Toxic - Week 5
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Definition of Toxic
Toxic: anything containing poisonous material capable of causing serious sickness or even DEATH.
A Different Gospel
Galatians 1:6-7 NIV84
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel– which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
Defintion of Pervert
Pervert: metastrepho (met-as-tref'-o); to pervert, to corrupt, to distort or to POISION.
From the Inside Out
Matthew 23:25 NIV84
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self‑indulgence.
The Self-Righteous Pharisee
Luke 18:9-12 NIV84
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men–robbers, evildoers, adulterers–or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
The Good News
Romans 3:20-22 NIV84
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,
The Law Can’t Save You
Romans 3:20 NIV84
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
3 Key Thoughts (2 of 3)
The purpose of the law is to show you your need for a SAVIOR.
The Law Shows You Need Saving
Romans 3:20 NIV84
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
Faith in Christ Saves You
Romans 3:22 NIV84
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,
The Made-Righteous Sinner
Luke 18:13-14 NIV84
“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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