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We’ve studied the birth, life, death and resurrection of Christ. We learnt why it was necessary for Jesus to be born as a man, live a perfectly sinless life, die as the perfect substitute for mankind’s sin and then be raised to life with a resurrection body. Jesus accomplished most of what He came to do. However, there was one task that He didn’t complete at His first coming: He didn’t restart the non-functioning Kingdom of God. In fact, as we will learn, He delayed it because the majority of the Jewish people and their leaders rejected Him as Messiah. So Jesus began to describe how He would delay the return of the Kingdom and start an interim period instead. What will this interim period be like? Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/40-The-Delay-of-the-Kingdom.pdf

We conclude our exploration of the word “saved” and “salvation” by examining the role that “work” has in the believer’s life. If God justifies us once for all time, what is the purpose of works? Scripture describes how God had planned for the body of Christ to work as part of our sanctification journey and to forward the work of building and strengthening the body of Christ as well as making new disciples. Christ looks forward to rewarding us for our labour for Him. He will review our efforts at an event known as the Judgment Seat of Christ. So what is the criteria for good work versus useless work? Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/39-Justification-Sanctification-Glorification-Part-2.pdf

We continue our exploration of the word “saved” and “salvation” by examining a third aspect: glorification, which is to be “saved from the presence of sin”. We will observe what the Bible describes about this third aspect of salvation, how it will happen in the future when Christ returns for church-age believers. God will glorify believers with resurrection bodies; He will glorify nature so that it is renewed and reflects His glory; and how all of this brings Him great glory. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/39-Justification-Sanctification-Glorification-Part-2.pdf

We conclude the first part of this two-part lesson by looking closely at how the Bible also uses the word “saved” and “salvation” to refer to sanctification, the process of driving out the influence of sin in our lives and growing our loyalty and obedience to God. We need to be aware of the context of passages that talk about sanctification and not confuse it with justification. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/38-Justification-Sanctification-Glorification-Part-1.pdf

In reading the Bible, some think that whenever they see the words “save” and “salvation”, it always means “saved from eternal death”. This isn’t true. In this lesson, we will look closely at how the Bible uses the word “saved”. And we will see that there are three separated but related aspects of salvation: justification (saved from the penalty of sin), sanctification (saved from the power of sin) and glorification (saved from the presence of sin). In this recording, we focus on justification. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/38-Justification-Sanctification-Glorification-Part-1.pdf

We complete Lesson 37: The First Resurrection. We discuss what happened after Jesus’ resurrection, the implications on the world and what it means for believers. We also examine what Jesus accomplished with His resurrection, how His resurrection body proved that God’s promised Eternal State is real, and how with His resurrection body, Jesus will fulfil mankind’s job of responsible dominion. We also look at how Jesus will use the resurrection as a tool for final judgment. Then we conclude by looking at common objections to the resurrection and how we can respond to them. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/37-The-First-Resurrection.pdf

We finish Lesson 36 (at 55:00) with the discussion on how Jesus calls to all people. We also examine the feasts that God put into Israel’s calendar and how they are prophetic signs of the Messiah’s work for Israel. Then we continue with Lesson 37: The First Resurrection. We first examine what the Old Testament says about the resurrection. Then we examine Jesus’ interacting with His disciples in His resurrection body to learn what the resurrection body is capable of. Finally, we look closely at Paul’s explanation in 1 Corinthians 15 of how the resurrection works. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/37-The-First-Resurrection.pdf

We continue with Lesson 36, discussing two other important questions: (i) How can God be so cruel to “send people to hell”? and (ii) The Bible talks about “election”. Does this mean God alone decides who gets saved and who does not? We will examine the Scripture passages that talk about these issues and we will also examine again, the character of Yahweh and ask, “Are these ideas consistent with the character of God as revealed in the Bible?” Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/36-Who-Did-Christ-Die-For.pdf

We conclude Lesson 35 at 22:07. Then we continue with Lesson 36: Who Did Christ Die For? In this lesson, we explore five common questions regarding who benefits from Christ’s death and the impact of Christ’s death and resurrection on the universe. Often, believers consider the cross of Christ as only a personal matter between them and God but the Bible describes that the universe was impacted, including the angelic realm. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/36-Who-Did-Christ-Die-For.pdf

We continue with Lesson 35, looking at why blood or death was necessary for restitution. We examine Scripture to see how mankind’s rebellion needs to be accounted for by eternal death. Because God is all-righteous, He requires rebellion to be dealt with, and at the same time, being all-loving, God does not want to see man separated from Him for eternity. And so the solution was the cross. Beginning in the garden of Eden, God began teaching mankind how He would resolve this problem with His salvation plan through His promised Saviour, the Messiah. We also will observe what He taught about justice through His covenants, the Passover and the Old Testament prophecies. God has been working out His salvation plan since the beginning. Then we look at why the Jews rejected their Messiah and reflect on why people today also reject the Saviour God provides. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/35-Death-of-Christ.pdf