Daily Lesson for Tuesday 18th of February 2025

That God is all-powerful does not mean that He can do the logically impossible. Accordingly, God cannot causally determine that someone freely love Him. If freely doing something means to do something without being determined to do it, then by definition it is impossible to make someone freely do something. In short, as we have seen, and must re-emphasize—God cannot force anyone to love Him, for the moment it’s forced, it is no longer love.

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The greatest commandment, to love God, provides evidence that God does, indeed, want everyone to love Him. However, not everyone does love God. Why, then, does God simply not make everyone love Him? Again, that is because love, to be love, must be freely given.

According to Numbers 23:19, “ ‘God is not man, that [H]e should lie’ ” (ESV). God never lies (Titus 1:2); God always keeps His word and never breaks a promise (Hebrews 6:17-18). Accordingly, if God has promised or committed Himself to something, His future action is morally limited by that promise.

This means that, insofar as God, in most cases, grants creatures the freedom to choose otherwise than what God prefers; it is not up to God what humans choose. If God has committed Himself to granting creatures free will, humans possess the ability to exercise their freedom in ways that go against God’s ideal desires. Tragically, many people do exercise their freedom in this way, and accordingly, there are many things that occur that God wishes did not, but that are not, strictly speaking, up to God.

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25a-08-to-love-god/

Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, John C. Peckham, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson.”

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View an in-depth discussion of Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence/a> in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris.
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With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life.

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The studies in this quarters 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.

Our memory text this week shows us that we may have
Wonderful Peace – Hymn 466.

With all the choices we make as humans, we wish to
Trust And Obey – Hymn 590 and follow where God wants to lead us, for our own best. The time of learning in Monday’s study shows us that “God is all-powerful (omnipotent)”, as does
Hymn 84 – God The Omnipotent.

Tuesday has us singing 
The Wonder Of It All – Hymn 75, the wonder of God’s love, as do 
Hymn 79 – O Love Of God,
How Strong And True! and 
Hymn 77 – O Love Of God Most Full. This love is so freely given as is found in verse 2 of 
Hymn 189 – All That Thrills My Soul.

“Christ Has Overcome The World” (Thursday’s title) is sung in 
Hymn 491 – In The Hour Of Trial and then gives the beauty of John 16:33 where “Christ has overcome the world”. Oh, 
What A Wonderful Saviour – Hymn 335.

The Final Thought on Friday gives us the blessed assurance story, 
For God So Loved The World – Hymn 78.

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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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/8-free-will-love-and-divine-providence-singing-with-inspiration/

Key Thought : While God is omnipotent, He does not determine everything that happens. But God can transform a terrible situation into a blessing.
February 22, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Psalm 81:11-14; Isaiah 30:15,18; 66:4; Luke 13:34.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What do these texts say about the question of whether God’s will is always being done here?
3. Personal Application: What kind of deep problems would the idea that everything that happens is God’s direct will? How would that connect God to evil choices? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “If God doesn’t always get wehat He wants, how does that influence the way we think about what happens in this world? How does this have practical implications that God has unfulfilled desires for us and the world?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Revelation 11:17; Matthew 19:26; Luke 1:37; Jeremiah 32:17-20.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What do these texts teach us about God’s power?
3. Personal Application: What have you done that you Knew God didn’t want you to do? What does this teach us about the reality and consequences of free will? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Since God is all-powerful, He wants to save everyone, then everyone will be saved. All these texts about judgment are just warnings to scare us into being obedient and following His will.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 1:9-11.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Is this text saying that some are predestined to be saved, and some are predestined to be lost?
3. Personal Application: What kind of attitude and response to God might people have if one believed in predestination? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “How can God make all things work together for good even if He knows all the choices, even bad ones, that people will make? Can we draw any comfort in this?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read John 16:33.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What hope, even in trials and suffering, does this text offer us?
3. Personal Application: How often do you think about the fact that God is grieved by suffering as welll? 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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