WEEK 4 (FEB. 26, 2012) Putting it all together... how does "Belief", "Righteousness", and "Salvation" work together? I shared an illustration of basketball. I want to play basketball and I believe that I can play so I go out and buy a basketball and find a hoop and start shooting (Belief). Sometime I make a basket... but, at least at first, most of the time I miss. I never miss on purpose but the more I practice, the more I make and the less I miss (Righteousness). God will only let me in heaven if I never miss a basket... but because of Jesus' death on the cross and my acknowledgement of Jesus as Lord (coach) of my life, God ignores my missed shots and only sees me making my shots. Now I know this has some theological holes, but on the surface, this is how "Belief", "Righteousness", and "Salvation" work...
BOTTOM LINE:
What we believe, fuels what we do. What we do moves us closer or further from God. God moves closer to us, because of Jesus in spite of how far we move from Him.
PARENT CUE: This is a great time to have a discussion about what "being saved" really means. Keep the conversation simple and ask for examples.
How would you illustrate "Belief", "Righteousness", & "Salvation"?
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