Unit D

God & His Own People

Chapter Sections

16. The Standing of God’s People
    1. Belonging to God
       • God’s people belong to him
       • They are God’s people
       • God is their God
    2. Being God’s Family
       • Each believer belongs to the family of God
       • God is the Father of his people
       • God’s people are his children
    3. Being “in” Jesus Christ
       • God’s people are “in” Jesus Christ
       • “In” Jesus Christ they are redeemed and forgiven
       • Through Jesus Christ God’s people have access to God

17. Keys to God’s Interaction
    1. God’s Presence with His People
       • God and Jesus Christ are always with their people
       • God is with his people in trouble
    2. God’s Knowledge of His People
       • God knows his people
       • God knows his people’s needs
    3. God’s Love & Grace
       • God loves his people greatly
       • God shows much grace to his people
    4. God’s Gift of the Holy Spirit
       • God gives his people his Holy Spirit, to help and live in them
       • God works through his people by the Holy Spirit

18. God’s Transformation of His People
    1. Spiritual Life
       • God’s people are given spiritual life
       • God’s people are spiritually reborn of God
    2. Holiness
       • God’s people are made holy, through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice
       • God’s people are being transformed to be like Jesus Christ
    3. Spiritual Attributes
       • God gives his people love and faith
       • God gives his people peace
       • God gives his people joy
       • God gives his people wisdom and knowledge
    4. How God Transforms
       • God disciplines his people as his children, who he loves
       • God teaches his people

19. God’s Care of His People
    1. Basics
       • God cares for his people
       • God consistently helps his people in need
    2. God Saves His People
       • God saves his people out of all troubles
       • God enables them to overcome all that is in the world
    3. God Protects His People
       • God is a refuge for his people
       • God guards his people
       • God protects them until the end
    4. God Sustains His People
       • God strengthens his people
       • God provides for all their needs

20. God’s Plans for His People
    1. Basics
       • God has plans and purposes for his people
       • In spite of their troubles, God will fulfill his purposes for them
    2. God’s Work for His People to Do
       • God’s plans for his people include work for them to do
       • God makes them willing and able to do his work
       • God has great power for his people in doing his work
    3. God’s Guidance of His People
       • God guides his people always
       • God guides them in difficult circumstances

 ➜Major headings in: Unit D

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