TOOL #4: THE 10 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT MESSAGE
There is a simple way to learn and remember the Gospel and the message of
the New Testament. It can be reduced to 10 Essential Elements . These 10
elements are more easily
memorized when we employ
numbers, colors, one- or two-word
names, and a memory help that
says we have 2 ends, with 4 pairs of
elements that go back and forth
between man, God, then man, then
back to God again.
The first point stands alone and is
RIGHTEOUSNESS . God requires
righteousness of every person. We
can define righteousness as
holiness, purity, complete goodness, or perfection. We can use such verses as
Romans 1:17, 3:21-22 and Philippians 3:9. It seems to be written on the
conscience of every person that they know that they must be good enough if
they are going to live forever. We use white to represent God’s righteousness
and purity.
The first pair of “essential elements” is about man .
The second point is man has a problem with God as it relates to
righteousness, because we have SIN . Sin is falling short of God’s requirement
of perfection. It is often called transgression, which is to violate a command of
God’s not to do something. Romans 3:23 says that all have sinned and makes
this point.
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