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<lesson xmlns="http://edvance360.com/v1"><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 7]]></name><description><![CDATA[<p>During this unit of this course we will explore the doctrines of chastisement and rewards.&nbsp; Does God encourage the Christian to holiness with a carrot or a stick?</p>

<p>Do all Christians receive the same rewards in eternity?&nbsp; That is what many Christians teach.&nbsp; They emphasize that all get the same blessings in eternity because all that we get is through what Christ has done for us.&nbsp; They feel it would be wrong and cause hard feeling among the fellow redeemed if some people received more or different than others.&nbsp; But that&rsquo;s using human reasoning and the teaching seems to be based on people still having sin natures that are envious of others.&nbsp; The question should be what does the Bible teach?&nbsp; As we shall see the Bible teaches that some believers will receive more rewards than others.</p>

<p>The other teaching we will look at in this unit is chastisement.&nbsp; We&rsquo;ve seen in the previous two units that salvation is by God&rsquo;s grace.&nbsp; So we don&rsquo;t have to pay any of the price of that salvation or earn it in any way.&nbsp; We&rsquo;ve also seen that once someone believes that they are saved for eternity.&nbsp; That salvation cannot be lost.&nbsp; So, what&rsquo;s to keep a Christian from being saved and living any way they please?&nbsp;</p>
]]></description><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 7 Topic 1]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>God follows a clear principle when it comes to chastisement.&nbsp; That is, that judgment begins with the house of God 1 Pet 4:17. &ldquo; For the time <em>is come</em> that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if <em>it</em> first <em>begin</em> at us, what shall the end <em>be</em> of them that obey not the gospel of God? &nbsp;And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? &ldquo; 1 Pet 4:17-18}.&nbsp; We, as Christians and part of God&rsquo;s family, are held to a higher standard than the world.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s just like with us and our family; we correct those in our family and hold them to a higher standard than those outside our family.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_26_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 7 Topic 2]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>There is much discussion in our country, and in the various countries of the world, about the death penalty.&nbsp; The discussion centers around whether it is humane and also about whether it is ever right to take someone&rsquo;s life when a sufficient crime has been committed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Surprisingly some people even try to question whether capital punishment is a deterrent or not.&nbsp; But God commands that the wicked must be punished.&nbsp; Isaiah 26:10 says, &ldquo; Let favour be shewed to the wicked, <em>yet</em> will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD..&rdquo; This justice includes capital punishment for sufficient crimes:&ldquo; Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person <em>to cause him</em> to die. Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which <em>is</em> guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.&rdquo;Num 35:30-31.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_27_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 7 Topic 3]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>There are many issues surrounding chastening.&nbsp; Habakkuk ran right into one of those issues: the issue of fairness.&nbsp; First, he complained that there was injustice in the land of Israel that was left unpunished (Hab 1:1-4).&nbsp; Then God responds saying he was sending the evil Babylonians to chasten Israel (Hab 1:5-11).&nbsp; But Habakkuk is shocked that God would send an even more evil people to chasten Israel (Hab 1:12-2:1).&nbsp; Again God answers saying the Babylonians, after they have fulfilled God&rsquo;s chastening purpose toward Israel, will also be destroyed in his judgment.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After this revelation, Habakkuk fears the coming judgment but rejoices in the God who delivers him for &ldquo;he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain&rdquo; (Hab 3:16-19).</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_28_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 7 Topic 4]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Some Christians teach that all Christians will receive the same reward in eternity.&nbsp; True, all in Christ will receive a full salvation.&nbsp; But, the Bible also clearly teaches that some will be rewarded and some will suffer loss (1 Cor 3:12-15).&nbsp; Hebrews 6:10 even says that &ldquo;For God <em>is</em> not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Rewards are based on God&rsquo;s justness.&nbsp; Many parables, like the parable of the talents, teach the same concept&nbsp; Mt 25:14-30.&nbsp; In Mark 10:28 Peter says to Jesus, &ldquo;&hellip;Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee!&rdquo;&nbsp; Jesus responds saying that sacrifice will be rewarded in the next life, &ldquo;Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel&#39;s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.&rdquo;&nbsp; Mk 10:29-30.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_29_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 7 Topic 5]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>God&rsquo;s chastisement doesn&rsquo;t always come immediately.&nbsp; Sometimes that leads people to think it isn&rsquo;t coming at all Eccl 8:11.&nbsp; That&rsquo;s the problem Habakkuk had as we saw in the last topic introduction.&nbsp; But God is a just God and chastisement for sin will surely come: &ldquo;Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?&rdquo;(Gen 18:25).&nbsp;</p>

<p>God promised chastisement for Israel&rsquo;s national sins back at the time of Moses, in Deuteronomy 28 and 30.&nbsp; Yet the national dispersion that was promised didn&rsquo;t come for 700 or 800 years!&nbsp; Yet it still came as promised.&nbsp; So don&rsquo;t let God&rsquo;s delay fool you into thinking it&rsquo;s not coming (2 Pet 3:1-13).</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_30_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 7 Self Check]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>This is a quiz based on all the material covered in this Lesson. You will need to score at least 80% to pass. If you do not score at least 80%, you will need to review the material in this lesson. Once you have scored at least 80% you may continue on to the next lesson.</p>
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