Preview: This is the second part of a two-part lesson of the same name.
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 2:6-18.
Memory Verse: Hebrews 3:14.
1. Discuss what Jesus Christ means to you based on the foregoing Scriptures.
2. How did God create man to be? Genesis 1:26-31.
3. Did God give man the ability to choose to be obedient or disobedient? What is this choice called? Genesis 2:15-17.
4. Did Adam sin because he was deceived? Why did he sin? I Timothy 2:14, Genesis 3:17.
Note: God created man a little lower than the angels, crowned him with glory and honor, put all things in subjection under his feet (Hebrews 2:6-8), but when he chose to sin by disobeying, he became lost and in need of a Savior.
5. Who was foreordained to be man’s salvation even before man was created? I Peter 1:18-20, Revelation 13:8.
6. Did Jesus choose to lay down His life or did the Father command Him to? John 10:17-18.
7. When Christ becomes our example and life how will we feel toward the brethren? I John 3:16-17.
8. Did God know some would choose to worship Him before He made man? How do we know? Ephesians 1:3-9, Matthew 25:34.
Note: God does not program man to worship Him. He wants only those who choose freely to worship Him in Spirit and Truth because they love Him. John 4:23-24.
9. What is God’s desire for mankind? Ezekiel 33:11.
10. Can our own goodness save us? Why not? Ezekiel 33:12-13.
11. How may the wicked obtain salvation? Ezekiel 33:14-17.
12. How do the laws differ for the righteous and the wicked? Ezekiel 33:18-20.
Note: God’s Law expresses His will for our life. When we obey, we are in His will, when we choose to disobey, we are sinners, and the wage of sin is death. Jesus came in human flesh and proved that man can live without willful sin. Through the Holy Spirit, we can be clothed in His robe of righteousness. Jesus is our way, our truth, and our life. He is our only way to God the Father. Jesus Christ is our salvation.
Other Lessons* in this series:
Christ Our Salvation: Part 1 of 2
Christ Our Salvation: Part 2 of 2
*Lessons in a series may not necessarily be in the same category.