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Two things had to happen to set us free. God needed first to pardon us and take away our guilt and second to set us free to do what’s right instead of remaining slaves to the devil and always doing what’s wrong. Jesus Christ is Father God’s son, and Jesus is God. Jesus is also the Word’s the Father speaks. I don’t think anyone really understands this, but God tells us about this through the Bible, and we believe God. Jesus lowered Himself to become a human being. He lived a perfect life and never disobeyed the Father once. He was absolutely innocent and never sinned. He loved us so much that He was willing to die for us. He suffered and died on a cross to pay our debt and set us free from the devil.

Jesus did all of this so we could be friends with God. And yet, God won’t force Himself on us because that’s not His nature. We must be willing to receive Him and love Him. He calls to us, but we must answer and say, “Yes, Lord. I accept Your free gift. I accept Your love.”

In John 8:34-36 Jesus directly addresses how He sets people free from sin: “Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’“ This passage explains that Jesus, as the Son of God, has the power to free people from the slavery of sin.

Ask God to answer these questions.

1. Why did God pardon you?
2. Who is Jesus Christ?
3. Why did Jesus have to live a perfect life without sin or rebellion against God?
4. Why did Jesus die for you?
5. How can you become a friend of God?

Bonus questions:

1. What does it mean to be a slave to the devil?
2. Why did God both pardon you and set you free from the slavery of sin?
3. What is the difference between you being pardoned and you being set free?
4. How does Jesus’ sinless life impact the power of His sacrifice?
5. Why did Jesus have to die on the cross to pay your debt?
6. What does it mean for you to be “friends with God”?
7. Why won’t God force Himself on you?

1. Pray for the Lord to protect you and keep you in His presence and His presence only.
2. Direct your mind toward the Lord only.
3. Ask God what He want’s to talk about.
4. You can ask God any questions. In all of this, be led by the Holy Spirit. God promises that He will answer you if you ask Him.
5. Do not edit or change what God says even if you don’t understand it.
6. Reject the lies and receive the truth.
7. Take notes.
8. Transfer your notes to your journal without editing what God said to you.

Keep in mind that God doesn’t want you to ever disconnect from Him. He wants to flow through you constantly in knowledge, wisdom, and love.

Sequence Diagram Exercise

Review the article for this unit and create a sequence diagram that shows a sequence you find in the article. (Sequence Diagram Info) A circle starts the sequence. You can also add a circle to end a sequence. The rectangles at the top are the actors, and they should all be nouns. Each actor has what is called a life line running vertically below it. The horizontal arrows show the actions (verbs) between the actors (nouns). If you look at the example, you’ll quickly understand.

Let the Holy Spirit lead you in this. (Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.) Take what you learned, your notes or what you produced and videotape yourself. Be a kid influencer for Christ with your own social media platform by uploading your video as God leads.