HCBC Sunday School "Friends" Class
Unit 1 -- Crisis of Faith
When You Want to Blame Others (Ezekiel 15:1 - 19:14)

1) Who's to Blame? (Ezek. 18:1-4)
a. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ~ Romans 3:23
b. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. ~ Psalm 32:5
2) What to Do? (Ezek. 18:21-23)
a. Repentance can be defined as the genuine turning from sin toward God.
b. Repentance involves (1) emotional regret or sorrow for sin; and
(2) a changing of one's mind about sin.
i. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. II Cor. 7:10
ii. For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; ~ I Thess. 1:9
3) What's Right? (Ezek. 18:25-27)
a. [6] For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
[8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
[9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. ~ Romans 5:6,8-9
b. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; ~ Titus 3:5
4) What Could Be? (Ezek. 18:30-32)
a. Forgiveness --- In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; ~ Ephesians 1:7
b. Heaven --- Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. ~ John 5:24
c. A "start over" --
i. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. ~ Romans 6:4
ii. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. ~ Rom. 12:2