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II.
Sin; Its Origin, Results, and Remedy
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Chapter 15
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Salvation Only Through Christ
1. FOR what purpose did Christ
come into the world?
"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all
acceptation, that
Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sinners." 1
Tim. 1:15.
2. Why was He to be named "Jesus"?
"Thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He
shall save His people
from
their sins." Matt. 1:21.
3. Is there salvation through any
other?
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for
there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:12.
4. Through whom are we reconciled
to God?
"All things are of God, who hath reconciled
us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to
us the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that God
was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself,
not imputing their trespasses unto them." 2 Cor.
5:18,19.
5. What has Christ been made for
us, and for what purpose?
"For He hath made Him to be sin for
us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in Him." Verse 21.
6. How dependent are we upon
Christ for salvation?
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: . . .
without Me ye can do nothing." John 15:5.
7. What three essentials for a
Saviour are found in Christ?
Deity. "But unto the Son He saith, Thy
throne, O God, is forever and ever." Heb. 1:8.
Humanity. "When the fulness of the time was come,
God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made
under the law." Gal. 4:4.
Sinlessness.
"Who did
no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth." 1
Peter 2:22.
8. How did Christ show from the
Scriptures that the promised Saviour of the world must
be both human and divine?
"While the Pharisees were gathered together,
Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ? whose
son is He? They say unto Him, The son of David.
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit
call Him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit Thou on My right hand, till I make Thine enemies Thy
footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is He his
son?" Matt. 22:41-45.
NOTE.-
Another has aptly put this important truth
concerning the union of the human and divine in
Christ thus: "Divinity needed humanity that humanity
might afford a channel of communication between God
and man. Man needs a power out of and above himself
to restore him to the likeness of God. There must be
a power working from within, a new life from above,
before men can be changed from sin to holiness. That
power is Christ."
9. What two facts testify to the
union of divinity and humanity in Christ?
"Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
which was made of the seed of David according to the
flesh; and declared to be the Son of God with
power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the
resurrection from the dead." Rom. 1:3,4
10. How complete was Christ's
victory over death?
"I am the first and the last: I am He that
liveth, and was dead;
and,
behold, I am alive forevermore,
Amen; and
have the keys of hell and of death." Rev.
1:17,18. See Acts 2:24.
11. How complete is the salvation
obtained in Christ?
"Wherefore, He is able also to save them
to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing
He ever liveth to make intercession for them." Heb.
7:25.
12. What should we say for such
a Saviour?
"Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift." 2
Cor. 9:15. |
