The Father’s Plan

‘SK’=Sense Knowledge

I. The Reason For The New Birth

A. Our Father never gave up on us. Gen 3:15, 

B. A Rebirth is the only cure for spiritual death. Gen 2:17, Jn 3:3-6          

C. To legally restore our fellowship and right standing with God that Adam lost. 1Cor 1:9, 1Jn 1:3, Rom 3:21, Rom 5:17.

D.  To recreate our spirits as a holy place so God can dwell in us as His temple. Jn 14:16-17, 1Cor 3:16

‘G’=Guidance

E. To be able to take us to heaven when our work is finished here.           

II. What Happened From The Cross To The Throne.

A. Jesus knew what was to come. Lk 22:41-44. “Father…”

B. As He hung on the cross He became sin. ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Mk 15:34, Ps 22, 2Cor 5:21 This is the only time Jesus called His Father, “God”. Why? Fellowship was broken. Num 21:8, Jn 3:14, Ps 22:6

C. He died and His Spirit departed for hell. Mt 12:40, Acts 2:22-31

D. Three days and nights He paid the price for our sins.
 Then  the Father said, “Enough!” 1 Tim 3:16. ‘…God (Jesus) was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory’
1344  justified (dikaioo) to declare or to pronounce one to be just or righteous. To render (i.e. show or regard as) one as just or innocent.

E. Jesus defeated Satan and in front of his own crowd. Heb 2:14, Col 2:15

F. Jesus then rose up out of hell and appeared to Mary. “Don’t touch me”. Jn 20:17.

G. Later that day He appeared to His disciples. “Handle me”. Lk 24:34-39.

H. Why the change? Heb 9:2-12. Jesus our High Priest. Heb 8:1.The Precious Blood. 1P1:19.

HOMEWORK NHS-2

___. Man became spiritually dead after Adam’s sin.
___. This is why Man needed a New Birth and the reason Jesus said man must be born again.
___. When Adam sinned, God already had a plan as to what He would do to restore Man to fellow ship with Him.
___.  But it had to be done legally without violating Adam’s choice and God’s own Word.
___. So God recreated our souls and sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in them.
___.  Now that I am born again, I am righteous in God’s eyes.
___. This righteousness is a gift, so I shouldn’t think that I’m really righteous. 
___. Jesus didn’t know He was going to the cross until He went to the garden to pray.
___. He agonized in the garden mainly over the physical suffering He was about to undergo.
___. As He hung on the cross, Jesus became sin.
___.  On the cross, Jesus could sense the broken fellowship between Himself and His Father and he cried out - “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”.
___.  This was the only time recorded in the Bible where Jesus addressed His Father as ‘God’ instead of Father. If true, Why do you suppose this is so? ___________________________________________________________________________.
___.  When Jesus died on the cross, His body left His spirit and went to hell.
___. Just as Joseph was three days and nights in the belly of the whale, so too Jesus was three days and nights in the heart of the earth.
___. The reason Jesus went to hell was to show sinners what it is like so they will straighten up.
___. Jesus defeated Satan on his own turf and all the demons in hell saw it and knew their master was defeated. They still know.
___. Jesus’ victory is credited as our victory because we’re in Him. This is why we have authority over the devil.
___.  After Jesus had fully paid for the sins we committed, His Father raised Him up.
___.  Through Jesus’ sacrifice, God became the Father of all men everywhere.
___.  If  I just believe that  Jesus died for mankind’s sins, I will go to heaven when I die.
___.  If I have been born again, I have God’s righteousness and am now righteous in God’s sight.
___. This also should be how I see myself.
___. Jesus told Mary not to touch Him because he had not had a chance to clean up since He’d been to hell.
___. No, it was because He remembered what she’d been, and didn’t want to associate with her.
___. No, it was because He was getting ready to take on His high priestly role for us and must now enter into the heavenly holy place with His own blood as payment for our sins.
___. Later that same day, Jesus allowed His disciples to handle Him. 
___. Jesus blood is precious because it is God’s blood, it is very rare (it is all that exists) and it has the power to cleanse from sin a person who accepts Jesus as Savior.