Bible Study

Title: The Best Gift
Date: Mar 11, 2011
Topic(s): Evangelism, Salvation
Scripture: 1 John 4:10, Romans 3:23-24, Hebrews 9:27, Ephesians 2:8, John 3:16, Romans 10:9-13, Mark 8:36

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If you could give one gift to the whole world, what would it be? Peace? Liberty? Health? Food? Wealth? Happiness? Education? Wisdom?

The Bible says there is a gift greater than any of those. And it tells you what that gift is, how valuable that gift is, what motivated God to give it to you and how you can receive it.

What Does God Say?

First let's see what the gift is: God's salvation through Jesus.

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8, ESV).

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:23-24, ESV).

1. The scripture from Ephesians tells us that we are "saved through faith."
2. How do we receive this salvation? How are we "justified by His [God's] grace"?

Second, let's see how valuable this gift of salvation is:

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" (Mark 8:36, NKJV).

"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27, NKJV).

1. Rate the importance God's Word places on this gift? Compare it to peace, liberty, wealth, happiness. How enduring are those gifts compared to salvation?
2. What does the coming judgment have to do with the gift of salvation?
3. What importance do you place on your soul's eternal destination? How often do you think about it?
4. How can you lose your own soul?
5. How are you preparing for the coming judgment?

Third, the Bible tells us what motivated God to give such a gift: His love for you and me.

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16, ESV).

"This is real love--not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins" (1 John 4:10, NLT).

Read Genesis 3:7-21 and answer these questions:

1. How soon after Adam and Eve sinned did God come up with a plan to send the Promised Seed (His Son) to redeem them?
2. When they realized they were naked, Adam and Eve made loincloths for themselves. But who does Genesis 3:21 tell us made clothes for them?

My Thoughts

If you haven't received God's great gift, here's how to do it:

"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. As the Scripture tells us, 'Anyone who believes in Him will not be disgraced.' Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on Him. For "Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved" (Romans 10:9-13, NLT).

My Part

How does this great gift from God and knowing how much He loves you make you feel?

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