Davita Pettway Reflection

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The Gospel By: Davita Pettway Giving a Honor to God Who's the head of my life. I would like to share with you The Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. With the help of the Holy Spirit I will be breaking-down and explaining The Good News of salvation, that is given to every born believer, full and free through faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If you will, let's turn to Romans 1:16; which defines the Gospel as the Power of God for Salvation to everyone that believes. O.K with that being said, one might ask, why do we need salvation? And by me being a sinner, what places me back in right standings with God? Let's turn to Genesis 3; which shows us through Adam's disobedience to the commandment of God, sin entered into the world creating a…show more content…
Since, Adam was the first man created by God, that makes everyone descendants of Adam's sinful seed. Now in the Old Testament, man offered sacrifices unto God for the forgiveness of their sins, and it was not acceptable by God for the animal to be blemished, sickly, or deformed(Deuteronomy 15:21), only clean and healthy lamb were accepted as sacrifice. The Bible also teaches us in Hebrews 9:22; Almost all things are by the Law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood is no remission. People living in the Old testament times were saved by faith. They looked forward to a perfect Savior who would cleanse from sin and establish righteousness. Which brings us to the coming of the Christ (which means Son of God, Messiah or Savior) God's perfect Lamb. Who was born of a virgin through the Holy Spirit Matthew 1:18-21. NOT a descendant of the seed of Adam. This makes Jesus exempt from the
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