CHAPTER 6: Religious Lies

Lie #1: “God’s Love Must Be Earned.”

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1.	_____ lies are usually taught as theological truth by people we trust, so we don’t typically feel much freedom to doubt them.
2.	Religious lies are taught to us as what _____, and not many of us are willing to disagree with God.
3.	Religious lies make us _____ ill.
4.	The person who believes this lie has fallen into the trap of believing that his/her actions affect whether or not .....
5.	The theological truth is .....
6.	What are some steps a person could take to overcome the religious lie that God’s love must be earned?
	a)
	b)
	c)
7.	Christians who believe this lie will also feel that they must earn their way to heaven by doing good works. We find the answer to this lie in Ephesians 2:1-10. What is the past condition of every believer?
	a) vs. 1:
	b) vs. 2:
	c) vs. 3:
8.	List the reaction of God to man’s fallen condition.
	a) vs. 4:
	b) vs. 5:
	c) vs. 6:
9.	Discover God’s purpose in redeeming mankind. (vs. 7)
10.	How does the process of salvation take place according to verse 8?
	a) It comes by ...
	b) through ...
	c) as a _____ of God.
11.	Now this question is very important for the “Earning God’s Love” believer to understand. How does salvation NOT happen?
	a) Not of _____ (vs. 8)
	b) Not of _____ (vs. 9)
12.	In addition, we read in 2 Tim. 1:9 that God has called us with a holy calling,
	a) but not according to our ...
	b) but according to ....


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