The Anatomy of our Atonement; The Goal of Grace (no help from humans); The Poverty of Humanity.
John 3:16 does not say FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE AND NOW YOU GIVE A LITTLE TOO!
I. The All-Sufficient Savior: from 3,000 in Acts 2:41 to 5,000 in Acts 4:4
1. Who does the saving? GOD
2. Who is being saved? US
3. Why does God save
4. How does God save REGENERATION (not re-engineered); not a tune-up, rather a resurrection! Not a resuscitation, rather a resurrection!
II. The Savior vs The Sinner
God/Us (we didn’t know)
• His goodness * lost - Lk 15
• His lovingkindness * blind - Lk 6:39
• His mercy * dead - Eph 2:1-10
• His washing * bankrupt-Mt 5
• His renewing * impossible - Lk 18
• His Holy Spirit (John 1:9-11; 3:1-8; 16:7 convicts then converts and cleanses)
• His grace
• His heir
• His hope
• His life (3 aspects)
= spiritual life - speaks of the power nature
= Abundant life - speaks of purpose
= eternal life - speaks of permanence
What a father needs most in life? Paul was crystal clear in I Timothy 1:12-15
+ Admission - BC I’m a sinner, I need a Savior
+ Belief - Faith in what God did
+ Confess - Romans 10:9-10
