GOFAMINT DEVOTIONAL-ALL HAVE SINNED

GOD’S LOVE DEMONSTRATED

Suggested Hymns: 75, 210, 342

Devotional Reading: Romans 5:5-8

Topic for Adults: The Best Time to Love

Topic for Youths: Despite Your Sin, God Still Loves You

Topic for Intermediates: God Loves you Still

Lesson Scriptures: Rom. 3:23; 6:23; 7:15-23; 5:6-8; Phil. 2:5-8

MEMORY VERSE

“For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us”

Romans 5:6-8 (NKJV).

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                                     ALL HAVE SINNED

Mon. 21/3/2022                                              Rom. 3:23; 5:12-14

Man was made in the image and likeness of God to represent God on earth and have dominion over all things God made (Gen. 1:26-27), but when man disobeyed God, as previously warned by God, he lost his relationship with God and all the earthly benefits prepared before his arrival. Adam’s sin was transferred by inheritance to all humans. We do not become sinners by acts but by nature. The Bible says in Rom. 5:12 that sin entered into the world through one man and spread to all. This one man was Adam. The reason man finds it easy to sin is the human nature we were born with. David lamented in Ps. 51:5 that in sin he was conceived and brought forth. This is the situation of every man and no one is exempted. All our righteousness remains like filthy rag before God (Isa. 64:4-9).

Point of Emphasis: You are a sinner not just by acts but by nature.

Prayer Point: Lord, deliver me from my sinful nature in Jesus’ name.

Reading The Bible Through in a Year: Morning: Gal. 5:1-15; Evening: Job 25-27

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BACKGROUND

This week’s lesson exposes us to the kind of love God has for mankind. We failed Him by obeying another voice different from His and as a result of this, we lost all the benefits provided for us. We became wild and uncontrollable and eternal death was waiting for us all. Despite this, God demonstrated His love by redeeming and restoring us through Jesus to Himself. He gave us another chance to return to Him. As many as accept His unconditional love and reciprocate it will reign with Him here on earth and in eternity

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NOTES ON THE LESSON

PART 1: THE NEED FOR GOD’S LOVE – ROM. 3:23; 6:23; 7:15-23

Man failed God by disobeying His instruction thereby losing his place both in the Garden of Eden and in God’s eternal kingdom. All earthly and heavenly benefits originally enjoyed by man were withdrawn and a different, wicked nature of sin replaced God’s nature. All human race, through Adam, inherited this sinful nature that leads to eternal death. We became hopeless and unable to free ourselves from this sinful nature and its consequences. We became slaves to sin (Jn. 8:34) and a “thing” owned, used and prone to destruction by the devil (1 Jn. 3:8). A slave does not abide in the house forever and he cannot free himself. Besides, the devil, a wicked taskmaster has no mercy for every prey in his trap.

The relationship that was once cordial between God and man became sour. Man completely lost God and our fellowship with Him. Man also lost the dominion (the reason why he was made). He became dominated by sin, the devil and other lower creatures he was made to rule over. Man became so wicked in thoughts and deeds. All the intents of man’s thoughts became evil (Gen. 6:5). Different forms of images were made to replace the Almighty God. Some come around to say there is no God whatsoever. The Bible says in Rom. 1:28 “… and even as they did not retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which were not fitting…” . This was the reason God sent flood to destroy the world in the time of Noah.

The helpless situation of man continues today. Paul the Apostle expressed this helpless situation in Rom. 7:15-23. It was the lamentation of one who needed help. He declared that another force was working within him as what he desired to do he could not do but what he hated was what he did. This is the same for everyone born of man. Until help comes, man will remain in this sorry state.

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CONCLUSION

God’s love is available for all to explore. It is not discriminatory. Jesus died once for all. He instructed His disciples to go and make disciples of all the nations. This means, His love life and death are not meant for only Israel but for the whole world.

QUESTIONS

1. Explain why man needs God’s love.

2. How did man lose all the privileges available to him at creation?

3. Explain why God’s love is not discriminatory.

4. How best can we reciprocate God’s love?

5. Is there any danger in forsaking God’s love? Justify your answer.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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