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LESSON
#1 - REPENTANCE FROM DEAD WORKS
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Isaiah 55:7
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To repent means to go in a different direction than you were. This means changing to God's ways and thoughts. This can
only be done with God's help.
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Acts 2:38
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So repenting isn't simple feeling sorry that you got caught. No! You are truly sorry. Because of this, you receive forgiveness
of your sin.
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Acts 17:30
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When we repent, we are giving God control of our lives. This is what we did when we received Jesus as our Lord.
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Acts 26:20
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We are to do works showing that we have really repented. Do your actions and words show repentance? Has there been a change
in your life?
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2 Corinthians 7:10
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After we've become a Christian, we can tell when God is speaking to us because it always leads us to repentance without
condemnation.
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LESSON
#1 - SALVATION
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I John 5:11-13
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We can know for sure we have eternal life. God gives us an
inner witness--we "know" our salvation assurance by the Holy Spirit bearing witness with our spirit.
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John 1:12
Ephesians 2:3
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Before we were saved, our nature was being a child of wrath. But it takes the power of God to become a child of God.
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2 Corinthians 5:17
Romans 8:16-17
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He changes our nature. You are a child of God because you received Christ. The Holy Spirit confirms this to you. All of Christ's
inheritance is yours as well. Welcome to the family of God!
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