<h1>JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH</h1> BIBLICAL REFERENCES: Rom. 3: 23; Gal. 3:19-21, Rom. 4:1-5; Gal. 2;16-21, Rom. 1:16-17 ; 4:1-5, Gal. 2:19-21; 5:22 CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning and Need for Justification (Rom. 3: 23; Gal. 3: 19-21)</li> <li>Work and Law do not Justify Anybody (Rom.4:1-5; Gal.2: 16-21)</li> <li>Faith in Jesus as a Condition for Justification (Rom. 1:16-17; 4:1-5)</li> <li>The Fruit of Justification (Gal. 2:19-21; 5:22)</li> </ol>   <h2>Meaning and Need for Justification (Rom. 3: 23; Gal. 3: 19-21)</h2> Justification means to be found innocent of a charge. It is to be declared guiltless or acquitted. Biblically, justification means getting into right relationship with God. According to Paul, the Jewish religious law in the Old Testament served the purpose of presenting side by side God’s holiness and man’s sinful nature, which constantly reminded man of his inability to keep the law. Thus, on his own or by his own effort, man cannot keep God’s law thereby removing that barrier between him and God. The law therefore only brought light to the sinful nature of man. Paul argues that a man is not justified by obeying or keeping the law but through the righteousness of God, now offered to all men who have faith in Christ whether Jew or Greek. He pointed out that man is naturally sinful, <em>"<strong>All have sin and fall short of the Glory of God</strong>",</em> hence the need for justification by faith in the atoning blood of Christ. EVALUATION <ol> <li>State the meaning and need for justification.</li>

<h1>NEW LIFE IN CHRIST</h1> BIBLICAL REFERENCES: Gal. 5:19-21, Col. 3:5-7 CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Old Life as Living in Sin</li> <li>Characteristics of the Old Life (Gal. 5:19-21, Col. 3:5-7)</li> </ol>   <h2>Meaning of Old Life as Living in Sin</h2> The old life is a lifestyle that is against God’s will. It is a life full of sin in accordance to the dictates and passion of the flesh.