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SabbathBible
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DEVELOPINGACHRISTLIKECHARACTER
LessonTitlesPage
1AReformationAmongGod's
People.
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C o n s e ~ r a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Obedience................................
11
4
Prayer...................
..............
..
145
Confession...............................
176EducatingtheTongue
20
7
The
Patience
ofthe
Saints
23
8AVictoriousFaith........................
..
26
9
"Let
YourLightSoShine"..................
..
29
10
Christianity
in
the
Home.
...................
..
32
11
GrowingintheKnowledge
of
God.............
..
36
12
The
CharacterofChrist
in
Us................
..
39
13
Holiness...
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42
Volume
68
Number
3
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FOREWORD
AsSeventhDayAdventistreformers,wearekeenlyawareoftheshortnessoftimeremainingbeforethereturnofourLordJesusChrist
in
thecloudsofheaven.Inthereligiousworld
at
largeandamongAdventists
in
particular,variouswindsofdoctrineare
blowing-many
of
themcenteredaroundthesecondcoming
of
Christ.Indeed,ourSaviour'sadvent
is
tobethegreatesteventevertooccur
in
humanhistory,andhowessentialit
is
thatweallconsidercarefullyhowthissoberingrealityshouldbeaffectingourlivesbothindividuallyandasachurch.Wearelivinginasolemn
hour-one
in
whichmereprofessions
of
godliness,signsandwonders,outwardceremonies,theologicalprowessandtimesettingtablescannotsaveoursouls.Rather,there
is
onebasictruthsoontoberealizedworldwide:thatonlythepure
in
heartshallseeGod(Matthew5:8).Purityofheart,holiness
of
mind,aretheprerequisitesfortranslationtoheaven.Thesequalitiesarenotoptionstobeperhapsadmiredyetlightlyregarded,butinsteadaredistinctivecharacteristicsabsolutelynecessaryforadmissiontotheheavenlycourts.Neitherfaith
in
Christalonenormerehumaneffortandgoodworkscanensureoursalvation,butonlythesavingfaith
of
Jesus-that
"faithwhichworkethbylove"(Galatians5:6)."Alltruereformationbeginswithsoul-cleansing.
It
is
bythewashing
of
regenerationandtherenewingofthemindthroughthepoweroftheHolySpirit,thatachange
is
wroughtinthelife.BybeholdingChristwebecomechanged."
-Sons
andDaughters
of
God,
p.
105.
ManySabbathschoolquarterlieshavedealtwithcurrentdoctrinalissues,theologicalquestions,Bibleexperiences,andlast-day
events-and
these,
of
course,areallexcellenttopics
in
theirsphere.Buttherealrequirementtobeamongthe
144,000
sealed
ones-the
realgist
of
thematter
of
salvation
in
thisantitypicalDayofAtonement-involvesaquestionwhichweallmustaskourselvespersonally:Doesmycharacterreflecttheimage
of
Jesus
fully?
Theprocessbywhichourthoughtsandfeelingsaregraduallytransformedfromsinanddegradationintothelikeness
of
Christ
is
amiraculousdemonstrationtotheuniverseofthepowerofabeneficentCreator.
It
revealstheabundantfountains
of
Hisomnipotentmercy
in
redeemingtheunworthy
ob-
jectsofHissupremelovetoberestoredtotheimage
of
Hisspotlesspurity.Dearbrethren,letusconsidertheuniversalissues
at
stakeinthegreatcontroversy,andcooperatewithourLord
in
thisgrandworkofredemptionbydyingtoselfandlivingforChrist.AswegothroughtheseSabbathBibleLessonsdaybyday,letitbeourearnestpurpose
to
abideasco-laborerswith
God
in
Hismercifulplantosaveusfromdestruction-andfromourownselves
-by
purifyingourhearts
in
obediencetothetruth.
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