LEARN THE TRUTH

THE FIRST CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE

Genesis 4:1-16

THEME: To show that without faith it is impossible to please God.
Can you guess what is the most wonderful gift that God can give to a home? No, not a new house…nor a vehicle…but a baby! No one but God can make this wonderful gift and only He can give it.
As we travel along THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE we will see many babies, but in this lesson we are going to think about the very first children born into this world. You see, Adam and Eve never were babies because God created them as man and woman.
After Adam and Even had sinned, they were driven out from the Garden of Eden where God had placed them. They had to begin a new life. Genesis 3:23-24. One day there came into the new home God’s most wonderful gift: a baby. Eve said, “I have gotten a man child with the help of the Lord.” Genesis 4:1. Perhaps she thought the baby was the One promised in Genesis 3:15, the One who was to conquer satan. The first son was named Cain.
Afterwards another boy was born and this one was being called Abel. Now there are two children on THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE.
Do you remember the verse from the Lesson 1: “There is a way that seems right to a man…”? Which way do you think these two boys will choose? Adam and Eve showed their sons the way of the blood sacrifice by which faith /obedience to God was proved. No new laws were placed upon these boys as there had been upon Adam and Eve. The only requirement was that they worship God in the way He had appointed.
Abel became a shepherd, a keeper of sheep, while Cain became a farmer, a tiller of the soil. The time came when each boy became old enough to make his own choice of the way in which he would go. This time comes to each of us. Our parents cannot make this choice for us as much as they might like to.
Cain probably thought, “See this beautiful fruit from the ground. I have worked hard to cultivate this and surely God will be pleased with my offering.” He placed fruit of the ground on an altar. Was God pleased with the works of the hands of Adam and Eve? No, not with their fig leaf covering. Such offerings the Bible calls works.
Abel, on the other hand, took one of his lambs, killed it and placed it upon the altar as an offering to God. He had brought a blood sacrifice as God had shown with Adam and Eve.
Were Cain and Abel sinners? Yes. They were born as sinner and they were still sinners. Then what happened? God accepted Abel’s offering but He did not accept the offering of Cain. Cain became very angry and killed his brother Abel. Was God pleased with this first murder in the world? No. god punished Cain by sending him away from his home to wander in other lands because of this wicked thing he had done. Genesis 4:6-16. These two boys were brought up in the same home and were taught the same truths. The difference was that Abel believed, had faith in what he was taught, while Cain did not have faith in what he was taught. Their actions showed what was in their hearts.
Unbelief is a terrible thing. It led to anger, deceit, murder, lying and finally to the terrible punishment of separation. Genesis 4:8-12. Belief/faith brought peace and righteousness to Abel; and God says that though Abel is dead, he still speaks. Hebrews 11:4.
God also says:
“Without faith it is impossible to please God.”
Whether we live here in the dispensation of Grace on the chart, or in any other dispensation, FAITH is necessary in order to be accepted by God. God saw Abel’s sacrifice, and through that shed blood He saw the Lord Jesus Christ, the true Lamb chosen before the foundation of the world. 1 Peter 1:19-20. Today we do not show our faith by bringing a lamb to an altar; instead we come to the Cross of the Lord Jesus Christ and trust Him as our Saviour.
Once again we have seen the truth of the verse: “There is a way that seems right…” One son took the right way and one took the wrong way on THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE. The Bible says that many went in Cain’s way. Jude 11. They are the ones who are departing from God. They are the ones depending upon their own works to save them. But nothing we do with our hands or our bodies can bring salvation to us.
Today if we want to prove our faith, we come to the Lord Jesus and tell Him: I believe You died for my sins, were buried and rose on the third day. I thank you for the sacrifice and I believe that You give me Your wonderful righteousness because You have promised.
MEMORY VERSE: “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those that seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6

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THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE

THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE

Genesis 1-3

THEME:
To show that Christ alone gives a covering for sin.
          Today we begin a journey. Let us pretend we are travelers traveling the long, long road
which we call  THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE. It is the road which begins  in the garden of  Eden
where the life of mankind began on this earth. It ends with the kingdom of God on this earth.
           Those who journey need a road map or guidebook. God has given us His Word, the
Bible, for that very purpose. Psalms 119:105. We need God’s guidebook and we will use it all
along the way. We will meet many other travelers as we move along THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE.
We will find many travelers who are going their own way, but all will travel side by side until
judgment comes. The Bible tells us: “There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is
the way of death.” Proverbs 14:12. All who travel this highway must choose which way they will
go.
            Those who travel must also know the rules of the road. We will find that God’s travel
laws have been different  at some times and places from what they were at other times and
places. In the age in which we live now, the laws are very different from what they were in the
days of Adam and Eve, the first people. Obedience to the travel laws on THE HIGHWAY OF
LIFE means the difference between life and death.
             The time in which we live today is represented on the chart as GRACE AIRPORT. You
will learn why it is called GRACE AIRPORT as we travel along.
                We will roll back the time about 6000 years to begin our journey in the beautiful
garden of Eden. Here we see Adam and Eve. If we look in our guidebook, the Bible, we can
read the story of what happened to the first travelers on THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE.
To Adam and Eve were given special travel laws. We read about them in Genesis 2:16-
17. Especially they were told not to eat of one particular tree in the garden called the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil. All was perfect until the day the tempter, the enemy of God
and man, spoke to Eve. He questioned God’s Word, he lied and Eve believed him instead of
God. Eve looked, took, ate of the fruit of the forbidden tree, and gave to Adam who ate also.
Then their eyes opened to see sin, whereas before they were innocent. They now saw
themselves guilty and naked before God and they greatly feared. They had chosen the way of
death. “The wages of sin is death.” Romans 6:23

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RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH

RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH

Ephesians 1:7

"In whom (Jesus Christ) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace."

FAITH ALONE

Ephesians 2:8,9

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yoursolves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast."

HELL or HEAVEN???

If you had died yesterday, where would you be now? If heaven, why? The bible says in Romans 3:23 that we are all sinners: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. This means that we have all come short of God's standard of perfection, in thought, word or deed, we fall short. In Romans 6:23 the bible says that penalty for sin is hell, eternal separation from God: For the wages of sin is death. This means we deserve to die and be separated from God forever.

Since there was no way we could come to God, the bible says in Romans 5:8 that God loves us so much that He gave His Son to die for our sins: But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

So Chris took the penalty that we deserve for sin, placed it upon Himself, and died in our place. Three days later Christ was resurrected to prove that sin and death have been conquered and that His claims to be God are true. Romans 10:9 tells you that you can be saved through faith in Christ: that if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved(complete in Christ).

So there's nothing more important than your need to believe in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Why not pray now and tell God you trust His Son? Example prayer: Dear God, I know I am a sinner. I know my sin deserves to be punished with eternal death. But I believe Christ died for me and rose from the grave. I trust Jesus Christ alone as my Saviour. Thank you for the forgiveness and everlasting life that I now have in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

ALKITAB

APAKAH ALKITAB ITU?

Apa itu Alkitab ? Secara sederhana, Alkitab adalah Firman Allah kepada manusia. Dalam Alkitab, Allah menjelaskan diri-Nya kepada kita dan mengajarkan tentang kehidupan, kematian dan keabadian. Mereka yang percaya Alkitab dan hidup di dalamnya, menemukan kedamaian dan kepuasan, mereka yang mengabaikannya, berjuang dan mengembara.

 

Voltaire adalah seorang filsuf Prancis yang terkenal dan seorang ateis. Dia meninggal pada tahun 1778. Sebelum kematiannya ia mengatakan bahwa Alkitab dan iman kristen tidak akan dapat dipercaya dalam 100 tahun. Pada peringatan 100 tahun pernyataannya, Geneva Bible Society membeli mesin cetak Voltaire dan rumahnya dan mulai mencetak Alkitab di sana. 260 tahun setelah Voltaire, Presiden Amerika Serikat mencanangkan tahun 1983 sebagai "tahun Alkitab".

 

"Alkitab tetap bertahan karena memenuhi kebutuhan kita. Alkitab merupakan sesuatu paling dapat kita percayai. Jutaan orang mencari suara dengan mengandalkan otoritas. namun mereka menemukan bahwa mereka tidak dapat mempercayai laporan para ilmuwan, bahkan para pemimpin-pemimpin agama besar sering salah. Alkitab-Firman Allah-Adalah satu-satunya otoritas yang nyata kita miliki. Terbukti dari tahun ke tahun, Alkitab menyoroti sifat manusia, masalah-masalah di dunia baik yang sudah terjadi di masa lampu maupun yang akan terjadi di hari  mendatang (nubuat), serta penderitaan-penderitaan manusia. Tetapi di balik semuanya itu, semuanya jelas mengungkapkan hubungan antara Tuhan dan manusia dan jalan menuju kehidupan kekal melalui pengorbanan Yesus Kristus.