Closer To Heaven
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In the previous post we began exploring the uniqueness in Adventism, beginning with its presuppositions. In this post we will look at how those presuppositions impact the way in which Adventism understands the narrative of Scripture. We will focus on the Big and Middle stories today.
Read more at the source: Are Adventists Old-Covenant Christians? (Part 6)
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Image © Pacific Press from GoodSalt.com Read for This Week’s Study: Romans 5 Memory Text: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” ( Romans 5:1-2 ) . P aul has established the point that justification, or acceptance with God, comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, for His righteousness alone is enough to give us the right standing with our Lord
Read more at the source: Sabbath: Adam and Jesus
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Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Christ the Center of the Message”, p. 388 , in Selected Messages , book 1; “The Call of Abraham”, pages 125-127 ; “The Law and the Covenants,” pages 363, 364 , in Patriarchs and Prophets ; “The Sermon on the Mount,” pages 307, 308 ; “Controversy,” p
Read more at the source: Friday: Further Thought – The Faith of Abraham
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We often hear folk say that in the New Covenant the law has been abolished, and then they proceed to quote texts that they believe prove that point. The logic behind that statement, however, isn’t quite sound, nor is the theology. Read 1 John 2:3-6 , 1 John 3:4 , and Romans 3:20 . What do these texts tell us about the relationship between law and sin?
Read more at the source: Thursday: The Law and Sin
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As we saw yesterday, Paul showed that God’s dealings with Abraham proved that salvation comes through the promise of grace and not through law. Therefore, if the Jews wished to be saved, they would have to abandon trust in their works for salvation and accept the Abrahamic promise, now fulfilled in the coming of the Messiah. Image © Lars Justinin Goodsalt.com It’s the same, really, for everyone, Jew or Gentile, who thinks that their “good” deeds are all that it takes to make them right with God. “The principle that man can save himself by his own works lay at the foundation of every heathen religion. .
Read more at the source: Wednesday: Law and Faith
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