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This week Josue continued teaching through our prohecies study titled "Living Wisely:Expecting the Future". The Junior High studied various Scripture and looked at 3 Key Terms That Describe The Cross. The following are teaching notes from the lesson. Feel free to seek out opportunities to continue discussing and teaching these truths with the students, remembering to seek all wisdom and knowledge from the Word of God by His Holy Spirit.

The cross is the moment in history when Jesus died for the sins of the world

Term # 1 LOVE– God loves us so much that He sent Jesus to die for our sins (John 3:16; I John 3:16; Romans 5:8)

Term # 2 JUSTICE - God’s righteous judgment assigning rewards and punishments. (Romans 3:19-26, Isaiah 53: )

Term # 3 RECONCILIATION – the total, complete and full restoration of a right relationship between God and man through the Lord Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:19-23)

Study Questions

1. How is God’s love (agape) love different than every other kind of love?
2. If God gave us what we deserve, what is it we deserve?
3. How is justice carried out at the cross?
4. How do you define reconciliation? Why is reconciliation important?
5. Read 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. Since Christ reconciled us, what should we be doing for others?