Week 7 at Genesis | Why Will Jesus Save Me?

The gospel isn't a one-time transaction that gets you into heaven and leaves you trying to be a good person for the rest of your life. In 2 Corinthians 6, God says, "I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me." Chris walks through three things that come with that promise. First, a new Father, who frees us from the absent, abusive, authoritative, or even amazing fathers we measure him against. Second, a new identity, where the little cords other people have tied around us get cut and our family history no longer gets the final word. Third, a new community. Paul says "we are the temple": many people, one place where God lives. Our faith was never meant to be lived alone. Chris closes with a simple practice for the coming weeks. Start each morning by praying, "My Father, who is good, who is great, who doesn't change, who keeps his promises."

Scripture & Themes Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:16–18, Matthew 12:46–50, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Peter 2:4–5, Acts 2:42, Ephesians 1:5, Matthew 6:9–13

Themes: Grace, the gospel, God as Father, adoption, identity, sons and daughters, freedom from the past, a new bloodline, community, the church as God's temple, forgiveness, reconciliation, communion, prayer

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