for Adam’s transgression? See note .
5. What is the promise to those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ?
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” John 3:16; 5:24.
6. What is said of those that believe not?
“He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.” John 3:18. See note .
7. How is this death distinguished from the death that is common to all?
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.” Rev. 21:8.
8. What class of individuals will escape the second death?
“Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death hath no power.” Rev. 20:6.
JUSTIFICATION UNTO LIFE.
9. What was Christ made for the sinner?
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.” 2 Cor. 5:21.
10. By his being made sin, what may the sinner become?
“That we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 2 Cor. 5:21.
11. What is righteousness?
“All thy commandments are righteousness.” “The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.” Ps. 119:172; 145:17. See note .
12. How does the sinner receive righteousness?
“But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” Rom. 4:5.
13. What is said of the sins of the one that believes?
“Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Verses 7, 8.
14. What is sin, and its results?
“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.” 1 John 3:4.
“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” James 1:14, 15.
15. What is said of the human heart?
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Prov. 4:23.
16. What proceeds from a carnal heart?
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness; all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:21–23.
17. What can be said of the life of a man while in sin? See note .
18. What is imputed to the sinner when he believes?13
“Even as David also describeth the blessedness of a man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works.” Rom. 4:6. See note .
19. What other language is used to show the effects of imputed righteousness?
“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.” 1 John 5:1.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Cor. 5:17.
20. How does the new birth connect the believer with Christ?
“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” Col. 1:27; 3:3. See note .
21. What relation does the individual in Christ sustain to the second death?
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Rom. 8:1.
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” John 5:24.
