Sin
SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
Isa. 14:12-14, Matt. 23:23, 25:45, Phil. 2:6-8, Heb. 1:1-5, Rev. 5:9-12.
Memory Text:
"Just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men" (Romans 5:18, NIV). |
| | T he solid optimism of former generations that everything in the world will get better and better no longer rings true today. Even after the cold war the world is far from a safe place. The threat of terrorism has made us all feel extremely vulnerable. Science, which was supposed to be the harbinger of a better world, now threatens to wreak havoc on that world. The common sources of energy are being depleted. The icecaps are melting. Crime is a sad fact of life everywhere. Human beings show little, if any, signs of moral improvement over past generations. The gap between rich and poor constantly is widening. Our daily installment of news almost invariably tells us about atrocities and moral decay. No wonder someone once said that the Christian teaching of human sinfulness is one teaching that is easily verifiable. That is, that's one doctrine we don't need to take on faith. Yet, as bad as sin is, it's not the end of the story. Sure, sin is real, but so is divine grace. |
The Week at a Glance:
Sin, and the results of sin, are a painful reality in human life. Thank God for Jesus, who has made a way of escape for us all. |
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, May 9.
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