Episode 2894 - Lesson 13 - Friday Sep. 25 - Further Thought

Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, " 'Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled,' " pp. 662-680, in The Desire of Ages."The grace of Jesus Christ alone can change the heart of stone to a heart of flesh, and make it alive unto God. . . . Men have no power to justify the soul, to sanctify the heart. Moral disease cannot be healed save through the power of the great Physician. The highest gift of heaven, even the Only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, is alone able to redeem the lost."--Ellen G. White, in The Signs of the Times, May 2, 1892. " 'God is love.' 1 John 4:16. His nature, His law, is love. It ever has been; it ever will be. 'The high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity,' whose 'ways are everlasting,' changeth not. With Him 'is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.' Isaiah 57:15; Habakkuk 3:6; James 1:17. Every manifestation of creative power is an expression of infinite love. The sovereignty of God involves fullness of blessing to all created beings. . . . The history of the great conflict between good and evil, from the time it first began in heaven to the final overthrow of rebellion and the total eradication of sin, is also a demonstration of God's unchanging love."--Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 33."We need to realize that the Holy Spirit . . . is as much a person as God is a person. . . . The Holy Spirit has a personality, else He could not bear witness to our spirits and with our spirits that we are the children of God. He must also be a divine person, else He could not search out the secrets which lie hidden in the mind of God."--Ellen G. White, The Faith I Live By, p. 52."There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in the name of these three great powers--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit--those who receive Christ by living faith are baptized, and these powers will cooperate with the obedient subjects of heaven in their efforts to live the new life in Christ."--Ellen G. White, Evangelism, p. 615.Discussion Questions:A well-known Christian song is entitled "Amazing Grace." What is amazing about the grace of Jesus?A beautiful portrayal of God's love can be found in the parable of the prodigal son. How do we know the father in this parable is a loving father?How can local churches demonstrate that the "fellowship of the Spirit" is a reality there?