ED 1 Session 2

The Bridge Illustration

IN THE BEGINNING . . .

GOD

. . . CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE

EARTH
– Genesis 1:1
 GOD

. . . created man in his own image, in the image of God he created

him; male and female he created them.
– Genesis 1:27
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man,
and death through sin, and so death spread to all men
because all sinned. – Romans 5:12

GOD

SIN
Isaiah 59:2
 According to the Bible, what characterizes man when he
is separated from God by sin?

GO
1) ALL HAVE
SINNED D
Romans 3:23
2) ETERNAL
DEATH
Romans 6:23
3) JUDGMENT

Hebrews 9:27 SIN

Isaiah 59:2
 According to the Bible, what characterizes man when he
is NOT separated from God by sin?

Eternal Life
cancels out
Eternal Death GO
John 5:24
1) ALL HAVE
SINNED
No Judgment
D
1) ETERNAL LIFE
Romans 3:23
cancels out
X
2) ETERNAL
DEATH
Judgment 2) NO
JUDGMENT
Romans 6:23 3) HAS CROSSED
X
3) JUDGMENT OVER
FROM DEATH TO
Hebrews 9:27 SIN LIFE
Isaiah 59:2
 How do people try to cross over the separation created by
sin to reach God?

Man’s
efforts fall
short GO
John 5:24
1) ALL HAVE
SINNED D
1) ETERNAL LIFE
Romans 3:23
2) ETERNAL
2) NO
DEATH
JUDGMENT
Romans 6:23 GO TO CHURCH 3) HAS CROSSED
Ephesians GOOD
3) JUDGMENT 2:8-9 DEEDS OVER
SINCERIT
Y FROM DEATH TO
Hebrews 9:27 SIN LIFE
Isaiah 59:2
 So what can bridge the gap that separates us from God?

1 Peter 3:18
GO
John 5:24
1) ALL HAVE
SINNED D
1) ETERNAL LIFE
Romans 3:23
2) ETERNAL
2) NO
DEATH
JUDGMENT
Romans 6:23 GO TO CHURCH 3) HAS CROSSED
Ephesians GOOD
3) JUDGMENT 2:8-9 DEEDS OVER
SINCERIT
Y FROM DEATH TO
Hebrews 9:27 SIN LIFE
Isaiah 59:2
According to the Bible, what are the two things a
person must do to cross over to God? RECEIVE
Revelation 3:20
John 1:12

John 5:24

1 Peter 3:18
GO
John 5:24
1) ALL HAVE
SINNED D
1) ETERNAL LIFE
Romans 3:23
2) ETERNAL
2) NO
DEATH
JUDGMENT
Romans 6:23 GO TO CHURCH 3) HAS CROSSED
Ephesians GOOD
3) JUDGMENT 2:8-9 DEEDS OVER
SINCERIT
Y FROM DEATH TO
Hebrews 9:27 SIN LIFE
Isaiah 59:2
 Jesus was clear
on what it takes to go to heaven

HEAR and BELIEVE

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my

word and believes him who sent me has
eternal life and will not be judged but has
crossed over from death to life.”
John 5:24
I John 5:11-13 Assurance of Salvation
John 10:10 Abundant Life
WHAT NOW?

GOD

 Has Crossed Over

From Death to Life

 Has Eternal Life

 No Judgment
 GROW STRONG IN GOD’S FAMILY

Just as you received Christ Jesus the Lord,

so go on living in him—in simple faith. Grow
out of him as a plant grows out of the soil it
is planted in, becoming more and more sure
of the faith as you were taught it, and your
lives will overflow with joy and
thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7 (J.B. Phillips)