*1.Why does becoming better require being made new instead of simply trying to improve ourselves?(Required.)

Because the lesson presents better as a transformation that comes from trusting Jesus to make us new.

Because God expects us to fix the consequences of our past before He can work in us.

Because becoming better is mainly about developing better habits and making better choices.

Because being made new means completely forgetting everything that happened in the past.

*2.What does it look like to put our trust in Jesus when part of our life still feels broken or unchanged?(Required.)

Keep control of the situation while asking God to improve the parts we cannot fix ourselves.

Assume God is not doing anything new until our circumstances visibly improve.

Surrender that area to Jesus and trust His work of renewal even before we see the outcome.

Focus first on correcting everything from our past so we are ready for God to give us something better.

*3.How does the contrast between sin in Genesis and grace in Revelation change the way we should view our past and future?(Required.)

It shows that the mistakes of our past ultimately determine what our future can become.

It means grace removes the importance of our choices and their consequences.

It teaches that moving toward something better requires us to ignore what happened in the past.

It gives us hope that a story affected by sin can be met by the grace of Jesus and made new.