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\u201cFor the wages of sin is<\/em> death; but the gift of God is<\/em> eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/strong>\u201d
Romans 6:23 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRemember the familiar Bible lessons of Jacob and one of his sons, Joseph. Joseph was the eleventh son and the last to be born to Jacob before he returned to the land promised to Abraham and Isaac. Joseph was a godly young man in spite of adverse circumstances in his life. God used him to save his family from starvation during a time of famine throughout the lands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the Old Testament, Joseph is one\nof the people we compare to a picture of Christ. \u2026 God promised to send One who\nwould deliver a sinful people from their sins. The first time was when man\nsinned in the garden (Genesis 3:15),\nand then we saw God promise Abraham that all people would be blessed through\nhis descendants (Genesis 22:18). We\neven saw a picture of what God would do\u2014lay down the life of His Son. In this\nlesson, we see once again the promise of a mighty Deliverer who would come (Genesis\n28:14). And better yet, we see a picture<\/em>\nof a mighty deliverer in Jacob\u2019s son, Joseph. When Joseph\u2019s brothers sold him\ninto slavery, they meant it for evil. \u2018But as for you, ye thought evil\nagainst me; but<\/em> God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is<\/em>\nthis day, to save much people alive<\/strong>\u2019 (Genesis 50:20). God sent His Son,\nJesus, to save the world from their sin. He was the greatest gift ever given.\nBut sinful man crucified him (evil against Him), and God took what man intended<\/em> to be evil and delivered us\nfrom our sins by Jesus\u2019 death. Just as Joseph recognized that he was placed in\na position to save the world from starvation, Jesus came to save the world from\n\u2018the wages of sin \u2026 death<\/strong>\u2019 and instead give us the \u2018gift of\nGod \u2026 eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord<\/strong>.\u2019 Notice the\nfaithfulness of Joseph and the blessings of God upon him \u2026 for although he\nendured many problems (his brothers hated him; he was sold into slavery; he was\nfalsely imprisoned and forgotten; and so on),\nhe remained faithful to God. And God blessed Joseph\u2019s life. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJoseph is an excellent example of enduring\nhatred and rejection from family members and still walking with God. When he\nwas sold as a slave, Joseph still lived as an upright young man, choosing to do\nwhat was right in God\u2019s eyes. When falsely thrown into prison, God was still\nwith Joseph, and Joseph honored God with his life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026 God promised to send One who\nwould deliver a sinful people from their sins. \u2026God planned to send His Son,\nJesus, from the beginning, and he constantly reminded mankind that He would\ncome, sometimes giving them a verbal promise and other times a physical picture\n(like Joseph) to help them (and us today) understand. Jesus is God\u2019s greatest gift, for he came to save people from their sins.\n<\/em>\u2026 Just as Joseph saved people from starvation, Jesus came to save mankind\nfrom sin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the wages of sin is<\/em> death; but the gift of God is<\/em>\neternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 6:23).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Excerpt from Year One Quarter Two,\nLesson 4 of The Biblical Path of Life)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the greatest gift God ever\ngave? His Son, Jesus\u2014to pay the penalty for our sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you accepted this gift?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote>