Chosen (Sunday School Lesson)

Chosen

True Life is found only when we live according to God’s purpose.

Key Doctrine:

Salvation (Regeneration)

Regeneration is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ ().

2 Corinthians 5:17–20 CSB

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come! Everything is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf: “Be reconciled to God.”

Context:

Chapters 27-28

the gathering at Shechem (27:1-13)

the curses that follow disobedience of specific stipulations (27:14-26)

the blessings that follow obedience (28:1-14)

the curses that follow disobedience of general stipulations (28:15-68)

Chapters 29-30 (serves as an epilog for the Book of Deuteronomy)

exodus, wandering, and conquest (29:2-8)

the present covenant setting (29:9-15)

the results of covenant disobedience (29:16-29)

the results of covenant reaffirmation (30:1-10

the appeal for covenant obedience 30:11-20