First Baptist Church Newnan
January 7
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First Baptist Newnan
15 W Washington St, Newnan, GA 30263, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:50 AM
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Sunday 10:50 AM
The Sin of Abortion: Its Gravity, Its Resolution, and Its Demand
1. The sin of shedding innocent blood is ____________________ _________________ in Scripture.
Deuteronomy 19:10; 27:25 Isaiah 1:15-16; 59:1-7 Ezekiel 22
Psalm 94:21; 106:37-41; 20:8 Jeremiah 19:3-4
Revelation 16:4-6
Key point: While all humans equally share a sin nature and thus justly deserve the wrath of God, the evil acts that spring from that sinful nature are not morally equivalent. Some sins are worse than others.
Deuteronomy 19:10; 27:25 Isaiah 1:15-16; 59:1-7 Ezekiel 22
Psalm 94:21; 106:37-41; 20:8 Jeremiah 19:3-4
Revelation 16:4-6
Key point: While all humans equally share a sin nature and thus justly deserve the wrath of God, the evil acts that spring from that sinful nature are not morally equivalent. Some sins are worse than others.
2. Forgiveness for the shedding of innocent blood requires the _________ ____________________________
• We are declared righteous, not made righteous. But how can a holy God justify ungodly people when He has vowed to punish? Answer: “The great exchange” (2 Cor. 5:21) God will not bring charge against his elect (Romans 8:33) because He has declared them righteous on the basis of Christ’s righteousness, not their own.
• If you trust in Jesus alone for salvation and forgiveness of sins, God the Father is no longer your judge. Instead, you are adopted into his family as a dearly loved child. We don’t work to earn God’s favor; we have God’s favor because of the righteousness of Christ imputed to us!
• Verses for a new year: Jonah 2:9; Romans 5:6-10; Isaiah 53: 4-6; Romans 8:33-39; 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10; Ephesians 2:1-9; Lamentations 3: 19-24.
• We are declared righteous, not made righteous. But how can a holy God justify ungodly people when He has vowed to punish? Answer: “The great exchange” (2 Cor. 5:21) God will not bring charge against his elect (Romans 8:33) because He has declared them righteous on the basis of Christ’s righteousness, not their own.
• If you trust in Jesus alone for salvation and forgiveness of sins, God the Father is no longer your judge. Instead, you are adopted into his family as a dearly loved child. We don’t work to earn God’s favor; we have God’s favor because of the righteousness of Christ imputed to us!
• Verses for a new year: Jonah 2:9; Romans 5:6-10; Isaiah 53: 4-6; Romans 8:33-39; 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10; Ephesians 2:1-9; Lamentations 3: 19-24.
3. The shedding of innocent blood calls for a _____________________ (Proverbs 24:11-12)
Are any of the reasons we might give for not speaking up worth the price of children’s lives that might have been saved had we been more courageous?
Are any of the reasons we might give for not speaking up worth the price of children’s lives that might have been saved had we been more courageous?