1. Those who love Jesus and believe that He came from the father ( John 16:27 ) are being justified by that faith.
1. Love Jesus
1. The 10 commandments are built on two love princple; what are they and what does it have to do with your realtionship with Jesus? Matt 22:37-39
2. Review the 10 Commandments, with the help of the Holy Spirit, discover the ways in which each one hangs on the two principles of Matt. 22:38-39.

2. Believe
1. Act 16:31 - And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
2. How can we increase our faith to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ? Luke 17:5-10
3. Read John 4:1 - 30, and dicuss what Jesus has to offer, and how we can receive it. Have the family find text like Mat 11:30 to support your discussion.

1. Righteoussness by Faith
• See the relationship between;Faith is the substance of things hope for… Heb. 11:1 and the faith Abraham had as declared in Romans 4:17-20.
• Having the faith of Abraham means what? (use Rom. 4:13 and Rom. 4:19 - 22 as a guide)
• In the simpliest sense, "Righteousness by Faith" (or doing right because you believe in Jesus) means that we can receive the promise of imputed justification or the promise of eternal life not depending on self but rather allowing Jesus to mold us each day...

2. What is imputed justification? [Illustrate impute justification using an honor or award that was given to you.]
• Impute – to assign credit to
• I can get the credit for being righteous [as was given to Abraham], when my faith is strong in the actions of my doings ( Romans 4:19-22, 23, 25 ), which results from total dependance on Jesus.

3. Having been justified by faith I can receive the peace Jesus promised in John 16:33, Eph. 2:11-17
1. Peace in knowing that we have a home.
2. Explain how our road to heaven can be as a woman in the delivery of a child (One day our sorrow will be remembered no more) John 16:20-22 .

3. We can have peace to build more faith, remembering that God gives us the promise of righteousness by faith while we were separated from God Eph. 2:11-13
Verses 11-13
11. We who are now modern Israel ( Gal. 3:26-29 ) were called gentiles by ancient Israel, because we were not circumcised [not reconciled with God];
12. And then we were without Christ not born a Jew, or under the covenant granted to them.
13. Now because of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice you who were afar off can be covered by His blood

16 His sacrifice provided the reconciliation of the Spirit of God, having defeated the flesh (or sin, see Gal 5:18 -21).

17 Jesus’ life was a sermon of peace; we have no need to war with the flesh when we reconcile or join to God through Jesus Christ.

Note: After exercising our faith in right living God will assign or credit us with righteousness

Read About True Independence {PUR, December 5, 1901}.

4. Through Jesus and by faith in Him (who assigns righteousness to those who believe He is the Son of God) we have access to His grace and the hope of eternal life. Rom. 5:2
1. The righteousness received by faith is not of works, but doing God’s way because we believe His way is best. Rom. 4:1-8
• What can we understand about the flesh, that Abraham experienced
• If Abraham overcame the flesh by working to do so, he would be able to glory in His own success.
• But what did the bible say? Simply, Abraham believe God, and through that belief God credit him as righteous (Explain this)
• Whosoever work for righteousness forfeit (give up) God’s grace [free gift we do not deserve], but rather keeps their debt of sin.

• But whoever does not work for righteousness, but live a life that testifies of his belief in God, this faith is credit to him for righteousness.
• The same way David describe the blessedness of the mankind, who God credits righteousness by faith.
• David said in Ps. 32:1, 2, blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
• to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity

5. Are we counted righteous after our characters are pure or while we are yet overcomers?
1. Rom. 4:9 – 10 – The righteousness that God imputes is available to us while we are uncircumcised [not reconciled with God].
2. Do we have the same opportunity that Abraham had to be counted righteous?

6. Through God’s grace he credits righteousness to those who’s actions represents their belief in Him
1. Grace – undeserved pardon
• II Cor. 12:9 – Yield one self to the control of God make His grace available for you.
2. Who deserves death? Romans 3:23; 5:12