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As a result, Adam and Eve were expelled from paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The world is cursed because of Adam's sin. Things aren't the way they are supposed to be. The world is now full of suffering, pain, and evil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- We sin every day in thought, word, and deed by disobeying God's commands. We worship our jobs, our money, and our comfort more than God. We love people and things more than we love the God who made us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-24; Romans 3:9-20, 23; 5:12-21; Galatians 3:10; Ephesians 2:1-3\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChrist: \u003c\/strong\u003eGod comes to us in human flesh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark 2:5-7 \u003cem\u003eAnd when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, \"Son, your sins are forgiven.\" Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, \"Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jesus is fully human. He had a real body, desires, and emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jesus is fully God. He was more than a prophet and moral teacher. He demonstrated his divine status and authority by forgiving sins and exercising power over nature, the devil, disease, and death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jesus is the Christ, the long-awaited Messiah. He is the Son of God and one with God the Father. Jesus is worthy of our worship, trust, and affection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee John 1:1-3; 8:56-58; 10:29-31; Hebrews 1; 4:15; 7:26-28; Titus 2:13 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCross: \u003c\/strong\u003eJesus dies for our sins and is raised to life again\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Corinthians 15:3-4 \u003cem\u003eFor I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jesus died on the cross to take upon himself the wrath of God so that we might be reconciled to God. God forgives us, not because of our good works, but because of the sacrifice of his Son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jesus was a kind of second Adam, fulfilling what the first Adam did not. He obeyed God in place of our disobedience and died the death we deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- By his death and resurrection, Jesus demonstrated his Lordship over all things. The risen Christ showed death had been conquered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee Isaiah 53:4-5; Mark 10:45; John 10:14-18; Romans 5:6-11, 6:23; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:19-21; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-2:2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ere-Creation: \u003c\/strong\u003eGod is making a new people and a new place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevelation 21:5 \u003cem\u003eAnd he who was seated on the throne said, \"Behold, I am making all things new.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- God makes us new creations in Christ so that we die to our sinful ways and can learn to love God and our neighbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Through Jesus, God has already begun to exercise his reign right here on earth. Those who follow Jesus are to be agents of change, hope, and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- At the end of history, God will finish this work of re-creation. Those who have not received Christ will be eternally punished for their sins. Those who belong to Christ will live forever in a new paradise where we will be free from suffering and enjoy God forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee John 3:16-18; Romans 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Revelation 21-22\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommitment: \u003c\/strong\u003eThose who\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GOOD NEWS PUBL","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52605811491106,"sku":"9781682164242-new","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781682164242.jpg?v=1790045989"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/collections\/religion-christian-ministry-evangelism.oembed","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}