Week 9: Thursday Discipleship
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Philippians 3:8-9
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—
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Romans 10:9-13
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
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Q-How is a person declared righteous before God?
A-A person is declared righteous before God by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone—not by their own actions or adherence to rules.
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Galatians 3:11
Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”
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*Establish a rhythm of cultivating devotion to Jesus.
*Learn and internalize the Bible memory verse.
*Commit the catechism to memory.