1. Q and A

2. Covenant, 10 Commandments And the Law

3. "Didn’t Jesus say the Law would not pass away?"

4. “Do not think that I have come to abolish he Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished - Matthew 5:17-18

5. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations… - Eph. 2:14-15

6. He forgave us all our sins,  having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross - Colossians 2:14-15

7. By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear - Hebrews 8:13

8. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace - Romans 6:14 …you also have died to the law through the body of Christ - Romans 7:4

9. But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the  new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code - Romans 7:6

10. Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes - Romans 10:4

11. Is there any doubt That we are not under Mosaic Law?

12. How do we reconcile: …until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished with Christ is the end of the law… - Romans 10:4

13. The Law is in effect

14. The Law is in effect For God's chosen people Who have not yet received Messiah

15. The Law is not in effect For Gentiles And believers in Jesus

16. Why would we place ourselves in a prison Christ died to save his people from?

17. We will all be judged based on deeds

18. We will all be judged based on deeds Our works Or Christ's works for us

19. We will all be judged based on deeds Our works Or Christ's works for us Only 1 leads to life

20. …he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy- Titus 3:5 If salvation hinges on anything other than the blood of Jesus, then Jesus is not sufficient. And it is, therefore, a false gospel

21. 10 Commandments Given: You shall be careful therefore to do as the Lord your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

22. You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess - Deut. 5:32-33

23. Conditional Covenant With blessings and cursings Involving the Promised Land and God's protection of that Land

24. "Hasn't the Bible been changed over the years? How can I trust it?"

25. "Why is the Old Testament God so mean?" Dispensation

26. "How do I help my kids follow Jesus?"

27. Kids
Drop Moralism

28. Kids
Drop Moralism
Emphasize love that forgives and changes

29. Kids Drop Moralism Emphasize love that forgives and changes
Connect the good to Jesus

30. Kids Drop Moralism Emphasize love that forgives and changes
Connect the good to Jesus
Live authentically

31. Kids Drop Moralism Emphasize love that forgives and changes
Connect the good to Jesus
Live authentically
Make Church a treat

32. "How can Jesus be the only way. " "Did he ever claim he was the only
"How can Jesus be the only way?" "Did he ever claim he was the only way?"

33. “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me. If you really
know me, you will know my Father
as well. From now on,
you do know him
and have seen him”

34. Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need
Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need." Jesus answered, "Philip, I have been with you for a long time. So you should know me. The person that has seen me has seen the Father too - John 14

35. Exclusivity
Other paths involve other gods and other destinations -> and works-based salvation
If we could get to God any other way, Jesus suffered and died for nothing

36. Exclusivity
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved”- Acts 4:12
They can't all be true!

37. "Should I be re-baptized? I was baptized when I was young"

38. "What does God say about dating, marriage and sex?"

39. Dating, Marriage, Sex
Betrothal- state of contractual engagement without sexual intimacy
Marriage- equally-yoked (2 Cor. 6:14)
Who do I date?
Stay married if unequal
If unbeliever wants to leave, let them

40. Dating, Marriage, Sex
Picture of Christ and the Church, his bride- Eph. 5 (Covenant)
Purpose is to glorify God and be sanctified
Man should serve like Christ does the Church. Woman should respond as the Church responds

41. Dating, Marriage, Sex In Covenant relationships:
Unifies and satisfies, helps fulfill Gen. 1:28
Owe it to our spouse
Enjoy it often
Abstinence is by mutual consent
Porneia: any sex outside of the marriage covenant