Subject One Hundred Forty-nine

RECONCILED TO GOD

Scripture: Rom. 5:1, 9-11

1. Man’s conflict with God
   1. Since the time Adam sinned, man has had conflict and discord with God.
   2. We have had conflict with God from the time of our birth.
   3. We are in conflict with God in all our daily living and walk.
2. Man as God’s enemy
   1. We have not only received from Adam a life that has conflict with God, but also in this life we have Satan’s nature and are enemies to God.
   2. From the time of our birth, we are against God and are God’s enemies.
   3. Our human living is against God.
3. Reconciled to God
   1. God sent the Lord Jesus to take away our sins through the redemptive work of the cross, thus resolving the conflict between God and us.
   2. God sent the Holy Spirit to move us and to cause us to repent and turn to Him.
   3. Once we believe in the Lord Jesus, our sins are forgiven and we are justified, accepted, and reconciled to God.
4. How to be reconciled to God
   Develop this point.