Scripture Passages for Further Study

* I Corinthians 15:3-8
* Romans 5:1-8
* John 3:16-21

Questions for thought & Discussion
1. How has the gospel been perverted in our day?

2. Why can mercy be hard to receive and even harder to extend to another?

3. Is your tendency more to abuse God’s grace or add rules to God’s free gift to us? How do you show this and why do you think this is your tendency?

This week’s application activity
Memorize Romans 5:1,6-8 (NIV)

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Remember:
The only action in being given a gift is to receive it!