Catechism

What is justification?

Justification is an act of God’s free grace in which he pardons all my sins and accepts me as righteous in his sight only because of the righteousness of Christ imputed to me.
(Zech 3:1–5; Rom 3:24–26; 4:5; 5:17–19; 8:33; 2 Cor 5:21; Heb 8:12; Phil 3:9)

 

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Memory Verse

2 Corinthians 5:21

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

 

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Sing-Along Song of the Week

Jesus Paid it All

VERSE 1

I hear the Savior say,

‘Thy strength indeed is small,

Child of weakness watch and pray,

Find in Me thine all in all.’

 

CHORUS

Jesus paid it all,

All to Him I owe;

Sin had left a crimson stain,

He washed it white as snow.

 

VERSE 2

Lord, now indeed I find

Thy pow’r and Thine alone,

Can change the leper’s spots

And melt the heart of stone.

 

VERSE 3

For nothing good have I

Whereby Thy grace to claim;

I’ll wash my garments white

In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb.

 

VERSE 4

And when, before the throne,

I stand in Him complete,

‘Jesus died my soul to save,’

My lips shall still repeat.

 

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Weekly Reading

The Fall of Israel

 

Day 151: God Is My Strength

Psalms 71, 73

Questions for Reflection

• In what ways has God been continually faithful to you?
• How can the testimony of God’s faithfulness to a person of old age be encouraging to us?
• In what ways does God give us strength when we face difficult circumstances?

 

Day 152: Israel Falls

2 Kings 17; Psalm 74

Questions for Reflection

• What led the people of Israel into idolatry?
• In what ways do the problems of Israel resemble problems with Christian worship today?
• Was God’s punishment of Israel just?

 

Day 153: Hezekiah Destroys the High Places

2 Kings 18–19; Psalm 75

Questions for Reflection

• What differentiated Hezekiah’s reign from the kings of the northern kingdom?
• Why was Assyria successful in defeating Israel but unsuccessful in conquering Judah?
• How does God’s protection of Judah in this account give us hope for the establishment of the future messianic kingdom?

 

Day 154: God Delivers Jerusalem

2 Chronicles 32

Questions for Reflection

• Why is it important to learn from the tragic mistakes of previous generations?
• What does God’s deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrians reveal about him?
• In what ways have the previous generations of our own day forsaken God?

 

Day 155: Hezekiah Prays for Longer Life

2 Kings 20; Psalm 79

Questions for Reflection

• Why did God agree to extend Hezekiah’s life?
• Why did Hezekiah show the Babylonians all of his wealth?
• Will God keep his promise and send Judah into Babylonian captivity?

 

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Memory Verse Help:

2 Corinthians 5:21

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

 

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F o s h m h t b s w k n s, s t i h w m b t r o G.

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