becoming an heir of the grace of life
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BECOMING AN HEIR OF THE GRACE OF LIFE Starts with faith, leading to repentance (Acts 26:16-18) Upon confession, baptism for forgiveness (Acts 2:38) At baptism, one enters a new relationship with God Becomes a child of God (Gal. 3:26-27; 1 John 3:1) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
• BECOMING AN HEIR OF THE GRACE OF LIFE– Starts with faith, leading to repentance (Acts 26:16-18)
Upon confession, baptism for forgiveness (Acts 2:38)– At baptism, one enters a new relationship with God• Becomes a child of God (Gal. 3:26-27; 1 John 3:1)• As a child, becomes an heir of God (Gal. 4:7; Rom. 8:17)
– At baptism, one enters a new relationship with Christ• Becomes a brother of Christ (Heb. 2:11-18; Rom. 8:29)• As a brother, becomes a joint-heir with Christ (Rom. 8:17)
• JOINING TOGETHER TWO HEIRS OF GOD– In marriage, two individuals are:• Joined & yoked together by God (Matt. 19:6; 2 Cor. 6:14)
– In Christian marriage, two faithful “heirs of God” are:• Joined as “heirs together of the grace of life” (1 Pet. 3:7)• Equally “yoked together” (2 Cor. 6:14-16)– Sharing unique “communion,” “harmony,” “agreement”
• “Built together for a dwelling place of God” (Eph. 2:22)
• GROWING TOGETHER AS HEIRS TOGETHER– “Live together” (1 Pet. 3:7)– “Hearts…knit together in love” (Col. 2:2)– “Joined together in the same mind” (1 Cor. 1:10)– “Pray together” (Acts 12:12; cf. Ro. 15:30; 2 Cor. 1:11)
• SERVING TOGETHER AS HEIRS TOGETHER– Worship Together• Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 11:17-34; Heb. 10:25• Eph. 5:19; Acts 5:9; Jas. 5:16; Acts 13:44; 20:7-9
– Evangelize Together• Mark 16:15; John 4:35-36; Acts 18:24-28; Phil. 1:27; 4:3
– Labor Together• 1 Thess. 3:2; Col. 4:11; 3 John 8; 2 Cor. 1:24
• REWARDED TOGETHER AS HEIRS TOGETHER– “Caught up together” (1 Thess. 4:17)– “Glorified together with Christ” (Rom. 8:17)– “Live together with Him” (1 Thess. 5:10)
• BECOMING AN HEIR OF THE GRACE OF LIFE– Starts with faith, leading to repentance (Acts 26:16-18)
Upon confession, baptism for forgiveness (Acts 2:38)
– At baptism, one enters a new relationship with God• Becomes a child of God (Gal. 3:26-27; 1 John 3:1)• As a child, becomes an heir of God (Gal. 4:7; Rom. 8:17)
– At baptism, one enters a new relationship with Christ• Becomes a brother of Christ (Heb. 2:11-18; Rom. 8:29)• As a brother, becomes a joint-heir with Christ (Rom. 8:17)
– Serve Him faithfully for life to receive life (2 Tim. 4:8)