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.

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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.

<–Monday Wednesday–>

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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.

Image © Phil McKay Goodsalt.com

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.

<–Sunday Tuesday–>

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The studies in this quarter’s pamphlet encourage us to see God’s Love and Justice, just as we may sing in
Hymn 79 – O Love of God, How Strong and True! which is a beautiful theme hymn for our studies.

This week closes our quarter of study on “God’s Love And Justice”. Sabbath afternoon’s introduction gives us a beautiful picture and assurance of the wonderful compassion that is part of love. We sing of this compassion and our God of love in
Hymn 100 – Great Is Thy Faithfulness. Our theme hymn presents itself many times throughout this week.

 As we read through the Ten Commandments on Sunday, I find there are only two hymns that allude to the commandments: 
Hymn 394 – Far From All Care (verse 3), and 
Hymn 447 – Long Upon The Mountains (verse 2).

Our hearts are touched on Tuesday with the 
Marvelous Grace – Hymn 109 that is given by our God, Who gives us the instructions for “the ultimate good of all His people”.

God’s abundant love is clearly presented to us throughout this week, with many hymns giving us a clear view of this abundant love. Here are just a few in our SDA Hymnal (to add to our Theme Hymn) in the section named “Love of God”:

Hymn 75 – The Wonder Of It All,
Hymn 76 – O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go,
Hymn 77 – O Love Of God Most Full,
Hymn 78 – For God So Loved Us, and then further along in the hymnal we find:
Hymn 148 – O Love How Deep, How Broad,
Hymn 162 – Wondrous Love, and
Hymn 179 – The Wonders of Redeeming Love.

 Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed, and to bless others.

 To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

 Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org/Search and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

  2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

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Key Thought: God’s law refers to relationships, a correct expression of our love for God and others, and finds its fulfilment in love.
March 29, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Romans 6:1-3, Romans 7:7-12.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What do these verses tell us about the law after Christ died?
3. Personal Application: How do you respond to someone who says the Ten Commandments are just a bunch of rules? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “I that He was talking about the law of love, not the Ten Commandments. All we have to do is love God and others and we are keeping His law.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Jeremiah 31:31-34.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What do these verses teach about God’s promise to give us a new heart?
3. Personal Application: Is it practical for our church to be involved in community activism concerning love and justice in social and political issues? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What is your hope in the judgment: law-keeping or Christ’s righteousness and grace? If the second is true, why do you think we should keep the commandments then? ” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read James 2:1-9.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What crucial messages are given here?
3. Personal Application: What separates the sheep from the goats? Why isn’t Jesus teaching legalism in these passages? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “What does keeping the Sabbath on Saturday instead of Sunday have to do with loving God more than those who keep Sunday? What does that have to do with justice and righteousness?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Exodus 20:1-17. 

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How do these verses reveal the love for God and the love for others?
3. Personal Application: Can we express love for God and love for others if we are violating one of the commandments? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 23rd of March 2025

God’s law does not consist of abstract principles; instead, God’s law is an expression of relationship. This can be seen explicitly in the Ten Commandments. The basic principles of the Ten Commandments were in place already in the Garden of Eden, the principles of love that were to govern the relationship between God and people and between people themselves.

The Ten Commandments

When the Ten Commandments proclaimed in Exodus 20:1-26  were afterward written in stone, they were given to Israel in the context of the covenant relationship. The commandments were written down after the Lord already had delivered the people from Egypt, and the commandments were based on God’s love and on His promises to the nation (see Exodus 6:7-8 and Leviticus 26:12). One can see in the two divisions of the Ten Commandments that they are aimed at the flourishing of a human relationship with God and of relationships with one another.

The first four commandments deal with people’s relationships with God, and the last six with people’s relationships among themselves. Our relationship both to God and to other people must be regulated by the principles of God’s law.

These two parts of the law correspond directly to what Jesus identified as the two greatest commandments—“ ‘ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart” ’ ” (Matthew 22:37, NKJV; compare with Deuteronomy 6:5) and “ ‘ “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” ’ ” (Matthew 22:39, NKJV; compare with Leviticus 19:18).

The first four commandments are the ways in which we are to love God with all of our being, and the last six are ways we are to love one another as ourselves. Jesus makes it explicit that these two great love commandments are integrally related to the law. “ ‘On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets’ ” (Matthew 22:40, NKJV).

The entirety of God’s law, then, is grounded in God’s love. God’s love and law are inseparable. We often hear people say, We don’t need to keep the law, we just need to love God and to love others. Why does that idea not make sense?

<–Sabbath Monday–>

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