Key Thought: The law is God’s standard of holiness and righteousness. Violation of the law is sin. It is only by grace that we can be saved. For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
November 13, 2021

1. Have a volunteer read Ezekiel 25:15,16..

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. Since Lucifer had iniquity in him and sinned, what does that tell us about God’s moral law in heaven?
3. Personal Application: How do we define morality today? Does that definition change with the times or with man-made laws and culture? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Do you believe that the angels in heaven live within the boundaries of God’s moral law or are they free from the law? Is the law in heaven the same as the Ten Commandments were here on the earth?” How would you respond to your friend?

2. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 10:12-15.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What do these verses teach us about God’s mercy and His grace?
3. Personal Application: In what ways has obeying God’s law been for your own good? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Can you give me any examples of people you know who violated one or some of the Ten Commandments and got terrible consequences from doing so?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 5:6-22.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. What was the reason given for the fourth commandment here?
3. Personal Application: How is keeping the Sabbath an example of God freeing us from the slavery of sin? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “When freed me from sin, He surely didn’t want me to become a legalist and try and earn my way to heaven. Isn’t keeping the Sabbath a form of works oriented religion and trying to earn salvation?“ How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 9:1-6.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the relationship between grace and the law? How does that affect us as Christians?
3. Personal Application: Describe what your definition for righteousness by faith is. What is the end result? 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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