Matthew 6:33 reveals the purpose of the Christian life. How do we discern the will of God? These two things will change your Christian life: seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Share this short video today. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9BmUxv4gNI
Comments of the Week Mar 17-23
Comments of the Week Mar 17-23 “Basic hygiene? Ah, how low the bar doth go….” –Patti Purdy Hansen Tompkins on Satire about Eligible Adventist Men being Declared Extinct. Comments on Bass Memorial Academy closing, Is Prophecy Fate, Am I the Villain, Andrews University Time Capsule, Satire Pieces, and Aunt Sevvy Adventist Boarding Academy Bass Memorial […] Source: https://atoday.org/comments-of-the-week-mar17-23/
Monday: The Law Is Holy and Righteous and Good
Daily Lesson for Monday 24th of March 2025
Love is the foundation of God’s law. When God upholds the law, He upholds love. This is why Jesus died in order to save sinners, so that He could uphold the law while also extending grace to us. Thus, He could be both just and the justifier of those who believe (Romans 3:25-26). What an expression of love! Accordingly, the law is not invalidated by the process of redemption; rather, it is further confirmed.
Read Romans 6:1-3 and then Romans 7:7-12, with particular emphasis on verse 12. What are these verses telling us about the law, even after Christ died?
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While some believe that grace and redemption cancel the law, Paul is clear that we are not to continue in sin so that grace increases. Rather, those who are in Christ by faith have been “baptized into His death” and are therefore to count themselves as dead to sin and alive to Christ.
The law of God is not sin, but (among other things) it makes sin and our sinfulness apparent to us. That is why, yes, “the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good” (Romans 7:12, NKJV). It reveals, as nothing else does, our great need of salvation, of redemption—the salvation and redemption that come only through Christ. Accordingly, we do not “make void the law through faith” but “on the contrary, we establish the law” (Romans 3:31, NKJV).
Christ came not to do away with the law but to fulfill all that was promised in the Law and in the Prophets. Thus, He emphasizes that “ ‘until heaven and earth pass away,’ ” not even “ ‘the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law’ ” (Matthew 5:18, NASB 1995).
The law of God itself represents God’s holiness—His perfect character of love, righteousness, goodness, and truth (Leviticus 19:2; Psalms 19:7-8; Psalms 119:142,172). In this regard, it is significant that, according to Exodus 31:18, God wrote the Ten Commandments on the stone tablets Himself. Written in stone, these laws are testimony of the unchanging character of God and of His moral government, which is founded on love—a central theme of the great controversy.
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How does this link between law and love help us better understand Jesus’ words, “ ‘If you love Me, you will keep My commandments’ ” (John 14:15, NASB)? |
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God First: Your Daily Prayer Meeting #951
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22, NIV).
Tag someone in need of prayer, and kindly share your prayer requests here:
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ELIA and ACA Health Partner to Tackle Diabetes
In Australia, the ELIA Lifestyle Medicine Centre at the Sydney Adventist Hospital has partnered with the ACA Health Benefits Fund for a pilot study on diabetes remission. The 12-week clinical program combines personalized care, group coaching, and nutrition workshops. Read more about this below. https://adventist.news/news/elia-lifestyle-medicine-center-launches-innovative-diabetes-treatment-pilot-program Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI8KKMuPiCY
