Friday: Further Thought ~ The New-Covenant Life
Further Thought:
Read Ellen G. White, “God’s People Delivered,” pages 635-645, in The Great Controversy; “Rejoicing in the Lord,” pages 115-126, in Steps to Christ.
“The holy Son of God had no sins or griefs of his own to bear: he was bearing the griefs of others; for on him was laid the iniquity of us all.
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Through divine sympathy he connects himself with man, and as the representative of the race he submits to be treated as a transgressor. He looks into the abyss of woe opened for us by our sins, and proposes to bridge the gulf of man’s separation from God.” — Ellen G. White, Bible Echo and Signs of the Times, Aug. 1, 1892.
“Come, my brother, come just as you are, sinful and polluted. Lay your burden of guilt on Jesus, and by faith claim His merits. Come now, while mercy lingers; come with confession, come with contrition of soul, and God will abundantly pardon. Do not dare to slight another opportunity. Listen to the voice of mercy that now pleads with you to arise from the dead that Christ may give you light. Every moment now seems to connect itself directly with the destinies of the unseen world. Then let not your pride and unbelief lead you to still further reject offered mercy. If you do you will be left to lament at the last: ‘The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.’ ” — Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 353.
Discussion Questions:
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Summary:
The covenant is not just some deep theological concept; instead, it defines the parameters of our saving relationship with Christ, a relationship that reaps us wonderful benefits now and at His return.
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How much simple truth is packed into the little song we sing in Kindergarten Sabbath School?
J.O.Y. J.O.Y.
This must simply mean.
Jesus first,
Yourself last,
And others in between.
When I think of all the things we argue about in our own church, most of them are trivial when we understand the perspective in this little song. It is not about us winning the argument. Rather it is about living the relationship.
We have come to the end of the quarter. It's time for reflection. What have we learned?
I do hope most of our readers get a chance to read "God's People Delivered" from The Great Controversy and "rejoicing in the Lord" from Steps to Christ, as linked in the post above. The two chapter are truly inspiring.
I prefer to read them on my Kindle app, since the books are less than a dollar each:
Steps to Christ and The Great Controversy
(Shh .. I actually read the condensed modern language version of The Great Controversy this time. I really like it: Love Under Fire)
Thanks Inge. These and others are also available for free online
http://www.thebiblesays.org/readingroom.html
They are also available here in multiple languages: http://m.egwwritings.org/
It is true that we are going to spend eternity just to understand the love of God for us! What a mystery! What a wonderful reality! Being thankful and obedient should be but our least reaction.
Discuss further this idea of being filled with “the fulness of God” (Ephesians 3:19). What does that mean? How can we experience this in our lives?
I am experiencing the Love of Jesus in all aspects of my live despite all that is going on around me. Jesus is love, he chooses to love and bless me. Because of that and with the limited knowledge that I have, I am sharing that love experience with others in my path both physical and spiritual. Oh how he loves me, even me. He place food on my table and clothing on my back and a roof over my head. He also shew me where and how to get more. I also try to help those who dont have the things that I took for granted.
1. Regarding the quote from Francisco José Moreno: “He that fears is not made perfect in love”(1 Jn 4:18). “The fear of the Lord is strong confidence”(Prov 14:26). “The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites”(Isa 33:14)
2. Only by experience can one truly know the answer to these questions about joy and happiness. If we truly have faith in God, His “exceeding great and precious promises” will come to pass.
3. Could the "fullness of God" be understood in Matt 5:48 and 1 Pe 1:16? Would the Spirit of God fill any one who harbors sin, which is the demonstration of unbelief? Notice in one of the preceding verses of this prayer: “That Christ may dwell in your hearts <i.by faith”(Eph 3:17).
Robert you bring us reminders, affording us strength to put on our crampons, to keep us from slipping off the straight and narrow path. What do I mean? You nudge us to tighten our relationship with Christ. Praise be to God for you now, and as we soon study the Rest that connects us to salvation, to grace, to creation, to the Sabbath, to our understanding of the state of the dead, to the soon coming of Jesus — and to so much more.
Happy Sabbath,
Robert
Thank you John, wishing you a Blessed Sabbath Rest.
Sieg Hoppe could please write that email for further study again? was not able to find thanks
Hi Angie, we made the link in Sieg's comment clickable, so you should be able to reach the page now. It has links to several books, including the ones recommended for extra reading this week.
However, the links at the top of the page are direct links to
Ellen G. White, “God’s People Delivered,” The Great Controversy, pp. 635–645.
Ellen G. White, “Rejoicing in the Lord,” Steps to Christ, pp. 115–126.
Just click the underlined blue link, and you should see the extra reading. You need to click or touch "Forward" to move to the next page.
I hope that helps.