The Tenderness of His Love

During last week's lesson we left an unanswered discussion on the subject of love, accountability and instruction.

The lesson asks two interesting questions that deserve discussion:

1. In what ways is it easy to confuse love with cheap grace? That is, what danger is there of allowing people to get away with things that they should not be doing, all because we want to reveal to them love? When is love sometimes best manifested by strict, moral accountability? How can we strike the right balance? If you are going to err, which side is it best to err on?

2. What parallels can you find between the Jewish nation (during the time it was a theocracy) and the SDA Church today? What lessons should we learn from their example? Are we learning them?