#GOFAMINTDailyDevotion Thur. 28/7/2016

31/7/2016   LESSON   9

ISRAEL’S REJECTION OF GOD

Quarter’s Theme: BASIC CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES

Unit 2 – The Believers’ Justification And Admonition To Sinners (Lessons 5-9)

Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 243, 349

Devotional Reading: EXO. 19:3-8

Topic For Adults

RISE ABOVE THE STUMBLING BLOCK THE ENEMY HAS PUT IN YOUR PATH

Topic For Youths

DON’T MISS GOD’S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE

Topic For Intermediates

WRONG ZEAL CANNOT PLEASE GOD

Scripture Lesson

ROM. 9:4-5; EXO. 19:5-6; 1 COR. 1:21-24; ACTS 13:14-21

(RESPONSIBILITY MONTHS)

MEMORY VERSE

For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion” (Rom. 9: 15) NKJV

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Thur. 28/7/2016

Israelites Reject Salvation Through Jesus

Rom. 9:30-33

The orthodox Jews pride themselves in two things. First, that they are the physical descendants of Abraham, the friend of God. They believed that this connection gave on them the special position of being God’s people. Second, they believe that by diligently obeying the rituals and rites of the law, they will satisfy God’s demand for righteousness. When Jesus came preaching that righteousness can only be attained through faith in His atoning death, the Jews considered His claim as nonsense. Of course, no one can fulfil all the letters of the law without failing in one of them. The law pronounces a curse on anyone who does not fulfil all the words of the law. Therefore, by rejecting the righteousness that comes through faith in Jesus, the Jews forfeit their access to salvation and eternal life. Salvation is granted only to those who believe in Jesus and genuinely surrender their lives to Him.

Point of Emphasis:   No one is justified by the law in the sight of God.

Prayer Point:            Father, open the eyes of our members to know that they can only be justified by faith in Jesus.