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Lesson
8 — The Gospel
Catechism
Questions 8, 41-44, 84-85, 180-186 (OLD: 14, 16, 99, 187-194);
Koehler pp. 75-77
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I.
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Our
need for the Gospel
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A.
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Original
Sin (Koehler p. 43-44)
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1.
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The Law points out our guilt
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Romans
3:20, Romans 7:7
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All
human beings are condemned by the Law (Koehler p75)
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Isaiah
64:6
- even our "good" deed are imperfect
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Romans
3:21 - all have sinned
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Galatians
3:10
- cursed is anyone not obeying the Law
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B.
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The
Gospel - God's plan to deal with our guilt (Koehler p 75-77)
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What
it is: assurance that God loves us in spite of our sins
and forgives us for Jesus' sake
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How
He accomplished our forgiveness
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a.
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His
Son entered our world to become our Substitute
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Galatians
4:4-5
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1
Timothy 1:15
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II.
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God's
plan for our Salvation - Justification
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A.
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A
diagram of how it works
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Christ |
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Me |
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Galatians
4:4-5
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2 Corinthians
5:21
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Romans
5:18-19
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Galatians
3:13
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Isaiah
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B. |
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We
can analyze the process this way:
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I Sin
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I recognize my sin (Law)
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I am sorry (repent)
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I confess to God and ask His mercy
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God blames my guilt on Jesus
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Jesus takes my punishment (once for all on Good Friday)
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God credits me with Jesus' righteousness and holiness
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God declares me forgiven
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Objective Justification - the Scriptural teaching that
Christ provides forgiveness for the sins of the whole world
(Koehler p 76-77)
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2 Corinthians
5:19
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1
John 2:2
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John
1:29 (Agnus Dei from our liturgy)
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John
3:16
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Subjective
Justification - I personally receive the benefits of Christ's
redeeming work when I accept Him by faith (Koehler p
7)
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Romans
3:28
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Romans
4:3
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Romans
3:22-26
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Romans
5:1-2
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The
Relationship of faith to good works
Koehler 119-125
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Salvation
is without works
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Galatians
2:21
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Ephesians
2:8-9
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But
faith shows itself through good works
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Ephesians
2:10
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James
2:14-26
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What
are good works?
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(1)
conform to God's Law
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(2)
Done out of love for God (not just what you do, but why
you do it)
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Forgiveness
does not mean freedom to do what we want
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Romans
6:1-4
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Romans
6:12-23
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Although
good works must be present
in our lives, they cannot save us or earn God's favor, our
faith must be in Christ's redemption!
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Ecclesiastes
7:20
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Galatians
5:4
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Galatians
3:10-14
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