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1. THE ONLY WAY

a. What did Christ reveal as the only way of access to God the Father? John 14:6. What is the true belief of all Christians on this point? Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5.

“There are not many ways to heaven. Each one may not choose his own way. . . . [Christ] was the way when Adam lived, when Abel presented to God the blood of the slain lamb, representing the blood of the Redeemer. Christ was the way by which patriarchs and prophets were saved. He is the way by which alone we can have access to God.”—The Desire of Ages, p. 663.

b. What responsibility does God place before those who know the way of salvation? Acts 17:16; 18:26; 1 Corinthians 2:2.

“God depends on those who know the way, to show it to others. He has entrusted to men the treasure of His truth. . . . Inward grace will be revealed in the outward actions. We need that spirit which will show to others that we have been learning in the school of Christ and that we copy the pattern given us. We want a heart that is not lifted up unto vanity, a mind not settled on self. Each should have a constant desire to bless others. God notices our humble efforts, and they are precious in His sight.”—Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 568.

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2. THE ONLY HEALER

a. How did Christ express His love for human beings? John 10:14, 15.

“The soul that has given himself to Christ is more precious in His sight than the whole world. The Saviour would have passed through the agony of Calvary that one might be saved in His kingdom. He will never abandon one for whom He has died. Unless His followers choose to leave Him, He will hold them fast.”—The Desire of Ages, p. 483.

b. What object lesson did Christ wish to teach the children of Israel through the brazen serpent lifted up in the wilderness? John 3:14, 15; 12:32.

“The lifting up of the brazen serpent was to teach Israel an important lesson. They could not save themselves from the fatal effect of the poison in their wounds. God alone was able to heal them. Yet they were required to show their faith in the provision which He had made. They must look in order to live. It was their faith that was acceptable with God, and by looking upon the serpent their faith was shown. They knew that there was no virtue in the serpent itself, but it was a symbol of Christ.”—Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 430.

c. How did Jeremiah emphasize our inability to save ourselves? Jeremiah 13:23.

d. How did Christ repeat the same lesson while He was on this earth? John 15:5 (last part).

“We need Christ every moment. We need to look up and study His character. What would Christ do were He in my place? is to be our measurement of our duty. . . .

“The revealed Word is our photograph of Christ. The world can only be expelled from the soul by filling the soul with Christ.”—The Upward Look, p. 258.

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3. THE ONLY HEALER (CONTINUED)

a. What prophecy pointing to the promised Messiah did the leaders of the people ignore? Isaiah 53:3–5; Matthew 9:11–13. On whom are sin-sick souls entirely dependent for healing? Psalms 103:2, 3; 147:3.

“There are today thousands suffering from physical disease. . . . The burden of sin, with its unrest and unsatisfied desires, is the foundation of their maladies. They can find no relief until they come to the Healer of the soul. The peace which He alone can give would impart vigor to the mind, and health to the body.”—The Desire of Ages, p. 270.

“The Lord Jesus Christ will heal our infirmities and our weaknesses. He owns us. We are His by creation and by redemption. We must all be united in Him. He is the only source of healing. All restoring power comes from Him. He has opened a fountain ‘to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.’ He gives each one an invitation to come and be healed, and to drink of the water of life. Let us not trust in ourselves, but in Jesus.”—The Upward Look, p. 141.

b. What message, preached by Isaiah before the Assyrian captivity, had a second application in the days of Christ? Isaiah 6:9–11; Matthew 13:13–15. How does it also apply in our day?

“The Pharisees claimed to be spiritually whole, and therefore in no need of a physician, while they regarded the publicans and Gentiles as perishing from diseases of the soul. Then was it not His work, as a physician, to go to the very class that needed His help?

“But although the Pharisees thought so highly of themselves, they were really in a worse condition than the ones they despised.”—The Desire of Ages, p. 275.

“The same spirit that existed in the days of Christ exists today. The blessings that the Saviour longs to bestow He is forced to withhold, because of the contempt manifested by the men who give proof in their lives that they reject all warnings, all entreaties, all efforts for their salvation. They know not the day of their visitation. They despise the evidence of God’s working, and history is being repeated.”—The Paulson Collection, p. 11.

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4. THE ONLY GROUND FOR PEACE

a. Why is Christ the only true peace giver? Isaiah 9:6; John 14:27.

“[John 14:27 quoted.] This peace is not the peace that comes through conformity to the world. Christ never purchased peace by compromise with evil. The peace that Christ left His disciples is internal rather than external and was ever to remain with His witnesses through strife and contention.”—The Acts of the Apostles, p. 84.

b. Before we can have peace with ourselves we must have peace with God. How? Romans 5:1.

“Christ is ‘the Prince of Peace’ (Isaiah 9:6), and it is His mission to restore to earth and heaven the peace that sin has broken. [Romans 5:1 quoted.] Whoever consents to renounce sin and open his heart to the love of Christ, becomes a partaker of this heavenly peace.

“There is no other ground of peace than this. The grace of Christ received into the heart, subdues enmity; it allays strife and fills the soul with love. He who is at peace with God and his fellow men cannot be made miserable. Envy will not be in his heart; evil surmisings will find no room there; hatred cannot exist.”—Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, pp. 27, 28.

c. In what sense is the gospel a message of peace and a sword at the same time? Luke 2:13, 14; Matthew 10:34.

“The gospel is a message of peace. Christianity is a system which, received and obeyed, would spread peace, harmony, and happiness throughout the earth. The religion of Christ will unite in close brotherhood all who accept its teachings. It was the mission of Jesus to reconcile men to God, and thus to one another. But the world at large are under the control of Satan, Christ’s bitterest foe. The gospel presents to them principles of life which are wholly at variance with their habits and desires, and they rise in rebellion against it. They hate the purity which reveals and condemns their sins, and they persecute and destroy those who would urge upon them its just and holy claims. It is in this sense—because the exalted truths it brings occasion hatred and strife—that the gospel is called a sword.”—The Great Controversy, p. 47.

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5. NO OTHER POSSIBILITY

a. What is the only way by which sinners can become sons and daughters of God? John 1:12, 13; Romans 8:14.

“[1 Peter 1:18, 19 quoted.] Through this simple act of believing God, the Holy Spirit has begotten a new life in your heart. You are as a child born into the family of God, and He loves you as He loves His Son.”—Steps to Christ, p. 52.

b. On what condition, only, can we enter the kingdom of God? Matthew 5:20. What did Jesus explain to Nicodemus? John 3:3, 5, 7; Galatians 6:15. What does it mean to be born of the Spirit?

“While the wind is itself invisible, it produces effects that are seen and felt. So the work of the Spirit upon the soul will reveal itself in every act of him who has felt its saving power. When the Spirit of God takes possession of the heart, it transforms the life. Sinful thoughts are put away, evil deeds are renounced; love, humility, and peace take the place of anger, envy, and strife. Joy takes the place of sadness, and the countenance reflects the light of heaven.”—The Desire of Ages, p. 173.

c. How did Jesus say the same thing in other words on a different occasion? Matthew 9:16.

“The Christian’s life is not a modification or improvement of the old, but a transformation of nature. There is a death to self and sin, and a new life altogether. This change can be brought about only by the effectual working of the Holy Spirit.”—Ibid., p. 172.

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PERSONAL REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. How is direct access to God without human mediators possible?

2. Explain how John 15:5 (last part) and Philippians 4:13 go together.

3. Explain Matthew 9:11, 12.

4. How can we harmonize Matthew 10:34 with John 14:27?

5. How can sinners become sons and daughters of God?