Articles of Faith What Nazarenes Believe

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Articles of Faith What Nazarenes Believe
Session 5
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Article of Faith 7 Prevenient Grace Article
of Faith 8 RepentanceArticle of Faith 9
Justification, Regeneration, Adoption
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Have you ever known someone whose life was deep
in sin, yet he or she still became a Christian?
What lead this person toward God?
How does a person ever come to a point of wanting
to forsake a life of sin and become of a follower
of Jesus Christ?
Does God work in the life of unbelievers? If so,
how?
How does a person become a Christian?
What is the persons role in salvation? What is
Gods role?
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Ephesians 28-10 Article 7 Prevenient Grace
We believe that the human races creation in
Godlikeness included ability to choose between
right and wrong, and that thus human beings were
made morally responsible that through the fall
of Adam they became depraved so that they cannot
now turn and prepare themselves by their own
natural strength and works to faith and calling
upon God. But we also believe that the grace of
God through Jesus Christ is freely bestowed upon
all people, enabling all who will to turn from
sin to righteousness, believe on Jesus Christ for
pardon and cleansing from sin, and follow good
works pleasing and acceptable in His sight.
We believe that all persons, though in the
possession of the experience of regeneration and
entire sanctification, may fall from grace and
apostatize and, unless they repent of their sins,
be hopelessly and eternally lost.
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How does Gods grace help people become more
aware of their need for Him?
Can people move toward God without His leading?
Can you give an example from your life before you
were a Christian when you experienced prevenient
grace?
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Acts 238 Article 8 Repentance We believe
that repentance, which is a sincere and thorough
change of the mind in regard to sin, involving a
sense of personal guilt and a voluntary turning
away from sin, is demanded of all who have by act
or purpose become sinners against God. The Spirit
of God gives to all who will repent the gracious
help of penitence of heart and hope of mercy,
that they may believe unto pardon and spiritual
life.
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Why do you think repentance is necessary to be a
true follower of God?
Why are remorse, confession, and turning away
from sin important for true repentance to take
place?
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Galatians 216-21 44-7 Article 9
Justification, Regeneration, and Adoption We
believe that justification is the gracious and
judicial act of God by which He grants full
pardon of all guilt and complete release from the
penalty of sins committed, and acceptance as
righteous, to all who believe on Jesus Christ and
receive Him as Lord and Savior. We believe
that regeneration, or the new birth, is that
gracious work of God whereby the moral nature of
the repentant believer is spiritually quickened
and given a distinctively spiritual life, capable
of faith, love, and obedience. We believe that
adoption is that gracious act of God by which the
justified and regenerated believer is constituted
a son of God. We believe that justification,
regeneration, and adoption are simultaneous in
the experience of seekers after God and are
obtained upon the condition of faith, preceded by
repentance and that to this work and state of
grace the Holy Spirit bears witness.
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• Justification God pardons our sin and views us
  just as if we had never sinned.

• Regeneration We are spiritually reborn. Our
  lives are created anew.

• Adoption When God forgives our sins, we are no
  longer separated from Him, but become His
  children.

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How does understanding the truth of prevenient
grace help us in our ministry to non-Christians?
How does our view of repentance make a difference
in the lives of non-Christians? How does our view
of repentance make a difference in our own
personal lives?
How can we share the good news of what we
studied today with someone who has not yet
decided to follow God?
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