SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON 5
SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
My point of view in simplicity to the above title
Dear brothers and sisters in christ, I am honoured tonight to share with you the knowledge I have in this week's lesson. This will be a step by step explanation
CENTRAL TRUTH
Christ has answers to all life's problems.
The above central truth speaks well about Christ. Stating that Christ has a solution to all life's problems. Which refers to christians life problems. But I think it's not enough to say that. In my opinion to the above central truth, I would like to say that Christ does not have or has answers to life's problems. But he is the answer to all life's problems. Okay, let me clarify myself with a scripture. Let's read
John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Yeah, you can see that the Bible stated affirmatively that Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. The Bible used " the" which is a definite article used to specify one person or item in particular. So Jesus does not have life, get it right. He is life.
Equivalently, with this in mind, I said that Christ does not have or has answers to all life's problems, rather he is the answer to all life's problems. So he knows the right thing to do without mistaking. Please meditate on this and get it right.
MEMORY VERSE
1 Cor 1:30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
Let me emphasize on this, "it is because of him......" Who is the "Him" referring to. Think about it well. The "Him" is referring to God not Jesus Christ. You substitute God in place of "Him" see "it is because of God..... " if you substitute Jesus Christ there it disqualifies what Paul said and what he mean by his words. Let's see John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Know that is God who gave Jesus to the world to bear man's sins, for we to have an inheritance in his kingdom, for we to live a righteous life, to have redemption and so on. So understand that this was given as a gift not something we have to work for. Look, nobody is living a righteous life for Christ Jesus, we live a good and righteous life for God in Christ Jesus . That's why Paul said Christ Jesus has become for us wisdom, righteousness, holiness and redemption from God. So is a gift from God and we are meant to live a good life for God. So here we live a holy life for God in Christ Jesus hallelujah!!! . So When Paul says, "it is because of him...." then he is right to say that. Because His love and mercy has covered our sins and has purified us through the blood of the lamp. Brethren, with this let's all watch and live a righteous life so that we can be counted worthy before the Father
Please I want to end here because if I continue with my words, it will take more than thousand words for me to complete this lesson. The rest will be explained tomorrow in sunday school class. So do well to appear before the class. Come and let's share the knowledge that you and I have in Christ . God bless you all Amen.
Further study: 1Kings 10:1-23