This document discusses the nature of salvation. It begins by asking questions about why Jesus died, what salvation is, and what it means to "work out" salvation. It then discusses the effects of sin, including the pollution, penalty, power, and partition of sin. It explores various images of salvation, such as the temple, legal court, marketplace, and home. These images represent sanctification, justification, redemption, and reconciliation. The document closes by asking what it means to "work out" salvation and discusses components of salvation like free gift, thanksgiving, faith, grace, and obedience.

1. SESSION TWO The Nature of Salvation

3. What is salvation?

5. Why did Jesus die?

6. What is salvation?

8. The Penalty of Sin

9. The Power of Sin

11. Effects of Sin The Penalty of Sin For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned. Romans 5:12

12. Effects of Sin The Power of Sin But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin. Galatians 3:22 "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

13. Effects of Sin The Partition of Sin They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Ephesians 4:18 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Mark 15:37-38

14. Images of Salvation The Temple Hebrews 10:1-14 The Legal Court Romans 2:1-29 The Marketplace Matthew 18:21-35 The Home Luke 15:11-32 - The Pollution of Sin Sanctification - The Penalty of Sin Justification - The Power of Sin Redemption / Freedom - The Partition of Sin Reconciliation / Adoption

16. Righteousness of God

17. Authentic Human Existence

18. Political Liberation

19. Spiritual Freedom

22. Thanksgiving

23. Faith

24. Grace

26. What is our hope for the future?

27. Where are we going when we die?

28. How do we become more like Christ?