CONFUSION ABOUT WORKS OPPORTUNITY
11.What misunderstanding about the work that satisfies God, did Jesus clarify in this passage of scripture?
CLARIFIED THAT NO PERSON CAN REVEIVE SALVATION BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, BUT FAITH IN CHRIST.
12. Since people today are trying to satisfy God through works of righteousness, cite three more scriptures which teach that work will never satisfy God’s demand for holiness, i.e. Romans 3:20.
ROMANS 3:10, EPHESIANS 2:8-9, JOHN 3:16
13. How might you respond to the statement, “Oh, I don’t go to church, and I live just as holy a life as those who do, so I believe God is going to accept me into heaven on judgment day?”
DO YOU KNOW THAT THE BIBLE SAYS THAT NO PERSON IS GOING TO BE SAVED UNLESS THEY PUT THEIT TRUST IN CHRIST.
14. Write another statement that you have heard people say that reflect this confusion about works versus faith.
CHRISTIANS THINK THEY ARE BETTER THAN ME BUT GOD VIEWS US ALL THE SAME. etc.
15. How might this passage be introduced to someone who came to you with a concern about their struggle with sin?
THIS PASSAGE SEPERATES THE DOCTRINE OF SALVATION FROM SANCTIFICATION AND HELPS CLARIFY THEIR DISTINCTION.