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Apostle's Creed Study - Lesson 10

X. The forgiveness of sins.

1. Read I John 1:7 and I John 2:1-2 to know what happens when a Christian falls into sin.

2. Read Romans 7:21-25 to see that even a saved Christian must fight against a sinful human nature.

3. Read Romans 3:21-28, Galatians 2:15-16 and Hebrews 11 where we learn that we are justified through faith by God's grace and not by our works.

4. Read Micah 7:18-19 to understand how our forgiveness was planned hundreds of years before the birth of Christ.

Questions:

1. How does our redemption take place?

2. Why must every Christian ask for forgiveness of sins every day?

3. By what process are my sins moved from my sinful self to Christ's sinless self?

4. What feelings do you have when you see the Old and New Testaments so perfectly matched?

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