Sabbath School Lesson 2024, 1st quarter is titled The God of Love and Justice
God is love. So says 1 John 4:8 and verse 16. The entirety of the Bible testifies to this fact. The Christian faith is centered on God’s character of love. Love is at the core of who God is, at the core of everything that we believe, and should be at the core of everything we do. Accordingly, the way we understand love affects the entirety of our faith and practice. If, for example, one believes that God’s love must be earned or merited, a person might think that God does not love them because they are sinful and unworthy. And, in relation to others, one might expect others to merit love—a recipe for disaster.
In this and many other ways, how we understand God’s love has massive implications for our faith and practice. Yet, what is love? If you ask ten people to define love, you might get ten different answers. Even among Christians, there are many myths and misunderstandings about God’s love.
CONTENT
God Loves Freely—December 28–January 3
Covenantal Love—January 4–10
To Be Pleasing to God—January 11–17
God Is Passionate and Compassionate—January 18–24
The Wrath of Divine Love—January 25–31
God’s Love of Justice—February 1–7
The Problem of Evil—February 8–14
Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence—February 15–21
The Cosmic Conflict—February 22–28
Rules of Engagement—March 1–7
What More Could I Have Done?—March 8–14
Love and Justice: The Two Greatest Commandments—March 15–21
Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law—March 22–28
