Q1 What is it that I must take hold of, in order to be a partaker of Christ? Hebrews 3:12,14
A: We must take hold of righteousness and have a believing heart.
Q2 What is this confidence? Philippians 1:6
A: That he who carries it out this work will finish it, even unto the second coming of Christ.
Q3 By faith, can I say that I have ceased from sin, his good work has begun in me and that by his grace I will never again sin for the rest of my life? 1 Peter 4:1,2
A: Yes, because whoever suffers in body is done with sin.
Q4 Is the Christian revealing self-confidence? Would he declare that he will continually do the will of God? In whom is his confidence in self or in the Lord? (2 Peter 1:4) Proverbs 3:25,26
A: No the Christian is revealing his confidence in Christ, and because he constantly trust in Christ he will constantly do his will and he will always be kept safe from the snares of Satan.
Q5 What is the evidence that I will never sin again? Hebrews 10 :35 Hebrews 11 :1
A: We have the confidence that will never sin again because we have faith, which is the things hoped for and not seen, and the Bible also says that if we keep our faith it will be greatly rewarded.
Q6 Can I have confidence that I will not fail even if a host of temptations come up on me or are hurled at me? Psalms 27:1-5
A: Yes, we can have that confidence because the Lord promises to protect us and keeps us from all harm.
Q7 When I am set up on a rock will I ever fall amid a storm of temptation? Matthew 7:24,25
A: No, you never will because Christ is a sure foundation, which is unshakable.
Q8 Did Jesus make confident statements about his future experience? did he know that he would be raised victoriously from the grave thus strengthening his confidence that he would continue doing his Father’s will? Matthew 16 :21
A: Yes he did, as He began to tell his disciples the events that were soon to unfold and how he would die and be risen the third day, and He knew his Father would not give him anything he could not bear.
Q9 How did Jesus know this, what gave Him confidence to do this? Psalms 16:10
A: He knew that his Father would not leave him alone to suffer through the hard times, nor let him suffer to see corruption.
Q10 Did anyone tempt Jesus to cast away his confidence? Matthew 16:22,23 Galatians 3:11 1 John 5:4 Proverbs 4:18
A: Peter tried to tell Jesus that such a thing would never happened to him but Jesus lived by faith so his confidence was unshakeable.
Everlasting righteousness is not the type of righteousness that sins today and refrains from doing so tomorrow, that is not everlasting righteousness. Everlasting righteousness, is righteousness that is brought in, and stays everlastingly in the life of him who has believed and confessed and who further has believed that this everlasting righteousness takes place of all sin and sinning. This alone is everlasting righteousness and this alone is redemption from sin. God gave his only Son to die for us, so that we may inherit eternal life. Jesus life, was an example before us, that is to live a life free of sin, and we must do then same. It is a sin for us to say that “it is not possible to live without making occasional slip-ups”. This shows unbelief and this sin must be repented of as it will keep many out of heaven who desire to do God’s will but also refuse to stop sinning. Having the faith of Jesus will help the weakest one’s of us conquer sin.
Happy Sabbath!
Ruthline
