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Purple Book : Biblical Foundations for Building Strong Disciples

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  • Copyright: 2006-07-01
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Have you done The Purple Book? From students and scholars to parents, kids, rock stars, and professional athletes, people all over the world are doing The Purple Book. Why? Because they're looking for a foundation that no storm in life will prevail against-and a heart that's shaped and guided by the knowledge of God's Word. The Purple Book is a twelve-part Bible study keyed to the TNIV and designed to help new believers and longtime followers of Jesus stand firm and grow strong in the Christian life. Take the challenge to build the foundation of your life on the Word of God. Do The Purple Book. "I love The Purple Book. It continually helps reinforce the only foundation worth building upon- a biblical one." -Peter Furler, newsboys "The Purple Book has been instrumental in my growth as a believer...an effective tool in helping me build the life that God has intended for me." -Mark Brunell, Washington Redskins

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Purple Book
Copyright © 2006 Rice Brooks and Steve Murrell
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Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530
ISBN-10: 0-310-93600-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-310-93600-8
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible: New
International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.
Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
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Interior design by Rob Monacelli
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C H A P T E R O N E
SIN & SALVATION
In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earth… through him all things were made; without
him nothing was made that has been made…all things
have been created by him and for him.
– Genesis 1:1; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16 (TNIV)
The earth, humanity—all that we see around us had a beginning.
God declared each phase of creation “good”—until he created the first
man Adam and said it was “not good” for him to be alone.
So Eve, the first woman, was created, and the original couple was given
everything to enjoy. They were only forbidden to eat the fruit of one
tree: the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
The fatal decision that followed and its tragic results have affected
all of human history. Humanity would pass down this fatal flaw, this
inner corruption from generation to generation. The power of evil and
darkness would have prevailed…except for God’s intervention. His
plan of salvation deliverance from evil’s power began to unfold in that
very garden of Eden. This is the primary story of the entire Bible.
1. What was creation like in the beginning? Genesis 1
v. 10
v. 12
v. 18
v. 21
v. 25
2. How many commands did God give Adam and Eve?
Genesis 2:17
3. What was God’s command to the first human beings?
Genesis 2:16-17
Read Genesis 3:1-13 to find out what happened next.
4. How did Adam and Eve respond to God’s command?
5. In light of this, do you think you would have responded any
differently?
Think about what God attempted to shield Adam and Eve from: the
knowledge of evil. What loving parent today doesn’t do everything
they can to protect their children from dangerous material—on
television, on the Internet or anywhere else?
6. Who tempted Eve?
Who is the serpent? None other than the devil himself, also known
as Satan. Satan is not God’s equal or exact opposite; he is a created
being who rebelled against God. In Genesis 3, he brings down Adam
and Eve as part of his continued rebellion. Revelation 12:9 and 20:2
specifically refer to Satan as the “ancient serpent.”
Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit—in essence saying to God, “We
don’t need you or your rules.” They disobeyed God. They sinned.
7. How did Adam and Eve react after their eyes were opened and
they realized they were naked?
v. 7
v. 8
v. 10
8. Why do you think they reacted this way?
9. How did God respond to Adam and Eve’s sin? v. 8-9
Notice the two very different responses to humanity’s sin:
• Humanity covered up and hid from God.
• God sought humanity.
Things have not changed much since the beginning. After thousands
of years and billions of people, human beings still hide from God…
and God still seeks. This is the starting point for understanding
salvation.
Personal Reflection
What did you learn from this lesson? How will you apply it to your
life? What questions did it raise? What did it teach you about God and
your relationship with him?
The act of disobeying God is called sin. One definition of sin is to
“miss the mark,” like when you fail to hit the target in a sporting
event.
Obviously the Bible’s understanding of sin is much more serious than
that. In fact, Scripture has a few different ways of expressing this idea.
Sin is sometimes described as a “trespass,” something that involves
crossing forbidden lines or boundaries that God sets up for our
protection.
The concept of “iniquity” speaks of sin’s most troubling and
destructive result: to twist and pervert our inner nature. This is
gravely serious because the Bible says God’s nature is “holy”—that
is, completely free from evil or defect, absolutely pure in love and
goodness.
1. What state does the Bible describe us as being in? Ephesians 2:1
2. Why ultimately is our sin so serious to God? Leviticus 11:44
3. What does iniquity do to our relationship with God? Isaiah 59:1-2
4. Describe sinful humanity’s desperate condition. Romans 3:9-20, 23
5. Describe the impact sin has on our heart. Jeremiah 17:9
6. What are the “wages” of sin? Romans 6:23
7. What does the Bible say happens immediately after we die?
Hebrews 9:27
8. What does Paul, the writer of Romans, call himself? Romans 7:24
In Romans 7, Paul describes his own state and cries out on behalf of
all humanity with the most important question ever asked: “Who will
rescue me from this body of death?” Humanity’s deepest need is for
salvation—not just from the evil in the world, but from the evil in our
own hearts.
Personal Reflection
Obviously God takes sin very seriously. What about you? What do you
think you deserve for your sin?
GOD’S SOLUTION FOR SIN:
JESUS’ DEATH AND RESURRECTION
The penalty for sin is death, both spiritual and physical. God’s
ultimate solution for sin was foreshadowed in the original story. After
they sinned, Adam and Eve tried to hide themselves with their own
covering—and humanity has been hiding from God ever since. God,
however, provided the real covering, and he did so by spilling the
blood of an innocent animal.
The concept of sacrifice (the idea that because of sin, someone has to
pay the penalty) is seen throughout the Bible. Sin was only forgiven
as a result of shedding blood, a sacrifice offered in the place of sinful
human beings. The sacrifice had to be one without defect.
1. What is necessary for the forgiveness of sins? Hebrews 9:22
2. How did God cover Adam and Eve’s first sin? Genesis 3:21
3. How were “unclean” things made “clean”? Hebrews 9:22
4. Can the blood of animals ultimately take away our sins?
Hebrews 10:4
Read Isaiah 53.
5. Why would the promised Savior be “pierced”? Isaiah 53:5
6. How does the prophet Isaiah say we will be healed? Isaiah 53:5
7. How did the John the Baptist, the last great prophet before Jesus,
introduce Jesus publicly? John 1:29
8. What did the prophet Isaiah predict that the Savior would do?
Isaiah 53:6

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