This is our final lesson study not only for this quarter but also for this year.

Here is the link to the lesson study material:

http://ssnet.org/qrtrly/eng/07d/less13nkjv.html

Memory Text: "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46, NIV).

Such a crucible that the Lord went through for us!

The Sabbath afternoon section spoke about risk.

The teachers portion of the quarterly has a few interesting questions about that, which I want to ask here:

1 - What was the nature of the risk taken by God in creating humans with free will?

2 - Did free will mean that the Fall was inevitable?

3 - What was the risk of Christ's attempting to redeem us?

4 - Could Christ have failed?

5 - What would failure have meant to Him and to us?

6 - Why did the Fall make Jesus Christ's mission necessary?

Some of these questions are definitely loaded questions, as has been demonstrated from other topics here at MSDAOL.

I think Tom and Rosangela will like this week's lesson.

No, free will did not make the Fall inevitable.

Did God know in advance that the Fall was going to happen? The lessons says He did.

Not having yet read any of the lesson, I am wondering how the author will mess up one or another concept this week.

What are your expectations?

Merry Christmas to all!

Maybe too high.

If free will didn't make the Fall inevitable, and I am not saying that I disagree with you, then what did?

Must something have made it inevitable? Sometimes things happen without having to do so by nessecity.

I don't know that it was ever inevitable. But if I had to choose, I would say distrusting God's love. Here are the steps Eve took:

• distrust God's love
• doubt God's word
• disobey God's command

We do the same thing today.