Sabbath School Study Hour

"The church should be a place where the Spirit leads us to put others before ourselves. Understanding that we are saved by grace should make us humble and more patient and compassionate in how we treat others."

"We possess two natures, the flesh and the Spirit, and they are in conflict. Although our sinful nature will always be "prone" to wander from God, if we are willing to surrender to His Spirit, we do not have to be enslaved to the desires of the flesh."

"What does Paul mean when he speaks about “freedom,” which he does so often? What does this freedom include? How far does this freedom go? Does it have any limits? And what connection does freedom in Christ have to the law?"

"In what ways has your lack of faith in God’s promises caused you some pain? How can you learn from these mistakes to take God at His word, no matter what? What choices can you make that can help strengthen your ability to trust God’s promises?"

"How much compromise has crept into your life, and what have been the ways you have justified it? How can you turn this around in areas where you need to?"

"What is it about human beings that makes them so afraid of the idea of grace, of salvation by faith alone? Why is it that many people would rather try to work their way to salvation, if that were possible?"

"The law was given to point sinners to their need of Christ. As a custodian, it provides instruction about God and protection from evil."

"What does it mean to you to know that you can trust God’s promises? Or perhaps the question should be, how can you learn to trust God’s promises in the first place?"

"From start to finish in the Christian life, the basis of our salvation is faith in Christ alone. The only reason we are not condemned for our mistakes is that Jesus paid the price for our sins by dying in our place."

"We are not justified on the basis of our faith but on the basis of Christ’s faithfulness for us, which we claim for ourselves through faith."