SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
Matt. 25:31-46; Mark 16:14-20; Luke 24:36-53; John 3:14-19; Rom. 5:6-10; 1 Cor. 5:7; 15:3, 4; Gal. 1:4; 1 Pet. 2:22-25.Memory Text:
< "And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day" (Luke 24:46).As Adventists, we understand much of our role in the great commission to be linked to the three angels' messages of Revelation 14. At the center of these messages is the everlasting gospel. We have nothing to give to the world unless we give them, above anything and everything else, the great truth of justification by faith alone."Several have written to me, inquiring if the message of justification by faith is the third angel's message, and I have answered, 'It is the third angel's message in verity.'"—Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, April 1, 1890. Thus, for Ellen G. White, central to our mission is the proclamation of justification by faith alone, the great news that salvation comes only through the grace of God poured out upon undeserving sinners, and not through any works on our part.
This week we will look at the gospel in the context of the great commission.
This Week at a Glance:
What role do works of charity have in the life of those who are disciples? What role did Jesus give to the Scriptures in explaining His life and death? How central is the gospel in the great commission that Jesus gave to His church?*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, March 22.
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