It was 500 years ago this day that Martin Luther hung his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg church.
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Singing with Inspiration – Lesson 5: The Faith of Abraham
The Sabbath School Lesson title instantly brought to mind: Hymn 11, “The God of Abraham Praise” so we will commence our singing with this hymn. The introduction to our Sabbath School Lesson asks the question: “If Abraham’s works and law-keeping didn’t justify him before God, what hope do we have? This type of question is raised in: Hymn 571, “What Does the Lord Require” . In Sunday’s lesson we see that David was forgiven and restored. Each day we may ask in: Hymn 399, “Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive” .
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Monday: Debt or Grace?
The issue Paul is dealing with here is much more than just theology. It gets to the heart and soul of salvation and of our relationship to God. If one believes that he or she must earn acceptance-that he or she must reach a certain standard of holiness before being justified and forgiven-then how natural to turn inward and to look to oneself and one’s deeds. Religion can become exceedingly self-centered, about the last thing anyone needs
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Friday: Further Thought – Justification by Faith
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, The Righteousness of Christ in the Law, pp. 236-239; Come and Seek and Find, pp. 331-335 ; Perfect Obedience Through Christ, pp. 373, 374 , in Selected Messages, book 1; “ Things New and Old,” pp.
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Justification by Faith-Lesson Plan
Key Thought: We are justified by faith which leads to obedience out of love, and not a hope of reward or fear of punishment. Lesson 4, October 28, 2017 Image © Pacific Press from GoodSalt.com Have a volunteer read Romans 3:20 A.
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