The mark of a vibrant faith - Lesson 1 The Gift of Eternal Life

Sep 28, 2026

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Course material centered on Christian faith and daily spiritual living, presenting the gospel as true life for those who believe in Christ. It frames human life as contrasted with material, pleasure, and power, emphasizing that sin leads to spiritual death and must be dealt with before eternal life is offered. The introduction explains becoming born into God’s family, learning to live through Scripture, and applying new life through changed thoughts, actions, feelings, and ambitions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages68

Reading Time2 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

Table of Contents

Introduction

Lesson 1 The Gift of Eternal Life

Lesson 2 Your Spiritual Food

Lesson 3 Talking with God

Lesson 4 A New Person

Lesson 5 The Spirit-Filled Life.

Lesson 6 Overcoming Temptation

Lesson 7 Facing Up to Persecution

Lesson 8 The Lord for the Body

Lesson 9 Witnessing for Christ

Lesson 10 Giving to God

Lesson 11 A Church Home

Lesson 12 The Blessed Hope

2019 ●to1ye "When we receive Christ we receive a new and wonderful qualityof life." Keith M.Bailey cin KeithM.Bailey Copyright by Christian Publications,Inc.Harrisburg,PA 17101 (All rights reserved) The mark ofovibrant faith (Printed in U.S.A.) All Scripture verses are from the KingJames Version or the New American Stan-dard Version. # Table of Contents Introduction Lesson 1 The Gift of Eternal Life 9Lesson 2 Your Spiritual Food13Lesson 3 Talking with God19Lesson 4 A New Person23Lesson 5 The Spirit-Filled Life. 27Lesson 6 Overcoming Temptation 31Lesson 7 Facing Up to Persecution 35Lesson 8 The Lord for the Body 41Lesson 9 Witnessing for Christ45Lesson 10 Giving to God51Lesson 11 A Church Home55Lesson 12 The Blessed Hope59 Introduction Jesus said,“...do not be anxious foryour life,as to what you shall eat,or whatyou shall drink;nor for your body,as towhat you shall put on.Is not life morethan food,and the body than clothing?"(Matt.6:25) The gospel presents true life to thosewho believe on Christ as Saviour.The hu-man conception of life is measured in termsof material things,pleasures,privileges,prestige and power.Unregenerate men,not knowing they are dead in trespassesand sins,seek all these things.Sin canbring nothing but death.The problem ofsin must be dealt with before any viableoffer of life can be made.Christ died forour sins and rose from the dead.He is nowprepared to give eternal life to the repen-tant sinner.When we receive Christ wereceive a new and wonderful quality of life."He who has the Son has the life;he whodoes not have the Son of God does nothave the life”(1 John 5:12). Becoming a Christian is being born intothe family of God.The born-again believeris alive in Christ.The life of the Lord JesusChrist has been imparted by divine action.Our whole being is alive because our spirit- ual nature has been resurrected from thedeath of sin. We now must learn to live.In our pre-vious state the grip of spiritual death gaveus a mind-set to sin.Now Christ beginsimparting new life by altering our thoughts,actions,feelings and ambitions so theyconform to Him.The Bible contains all thehelp needed for learning to live the newlife.This course of study is an instructionto the basic facts about life in Christ.Care-ful study of the course,with your Bible,will help you experience abundant life inChrist.

FAQs

Why does the course say that life in Christ must begin with dealing with sin?

It explains that sin can bring nothing but death and that the problem of sin must be dealt with before any viable offer of life can be made. Christ died for sins and rose again to give eternal life to the repentant sinner.

What does “becoming a Christian” mean according to the introduction?

It means being born into the family of God. The born-again believer is alive in Christ, with divine action imparting the life of the Lord Jesus Christ.

How does the course describe learning to live the new life?

It says believers must learn to live by using the Bible’s help. Through careful study, Christ begins imparting new life by altering thoughts, actions, feelings, and ambitions to conform to Him.

Sep 28, 2026

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