Considering 1 as the very beginning of an evangelistic series and 10 as the end, at what point in between would you recommend the importance of the “law” be presented?
Those Christians who believe the Ten Commandments are done away with, don’t they believe breaking it is wrong to lie, steal, commit adultery, etc? What do they really mean when they say the law is done away with? What keeps us Adventists from saying the Ten Commandments was nailed to the cross?
The Law and the Promise
1. Do you feel good when you follow rules? Why or why not?
2. Could God have made things simpler by giving us an easier law to keep?
3. If we were never expected to really keep the law (or were we?), was it given just to show us how far short we are of what God expected?
Kept Under the Law
1. What do you understand of the term “under the law?”
2. Does righteousness by faith put one “above the law?”
3. How far can we go in emphasizing the importance of the law till we are in danger of rejecting grace?
The Law as Our Guard
1. Gal 3:23 likens the law to a guard. How would you like to have a guard with you constantly? What circumstances would make you like to have one?
2. Gal 3:23 also talks of being locked up by the law. Under what circumstances would you like to be locked up? Does this help see some negative things in a positive light?
The Law as Our Schoolmaster
1. What are the advantages of having a supervisor?
2. If you were to have to supervise a hostel/dormitory student 24/7, would you expect to be liked? Would it be possible to do your job properly and still be liked?
The Law and the Believer
1. Have you ever had such a bad dream it was a relief to awaken? What made it a bad dream? Is condemnation by the law something we can get such sudden relief from?
2. Imagine if you could hear Jesus say to you as he said to some persons, “Neither do I condemn you,” or “Your sins are forgiven,” how would you feel? Does it make it more real to hear from Him in person, than to read it in the Bible?
