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Because I value God's teaching in the Bible, I choose to believe and follow its teachings.

	What To Believe Life of Christ The Bible teaches that through Christ's perfect life, death, and resurrection, God provided the only way of paying for and escaping from sin. Therefore, I can escape the death I deserve for my sinfulness.

I choose to believe the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ.

Definition

Life of Christ related virtues: Obedience, suffering, victory.

Through Christ's life of perfect obedience to God's will, His suffering, death, and resurrection. God provided the only means of paying for, and escaping from sin. The resurrection of Jesus Christ proclaims God's victory over sin.

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Soon Shall the Trump of God, SDAH 419
Burdens are Lifted at Calvary, SDAH 476
Like Jesus, SDAH 492
We Would See Jesus, SDAH 494
What a Friend We Have in Jesus, SDAH 499
Moment by Moment, SDAH 507
When I Remember

Student Life Applications

Because of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, I will:

Know that God has fully paid the price for my sins and that I will be right with Him if I accept it and live in His Grace;
See the life of Jesus as an example of how I should live;
Follow the example of Jesus in meeting the temptations of Satan;
Realize Jesus did something for me that I couldn’t do for myself;
Know that Jesus lowered Himself to became a human to save me and teach me about God’s love.
Love Jesus for living and dying for me;
Tell other people about what Jesus did to save us from the result of sin and the evils of Satan;

Bible, E.G. White

God’s Saving Grace – John 3:16 – “He gave his only begotten Son that whosoever......”
Christ’s Ministry of Reconciliation – 2 Corinthians 5:19 – “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself”
Christ’s Atoning Sacrifice – Romans 3:25, 26 – “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement”
Christ the Ransom – Hosea 13:14 – “I will ransom them from the power of the grave”
Christ the Representative of Humanity – 1 Corinthians 15:22 – “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive”
Christ’s Life and Salvation – Romans 5;10 – “We shall be saved by his life”
Christ’s Resurrection and Salvation – 1 Corinthians 15:14, 17 – “If Christ is not risen...you are still in your sins!”
The Results of Christ’s Saving Ministry – Colossians 1:20 – “to reconcile all things to himself”

“The Son of God leaving His Father’s throne, clothing His divinity with humanity, that He might rescue man from the power of Satan. His triumph in our behalf, opening heaven to men, revealing to human vision the presence chamber where the Deity unveils His glory; the fallen race uplifted from the pit of ruin into which sin had plunged it, and brought again into connection with the infinite God, and having endured the divine test through faith in our Redeemer clothed in the righteousness of Christ, and exalted to His throne— these are the pictures which God would have us contemplate. SC 118.

Reinforcing Stories

The Children’s Hour IV, pg. 181; V, pp. 211, 179, 195 by Arthur S. Maxwell

Student Activities

1. Prepare a colored hearts with a word each from 1 John 4:19 and hide the hearts around the room for the students to find and assemble the verse. For several groups, use different colored paper per group.

2. Have each student write one incident from the earthly life of Jesus. Then have the class put them all in chronological order. They may use their Bibles to help find the sequence.

Links to the Curriculum

English: Pronouns are substitutes for nouns. Jesus is our Substitute.
Health: A microscope magnifies small organisms, Christ's death magnifies the value of each soul.

Physics: Sound waves move faster in solids than in liquids. So the gospel can move in very hard hearts.

Resources

The Children’s Hour, by Arthur S. Maxwell, R&H. 1945

In Christ's life of perfect obedience to God's will, His suffering, death, and resurrection, God provided the only menas of atonement for human sin, so that those who by faith accept this atonement may have eternal life, and the whole creation may better understand the infinite and holy love of the Creator. This perfect atonment vindicates the righteousness of God's law and the graciousness of His character; for it both condemns our sin and provides for our forgiveness. The death of Christ is substitutionary and expiatory, reconciling and transforming. The resurrection of Christ proclaims God's triumph over the forces of evil, and for those who accept the atonement assures their final victory over sin and death. It declares the Lordship of Jesus Christ, before whom every knee in heaven and on earth will bow. Fundamental Beliefs, 9

Evaluation

Primary:
Tell or write two ways that show what it means to believe and follow the Bible teaching of Life of Christ.
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone show they believed and followed Bible teaching of Life of Christ.
Tell or write about when you showed that you believed and followed the Bible teaching of Life of Christ.
Tell or write about when you saw the hurt and unhappiness when someone didn’t believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ.
How do you think God feels when He sees people who believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
How do you feel or act when you follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
Tell two ways that you can show you believe the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ.
What makes you want to follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
What is the opposite of believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ? Who makes us act or believe that way?
Finish the sentence: We can show we believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ when we..........

Middle:
Why does God care if I believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
What difference does it make whether I believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ or not?
What effect would it have on my future if I did not believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
How would I feel about myself if I did or did not believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
Give some reasons why you think it is best to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ.
Why would someone do differently?
What makes choosing to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ better than the opposite?
List some ways that a person might believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could believe the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ and show it in his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Is it possible for a person to get better at believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ? Explain.
Can you think of someone who seems good at believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ? What makes them better at it?
How could you learn to be better at believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
How often do you show that you believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ? Think of the last three times and tell me.
Do you like to join in when people believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ? How have you joined in?

High school:
Would you practice believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ if no one were checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you recognize it if someone were not fully believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ? How?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ?
Are you proud to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ and willing to tell others how you feel?
If someone in a group spoke out against believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ would you speak up to give the other side?
Are you willing to put some of your money toward helping people believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ, in your city, class, work?
Can you say that believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ has become a habit? How often do you show your belief?
What effect do you think believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ will have on your future life?
Do you see your family believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ? How about your church, city, or nation?
What do you think should be done to promote believing and following the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ in your family, friends, church, city, nation?
Does it make much difference if they believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Life of Christ or not?