LESSON ONE
THE MYSTERY OF HUMAN LIFE

Rom. 9:23 In order that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He had before prepared unto glory.

Rom. 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

GOD HAS A PLAN FOR MAN

God has a plan. This plan has everything to do with man (Eph. 1:5). In the Bible, this plan is called God’s economy (Eph. 3:9-11). God’s economy is just God’s entire plan for man. It explains the origin and destiny of man as well as the meaning of human existence.

MAN WAS CREATED AS A VESSEL TO CONTAIN GOD

You are not merely created to contain food in your stomach, or to contain knowledge in your mind, but you are created to contain God in your spirit (Rom. 9:23-24, Eph. 5:18).

SIN ENTERED INTO MAN AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL

Sin caused man’s spirit to be deadened (Eph. 2:1), man’s mind to rebel (Col. 1:21), and man’s body to sin (Rom. 6:12). Throughout history, man has tried every possible way to escape sin, but man cannot save himself.

CHRIST WAS NAILED TO THE CROSS TO ACCOMPLISH
THE WORK OF REDEMPTION

He died as the Lamb of God to take away man’s sin (John 1:29), as the brass serpent to crush the old serpent, Satan (John 3:14), and as the grain of wheat, to release the divine life (John 12:24).

GOD’S DISPENSING IS FOR REGENERATING MAN

God became flesh, born as a man called Jesus. “The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us” (John 1:14). The Lord became the Spirit called the life-giving Spirit by His resurrection from the dead. “The last Adam became a life-giving Spirit” (1 Cor. 15:45). Since this Spirit is the life-giving Spirit, He dispenses God with His life into His believers.

WHAT MUST YOU DO NOW?

1 Turn Your Heart to God—Repent

Repentance is to have a change in mind.

“Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near” (Matt. 4:17).

2 Believe—Receive

Believing is just receiving.

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become children of God, to those who believe in His name” (John 1:12).

3 Confess—Call

“…If you confess with your mouth, Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from among the dead, you shall be saved” (Rom. 10:9).

4 Be Baptized—Testify

Baptism is a testimony before men. All believers should be baptized in order to be saved not only before God, but also before men. Through baptism, God transfers us from the kingdom of Satan into the kingdom of God.

Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5).

NOW PLEASE PRAY:

“Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I need You. Come into my spirit. Take away my sin. Fill me that I may have the life of God. I receive You right now as my Savior and life. I give myself to You. I ask this in Your name. Amen!”

References: Mystery of Human Life.