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136 C h r i s t i a n M a t u r i t ywith various gods by religious works. Buy these are useless,dead works.Application10 According to Ephesians 2:1, what causes people to be deadspiritually?........................................................................................................Colossians 2:13 says, “You were dead in your sins and in theuncircumcision of your sinful nature.” Human’s acts lack thepower to meet even the basic need of man. How then can wesatisfy the holy God!Believing in GodObjective 6.State what everyone who believes in God’s Sonreceives.The second stone of our foundation conditions for becominga Christian is believing in God. Jesus said in John 6:47, “He whobelieves has everlasting life.” To believe is to place our trust andconfidence in someone or something. Hebrews 11:1–2 tells us,“Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what wedo not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.”John 3:14–21 gives one of the best explanations of theimportance of belief in Christ to the Christian life. Manybelievers around the world are helped by it.Application11 What will everyone who believes in God’s Son receive?........................................................................................................12 According to John 3:18, why is a person judged?a) Because of his sinsb) Because he is not a part of the churchc) Because he has not believed in God’s only Sond) Because he does not do the works of righteousness