Understanding Your Religion
7 Major Doctrines that Define Christianity
How Mankind Becomes Holy
The Sub-Doctrine of Sanctification - Part 1
Estrategia pedagógica
The focus of this lesson is on the doctrine of sanctification. Of special note in this lesson is how God devised a plan to enable man to share in His holiness.
Resultados del aprendizaje de los estudiantes
- Know: Understand the concept of sanctification and how it is part of God’s plan.
- Feel: Value the love God has for us as demonstrated through His grace.
- Do: Seek to live faithfully as a child of God.
Cuerpo de la lección
Preguntas de discusión
A continuación se sugieren preguntas para utilizar durante la parte de debate guiado de la lección. También se sugieren respuestas a las preguntas para ayudar a los alumnos a comprender los distintos conceptos. Se proporcionan para ayudar al debate y no se consideran respuestas "correctas o incorrectas".
Look for the idea of being set apart for God's purpose. We submit to God's will since He is setting us apart for a special reason.
Answers will vary as to the personal application of this concept.
Encourage discussion about how this action has begun in student's lives.
What do you think God has set you apart for?
"The greater the superiority of the one setting aside, the more significant the consecration of the one being set apart."
God, of course, is the Supreme Being. He created human existence and placed us in a perfect environment. We allowed sin to enter and fractured that pure and holy relationship. Rather than destroy us, God put into place His plan to redeem us from our sins. We have no power to redeem ourselves, so He took the action in the form of the sacrifice of Jesus. In doing so, God places us into His family offering us full rights and privileges as His adopted children. How should we respond to this high calling and new identity?
The new status of those sanctified (Galatians 3:26-28). We are now called out of the world and set apart in Christ. We remain in this world, but we are to no longer be a part of it. This means that we answer to a higher calling with a greater hope (no greater hope) as God's children.
There is a new purpose for those reconciled (Matthew 5:14-16) since God saved us for a purpose. We are now servants of God seeking to do His will in all things. Part of His will is the primary task of showing the light of His truth and love to a sin darkened world (Matthew 28:18-20).
We all sin (Romans 3:23) and are completely helpless before God. God, in His infinite love and grace recognizes our weaknesses and offers us salvation. Once we accept this gift by our repentance and baptism, we now are set aside for the purpose of faithfully serving God. This means that we seek to do God's will including showing and teaching others about God.
Each of us have varying abilities to do this. We must discover how we can use all we have and are to fulfill our role as faithful servants to God. The first action, however, is to become a part of God's family. From there we grow spiritually and become better able to serve God.