1. The Nature of God: It all begins here, with Him. Who is He? What is He like?

Psalm 11:7. For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.

1 Sam. 2:2. “No one is holy like the LORD, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God.

Psalm 33: 5. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

2. Creation/Purpose of Man: Why am I here? What is the model of my being?

Gen. 1:27. So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Isa. 43:7. Everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.

3. The Fall and the Nature of Man: I look nothing like the image of God. What is wrong with me?

Gen. 3:6-7. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked.

Rom. 5:12. Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned

Rom. 3:10-18. “There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one. …

Jer. 17:9. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?”

Mark 7:21-23. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these things come from within and defile a man.

Gen. 6:5. Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

4. Justice/Punishment of Sin: Guilty! What should a Just God and Judge do with me?

1 John 1:8. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Rom. 6: 22a. For the wages of sin is death…

Isa. 13:11. I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity.

II Thess. 1:9. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the LORD and from the glory of His power…

II Pet. 3:7. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

5. Hope ONLY in Jesus Christ: The price tag on sin is heavy! Is there any escape from the surely coming DANGER?

John 3: 16-18. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

How did Christ do this? How does this take care of my sin problem?

Isa. 53: 5,6,10. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one to his way. And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all………Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him. He has put Him to grief. He shall see the lab out of His soul and be satisfied. By His knowledge my righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities.

II Cor. 5:21. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

I Pet. 3:18. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God…

I Pet. 2:22-24… “who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth“, who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; who himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree

6. Response: How do I get on the lifeboat?!

John 3:3. Jesus said to Him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Eph. 2:8-9. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

John 10:9. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved

1 Jn 1:9. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.

Rom. 10:9. …that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that Hod raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Acts 2:28. The Peter said to them, “Repent, and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

7. The Spirit of Sanctification: Hallelujah! I am saved! What do I do with the Holy Spirit? What happens to my sinful, flesh desires? What is the focus of my life now on?

Rom. 8:12-13. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors – not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if we live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Gal. 5:22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Rom. 12: 1-2. … present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Col. 1:18. And He (Christ) is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things HE MAY HAVE THE PREEMINENCE.

Time is running out. Time is running out.