Study #1: How did we get into this relationship with

God?
Begin with prayer: “God, I ask you to speak to me through
your Word, the Bible. Speak to my heart to understand what
you want to say to me. Amen.”
Bible Study #1: How did we get into this relationship with God?
The following verses will help you understand what God says is now true of your
relationship with Him. After you read the verse, the question that follows will help you
notice what that verse says.

John 1
12
Yet to all who received Him [Jesus], to those who believed in His name, He gave the
right to become children of God.

Q – How does a person become a child of God?

You might think that you chose to believe in Jesus, much like choosing a car to buy or
choosing a political viewpoint. But the following shows God’s involvement in your
becoming a Christian.

John 15
16
You did not choose me, but I chose you…
1 Corinthians 1
9
God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
Ephesians 1
4
For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His
sight. 5In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in
accordance with his pleasure and will.

Q – In verse 5, what was God’s motivation for choosing us?

Ephesians 2
4
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with
Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved.
Colossians 1
13
For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the
kingdom of the Son He loves, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Q – As you look at these verses, what four things has God has done for you?

Romans 5
9
Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved
from God’s wrath through Him!
Q – When the Bible says that Jesus saved us, what did He save us from?

Ephesians 2
8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is
the gift of God. 9not by works, so that no one can boast.

Q – Is it up to us to earn our salvation?

Q – Can anyone gain salvation by doing good things?

Conclusion: Summarize what these verses have said about God’s involvement in your
becoming a Christian:

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