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God's Solid Foundation1. The Bible explicitly states God's solid foundation:"Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands, having this insignia: 'The Lord knows those who are his,' and 'Depart from unrighteousness, all who name the name of the Lord.'" (2 Tim. 2:19) This tells us two things. Our job is not to worry about who belongs to the Lord We need to leave unrighteousness behind.2. Can anyone think of another place where a solid foundation is discussed? (There are not two foundations, but the one solid foundation is described in two ways.)So then, everyone hearing these words of mine and doing them will be like a prudent man that built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the river rose, and the wind gusted. and that house did not fail because it was founded on the rock. (Matt. 7:24-25)The insignia on God's solid foundation tells all Christians to leave unrighteousness. Based on Matthew 7:24-25, how do we leave unrighteousness?How I taught this: I brought up the fact that no one can lay a foundation other than Christ (1 Cor. 3:11). How does one apply the fact that Christ is the foundation? From the Scriptures above, we see that Jesus is not the foundation unless you are obeying him. That is why God's solid foundation has "Depart from unrighteousness, all who name the name of the Lord!" on it.SelahTake a minute or two; review your notes; write down questionsGod's Solid Foundation in ScriptureGood works:The entire purpose of the Scripture so to equip you for every good work. (2 Tim. 3:16-17)Jesus died to produce a special people who are zealous for good works. (Tit. 2:11-14)We are born again (new creations) to do good works (Eph. 2:8-10). Sowing to the Spirit means doing good works (Gal. 6:7-9).Everyone will be judged according to works (Rom. 2:5-8; 2 Cor. 5:10).How I taught this: I emphasized the fact that good works are the goal of the Scriptures, the atonement, the new birth, sowing to the Spirit, and that in the end we will be judged for our works. This, obviously, is contrary to what most evangelicals teach, which is what makes this teaching so important. I went through each Scripture with my class and asked them if I was in any way misinterpreting them. They all agreed that all these verses clearly say what they say. I pointed out that good works are the goal, and that all these other things are what transform sinful humans into disciples of Jesus. The transformation is amazing, heavenly, eternal, and glorious, but the goal remains simple: good works.Which good works matter to God?Greatest Commandments (Matthew 26:36-40)True religion (James 1:26-27)Judgment of the nations (Matthew 25:31-46)Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:24-25)How I taught this: It is important to include this point because so many evangelicals, when they hear good works, interpret good works to mean evangelism, going door-to-door, etc. as though they are Jehovah's Witnesses. For the Sermon on the Mount, I only gave verses 24-25 because those verses say that if you obey the Sermon on the Mount, you are building on a solid foundation.Practical ApplicationTest teachingsFear of GodKnowing what to do!How I taught this: By "practical applications" I meant things you can do with this teaching. "Test teachings":, if someone teaches you something that makes your zeal for good works decrease, that teaching is false. This teaching should help your fear of God (important: 1 Pet. 1:17). This teaching should also teach you what you should be doing as a Christian because we covered what good works are the goal.Passages to remember:Isaiah 1:16-201 Peter 3:10-12 (Ps. 34:12-16) ................
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