FRIDAY DECEMBER 26 Further Study: Read Ellen G. White, The Loud Cry, pp. 198-202, in Last Day Events. We need to come up to a higher standard, to go forward and claim our exalted privileges. We should walk humbly with God, make no proud boasts of perfection of character, but in simple faith claim every promise in the word of God; for they are for the obedient, not for the transgressors of Gods law. We are simply to believe the testimony of God, and have entire dependence on him, and all possibility of self-glory or pride will be removed. We are indeed saved by faith, not by a passive faith, but by the faith which works by love, and purifies the soul. The hand of Christ can reach the veriest sinner, and bring him back from transgression to obedience; but no Christianity is so lofty that it can soar above the requirements of Gods holy law. This would be beyond Christs power to help, it would be outside of his teachings and his example; for he says, I have kept my Fathers commandments, and abide in his love, and all who follow Christ will render obedience to Gods holy law.- Ellen G. White, Signs of the Times, March 31, 1890 . Discussion Questions: 1. Discuss the various gospel emphases in the teachings of Jesus, James, and Paul, including similarities and differences between them. How, by placing them together and seeing the whole picture, can we protect ourselves from falling into either legalism or a cheap grace? 2. When feeling discouraged about your spiritual state, what gospel promises can you claim to help keep you from discouragement? Why, even in the darkest times, must you never give up, and why is the promise of Christs righteousness as a gift to undeserving sinners the key to protecting you from giving up? 3. The three angels messages connect Creation very closely to redemption and salvation. So does John 1:1-14 . Why are these two topics so closely related? How does this close connection help explain why the Sabbath is such a central component of Gods law? How does this close tie help us understand the centrality of the Sabbath in the final conflict of the last days?
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