Sabbath school lesson 12, 2nd quarter 2021

1. Lesson 12 for June 19, 2021
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“But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it
is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.” (Galatians 3:11)).

2.  Salvation only by faith.
 The cost of salvation.
 Righteousness imputed by faith.
 Benefits of faith.
What is the role of faith in the Everlasting Covenant?
The Everlasting Covenant is God’s commitment to give us salvation, thus
restoring our relationship with Him that was lost at Eden.
Our part of the covenant is to be just. That is, to fulfill what God
requests from us.
However, we could never be just by ourselves. That is possible
thanks to the righteousness God gives us by faith.

3. SALVATION
ONLY BY
FAITH
“For God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
He sealed the covenant with His sacrifice. We
must do only one thing to be part of the
everlasting covenant: to believe.
The cross. The cross is the heart of the everlasting
covenant. Without the cross, there would be no
covenant, hope, or salvation.
Jesus risked everything by accepting the punishment that we
deserved. His love is stronger than death. He acceptive the eternal
separation from the Father because He loved us.

4. THE COST OF SALVATION
“And this is the testimony: that God has given
us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.” (1
John 5:11)
Salvation is free (Isaiah 55:1; Romans 6:23). But
it had a cost: the life of the son of God.
Jesus rescued us from the slavery of sin and death by
voluntarily shedding His “precious blood” on Calvary (1
Peter 1:18-19).
Jesus is the only one who has life in Himself (John 1:4;
5:26). The lives of everyone else depend on God, our
life is not our own. Therefore, no created being—even
the angels—could die the eternal death in our place.

5. RIGHTEOUSNESS
IMPUTED BY FAITH (1)
“And he believed in the Lord, and He
accounted it to him for righteousness”
(Genesis 15:6)
This quote was used two times by
Paul and once by James as an
example of salvation by faith (Romans
4:3; Galatians 3:6; James 2:23).
Abraham believed in the unbelievable. He
trusted God's promise that he would have a
son, although that was physically impossible
(Hebrews 11:11-12).
God considered him righteous because of this
act of faith. however, he failed by taking
Hagar and lying about his relationship with
Sarah (Genesis 16:4; 20:5).
How could God
consider Abraham
righteous if he
obviously was not?

6. RIGHTEOUSNESS IMPUTED BY FAITH (2)
“But to him who does not work but believes on Him
who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for
righteousness.” (Romans 4:5)
Justification—i.e., to
be made righteous—
is an act of faith for
the believers, and an
act of grace by God.
We cannot bring any work of righteousness
before God that would make us righteous
(Titus 3:5). Our faith “is accounted for
righteousness.” What does that mean?
It means that we are considered righteous
although we are not, so we can enter
Heaven.
We are considered righteous because
the righteousness of Christ is imputed to
us. This justification results in
sanctification (love, obedience,
character development...). No matter
how holy we are, we are righteous
before God by faith.

7. BENEFITS OF
FAITH
“For all the promises of God in
Him are Yes, and in Him Amen,
to the glory of God through
us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20)
The covenant is based on God's faithful promises. If we claim
those promises by faith, they can improve our lives today.
Romans 5:1 Psalm 34:8 Matthew 11:29-30 Philippians 2:7-8
The assurance of
our salvation
brings us peace.
We are delighted to
know that we can
trust God.
Nothing will be too
heavy for us if we
trust Jesus.
We can follow
the example of
Jesus by faith.

8. “Righteousness is obedience to the law. The law demands
righteousness, and this the sinner owes to the law; but he is
incapable of rendering it. The only way in which he can
attain to righteousness is through faith. By faith he can
bring to God the merits of Christ, and the Lord places the
obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account. Christ’s
righteousness is accepted in place of man’s failure, and God
receives, pardons, justifies, the repentant, believing soul,
treats him as though he were righteous, and loves him as He
loves His Son. This is how faith is accounted righteousness;
and the pardoned soul goes on from grace to grace, from
light to a greater light.”
E. G. W. (God's Amazing Grace, September 14)