God’s Plan (John 3:14-21, romans 5:12-21, Ephesians 1:1-14, 2:1-10)
B. Jesus is God (John 1:1-5) and Creator (Col. 1:16-18).
C. Jesus gave up His glory for us (John 17:5, Phil. 2:5-8).
D. Jesus became as a man (Luke 2:25-32, John 1:14)
E. Now Jesus is exalted as our King (Phil. 2:9-11, I Tim. 6:14-15, Col. 1:13-14).
F. Jesus is our salvation (Acts 4:12)
1. Propitiation (Romans 3:25)
2. Redeemer (Is. 59:20)
3. Brought us grace (Eph. 2:5-8)
4. Forgiveness (Acts 5:31)
5. Has sanctified (I Cor. 1:2, 6:11)
6. Glorified, justified (Romans 8:30) us once for all (Heb. 10:10)
G. Jesus died on the cross, the perfect sacrifice (Hebrews 9:11-15) to make these things so (I Cor. 1:18-25, Eph 2:14-18, Col 2:11-15)
H. Now we have access to the grace (Romans 5:1-2)
1. Know what sin is and does (Romans 3:23, 6:23)
2. Through obedience [we must confess and believe (Romans 10:9-10)]
3. Repent (Acts 2:38)
4. Be baptized (Acts 22:16)
5. Grow to maturity (Hebrews 5:12-6:2)
6. Live faithfully (John 14:15, I Cor. 15:58, Col. 1:23, Rev. 2:10).
I. We can be in His kingdom (Acts 2:47, Col. 1:13-23).