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| SUNDAY | March 7 |
“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law” (Rom. 3:28). “For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright”(Ps. 11:7, NKJV). “The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves him who follows righteousness” (Prov. 15:9, NKJV). “Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed”(1 Pet. 2:24, NKJV). “That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit”(Rom. 8:4, NKJV). “ ‘But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you’ ”(Matt. 6:33, NKJV). “If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him”(1 John 2:29, NKJV). Referring to the texts quoted above, respond to the following questions:
If we cannot be justified by the law, how then are we justified?
Although we know that God hates sin but loves sinners, what wrong conclusions must we avoid?
What does it mean: “that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us”? Can we ever keep the law well enough to fulfill it? Or does Paul mean something else? If so, what?
How should our lives be changed when we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness?
What does it mean “to do righteousness”? Can we be righteous without doing righteousness? Justify your answer.
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