What does it mean that “all have sinned”? (Romans 3:23.) A) Everyone has done at least one thing wrong. B) No one is righteous. C) No one is good enough to get to heaven. D) Everyone is going to hell. Would the statement in Romans 3:23 be surprising to your friends at school? Why or why not? Which part of Paul’s statement would be most difficult for them to understand? A) Sin – no one talks about it anymore. B) Being saved – no one understands that we need to be. C) None of it – we all know it in our hearts. D) Other ________________________________________. Can you remember a time when you realized the hopelessness of trying to be good enough to please God? If so, tell about it here: What do we have to do to be forgiven? A) Confess and believe. B) Clean up our lives. C) Work for God. D) Pray often. What are we saved for? A) To go to heaven. B) To feel better. C) To benefit others. D) To live a successful life. How would you describe the feeling of freedom that comes with being forgiven of your sin? Take some time to read the letters about forgiveness of sin in Romans 3:23; 7:18-19, 24-25a, 8:1; James 4:17; Galatians 5:22-23, and 1 John 1:8-9. Why do you think we need Paul’s words in Romans 3:23? Why do you think we need John’s words in 1 John 1:8? Why do you think we need the words of Paul from Romans 8:1? Which verses above describe our sinful nature? Which verses tell who can rescue us? Which verses describe how we can be saved? Which verses describe the nature of Christ, which can be in us? Letters About Forgiveness of Sin 24 THE WORSHIP, THE WORD & THE WAY ~ © 2011. Northland, A Church Distributed, Inc. ~ ResourceWell.org

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Would the statement in Romans 3:23 be surprising to your friends at school? Why or why not? Which part of Paul’s statement would be most difficult for them to understand?

A) Sin – no one talks about it anymore. B) Being saved – no one understands that we need to be. C) None of it – we all know it in our hearts. D) Other ________________________________________.

Can you remember a time when you realized the hopelessness of trying to be good enough to please God? If so, tell about it here: What do we have to do to be forgiven?

A) Confess and believe. B) Clean up our lives. C) Work for God. D) Pray often.

What are we saved for?

A) To go to heaven. B) To feel better. C) To benefit others. D) To live a successful life.

How would you describe the feeling of freedom that comes with being forgiven of your sin?

Take some time to read the letters about forgiveness of sin in Romans 3:23; 7:18-19, 24-25a, 8:1; James 4:17; Galatians 5:22-23, and 1 John 1:8-9.

Why do you think we need Paul’s words in Romans 3:23?

Why do you think we need John’s words in 1 John 1:8? Why do you think we need the words of Paul from Romans 8:1?

Which verses above describe our sinful nature? Which verses tell who can rescue us? Which verses describe how we can be saved? Which verses describe the nature of Christ, which can be in us?

Letters About Forgiveness of Sin

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