Undeserved Privilege

UNDERSERVED

PRIVILEGE

Mandy Adebayo, Ph.D.

Underserved Privilege Underserved Privilege

Copyright © 2024 by Mandy Adebayo, Ph.D.

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Author:

Mandy Adebayo, PhD.

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Underserved Privilege

Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.

Romans 5 verse 2 (NLT Bible)

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS iii

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDEMENT v

INTRODUCTION vi

CHAPTER ONE 1

PROPHECY OF JESUS’ BIRTH 1

CHAPTER TWO 6

WHO IS JESUS CHRIST? 6

CHAPTER THREE 22

RAISED FROM THE DEAD 22

CHAPTER FOUR 31

RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD 31

CHAPTER FIVE 36

CRUCIFIED AND RESURRECTED WITH CHRIST 36

CHAPTER SIX 42

OUR IDENTITY 42

CHAPTER SEVEN 45

THE COURTROOM GRACE 45

CHAPTER EIGHT 53

SALVATION 53

CONCLUSION 58

DECISION FOR CHRIST 59

SAY THIS PRAYER 59

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 61

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DEDICATION

For my beloved husband, who has been my constant source of strength and inspiration. Your love makes everything possible.

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ACKNOWLEDEMENT

A special thank you to my family, for the countless hours of support and encouragement. You have been my rock through it all. I want to also say thank you to my readers—

you are the reason this book exists, and I am eternally grateful for your support.

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INTRODUCTION

Salvation—the great promise that captivates our hearts. In the depths of Scripture, we discover the unfolding of God's redemptive plan for humanity. We read with wonder of Christ's sacrifice that tore the veil between us and paved the way for new life. The old passed away; the new has come.

The words of Acts 4:12 echo through the corridors of time: There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people by which we must be saved. Jesus alone holds the keys to redemption.

He alone can rescue us from the entanglements of sin and darkness.

As II Corinthians 5 unpacks, we glimpse the magnitude of God's love: God made Him who knew no sin to become sin on our behalf so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Though perfect in every way, Jesus willingly bore our sins upon Himself, exchanging them for His righteousness. By grace we are saved, transformed, born again into new creations. The penalty of sin dissolved; our status changed forever.

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Underserved Privilege This new birth in Christ ushers us into the family of God.

When we confess Jesus as Lord and believe God raised