LD 20
(LD 20) When did Jesus send His Holy Spirit to His New Testament church?
Pentecost
(LD21) The communion of saints is sometimes compared to a human body in the Bible. Why is that a good illustration?
Body is made up of different parts but there is one body. All the parts work together and help one another.
(LD22) What did Jesus say to the one criminal who was crucified with Him that shows we're right away with the Lord when we die?
Today you will be with me in paradise
How is faith like an outstretched hand?
Faith is the means by which we can receive what Christ did. Faith is the means by which we are bound by Christ and accept all his benefits.
Faith is the hand that reaches out to receive that gift.
“even our best works in this life are all imperfect and defiled with sin.” Is that biblical?
Absolutely
How is the preaching of the gospel like a smell?
How do the older people of this church help you?
The elders and minister teach you.
They pay to keep the lights on (and lots more)
They support and teach at a school for you.
They help your family in difficult times.
Why is the body compared to a seed that is sown in the ground
God will raise it up into something even more glorious
Why do you say that you righteous only by faith?
Not that I am.......to God on account of the worthiness of my faith, For only the ..........., ..........., and........of Christ is my righteousness before God. I can receive this righteousness and make It my own by faith only.
Why do you say that you righteous only by faith?
Not that I am.acceptable....on God on account of the worthiness of my faith, For only the ......satisfaction....., ....righteousness......., and...holiness.....of Christ is my righteousness before God. I can receive this righteousness and make It my own by faith only.
If you managed to live a “good” Christian life tomorrow, ending the day as one of your best ever, why wouldn’t God forgive your sins of today or yesterday on the basis of your extra “good performance tomorrow”?
That is what you owe God. And it wouldn’t be perfect.
How can you use baptism your whole life?
Remember and reflect on the promises that God made to you which cover your whole life.
(LD21) Why do you go to church?
Christ gathers his church by his word. We are called to go.
What will the body be like when it is raised from the dead?
It will be like Christ's body after He rose from the dead. His body was raised immortal, able to live forever. And glorious, not subject to disease or pain. The apostle Paul described the death and resurrection of the body as a dead seed that is planted in the earth and comes to new and more glorious life.
What does imputed mean? As in He "imputes to us the righteousness of Christ.
Imputed means it is put to our account. It belongs to us.
How does God promise to reward good works?
This is not earned it is a gift of grace
Prove that the children of believers are part of God's covenant in the New Testament.
Acts 2:39, For the promise is to you and your children and all who are afar off...
Name 2 ways you can use your gifts in the communion of saints?
Be a friend,
Share with those in need
Where in the bible can you read about eternal life?
John 14:1-6 & Revelation 21:1-6 & Revelation 22:1-6.
What does it mean to be Justified?
“to be declared Not guilty.” though we in ourselves are sinners and guilty before God's throne, God reckons us as innocent because of Christ.
Q. Since then faith alone makes us share in Christ and all His benefits, where does this faith come from?
Holy Spirit who works it in our hearts by the preaching of the gospel and strengthens it by the sacraments.
Q. What do you believe concerning the holy catholic Christian church?
A. I believe that the Son of God, out of the whole _________________________,
from the beginning of the world to its end, gathers, defends and ______________________ for Himself, by His Spirit and __________________, in the _________________ of the true faith, a church chosen to everlasting life.
Q. What do you believe concerning the holy catholic Christian church?
A. I believe that the Son of God, out of the whole _Human race,
from the beginning of the world to its end, gathers, defends and
preserves for Himself, by His Spirit and ________Word__________,
in the ____unity_______________ of the true faith, a church chosen to everlasting life.
Q. What comfort does the resurrection of the body offer you? A. Not only shall my _________________ after this life immediately be taken up to _____________________ my Head, but also this my ______________________,
raised by the power of Christ, shall be reunited with my _____________________
and made like Christ's glorious body.
Q. What comfort does the resurrection of the body offer you?
A. Not only shall my ____soul_____________ after this life immediately be taken up to
________Christ_____________ my Head, but also this my _________flesh_____________,
raised by the power of Christ, shall be reunited with my _______soul______________
and made like Christ's glorious body.
Q. But what does it help now that you believe all this?
A. I am ____________________________ before ___________________ and
________________________ to ________________ ___________________.
Q. But what does it help now that you believe all this?
A. In Christ I am _________righteous___________________ before __________God_____ and
________heir________________ to ____life____________ ________everlasting___________.
Q. But why can our good works not be our righteousness before God, or at least a part of it?
A. Because the ___________________ which can stand before God’s judgment must be absolutely ______________ and in complete agreement with the ______________of God,
whereas even our best works in this life are all imperfect and defiled with ______________
Q. But why can our good works not be our righteousness before God, or at least a part of it?
A. Because the _____righteousness______________ which can stand before God’s judgment must be
absolutely ___perfect___________ and in complete agreement with the ___law___________of God,
whereas even our best works in this life are all imperfect and defiled with ___sin___________