Level: 3, Lesson: 11
Teaching the Lesson Part 1
OUTLINE

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Outline
SALVATION BY GRACE

Romans 5:17

Turn to Romans 5:17. Have the person you are discipling read the verse out loud.

"For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the GIFT of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:17).

1. What kind of righteousness according to this verse is God offering you?
   "I really don't know" (common answer).
   Okay. Let's read the verse again and I'm going to stop you when you get to the part of the verse that I want to emphasize. (You can do this with any verse to help people see a particular point that you want to bring out.)
2. What does the word gift imply? (Let the person respond; then you can answer and illustrate.)
   Illustration: If I bought you some groceries as a gift, and then asked you to give me $23.50, would that be a gift?
   No.
   Illustration: If you bought your children bicycles as gifts for Christmas, and then asked them to make payments, would that be a gift?
   No.
   Conclusion: A gift does cost something but not to those who receive it!

God's gift of righteousness cost God the death of His Son, but is offered freely as a gift to those who will receive it.

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