Gods Answer to Your Life
Teachers
Lesson Summary
The class began by reminding the congregation that humanity’s innate tendency is to walk backward—choosing sin and turning away from God—referencing Romans 3:23 to describe our fallen condition. The teacher then presented the cross as God’s answer, explaining that before the foundation of the world the Father chose Jesus to be the sacrificial Lamb, a plan fulfilled on the cross. He quoted 2 Corinthians 5:21 and 1 Peter 2:24, emphasizing that Christ, who knew no sin, became sin for us, granting us righteousness and healing through His wounds. Further, the lesson connected these New Testament truths to Old Testament prophecy, urging the class to open Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53. These passages were portrayed as vivid portraits of the suffering servant and the anguish of the crucifixion, underscoring that the cross is more than a symbol—it embodies the rescue and salvation offered to every believer. The teacher concluded that the attraction to the cross lies in what it represents: Christ’s atoning work, which transforms a backward‑walking life into one empowered by grace.
Key Scriptures
For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness.