3. What blessing of love was poured into our world when Jesus was given to us? John 3:16; Acts 3:26.
NOTE: ‘God does not desire the destruction of any. “As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die?” Ezekiel 33:11. Throughout the period of probationary time, His Spirit is entreating men to accept the gift of life. It is only those who reject His pleading that will be left to perish. God has declared that sin must be destroyed as an evil ruinous to the universe. Those who cling to sin will perish in its destruction.’ Christ’s Object Lessons, page 123.
4. After the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples at Pentecost, how did this same divine blessing work on the hearts of the hearers? What was the question they asked, and what was the answer given to them? Acts 2:37-38.
COMPILER’S NOTE: ‘To repent’ and ‘to turn’ are the same thing. Jesus and the Holy Spirit were both sent to turn us from our iniquities, that is, to lead us to repentance.
NOTE: ‘The arguments of the apostles alone, although clear and convincing, would not have removed the prejudice of the Jews which had withstood so much evidence. But the Holy Ghost sent those arguments home with divine power to their hearts. They were as sharp arrows of the Almighty, convicting them of their terrible guilt in rejecting and crucifying the Lord of glory. “Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?’ Acts of the Apostles, page 45.