Christ Our Righteousness: A. G. Daniells Bible Study Quiz (Question & Answer)
This book is one of the most important books written on the righteousness by faith message. Christ Our Righteousness was compiled by A. G. Daniells, General Conference president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This Advent Bible study contains some amazing quotes and truths that can save the churches around the world. This is surely the most important topic and message we can ever study. Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study, Question & Answer Quiz.
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Cor Ch. 1 — Christ Our Righteousness
As we empty ourselves of self, what must we do? Accept the righteousness of Christ. How should we hold on to it? By faith.
Which words are applicable to the SDA church? You have left your first love. The tragedies, sorrows of life? Are recounted that Christ may be sought as the great Comforter and Deliverer. Why are our sinful, corrupt natures presented? That Christ may be appealed to for the cleansing.
And may? Be in very deed Christ our righteousness. What does every phase of truth in the Sacred Volume point to? In some way to Christ as our righteousness. What occupies a large importance in the Bible? Christ our righteousness.
What is set forth in the Bible? Its source, its nature, the possibility to be obtained by sinners. To whom does righteousness belong? To God. Daniel 9:7? To You, God, belongs righteousness, and to us confusion of face. In what is God righteous? In all His ways (Psalm 145:17). What is God’s righteousness like? The great mountains (Psalm 36:6).
How long is God righteous? An everlasting righteousness (Psalm 119:142). What does God love? Righteousness (Psalm 11:7). What does God have? No unrighteousness. What is the very opposite of sin? The nature of righteousness. To what is it associated? Holiness, godliness. Awake to? Righteousness, and sin not (1 Corinthians 15:34).
If we love righteousness, what should we hate? Iniquity. Righteousness is the antithesis of? Sin. Who is the source of righteousness? God. Is righteousness inherent in human nature? No. We are? Carnal, sold under sin. This we are filled with? Unrighteousness. What is human nature filled with? Unrighteousness.
How did Jesus call Abel? Righteous Abel. What does Paul say about Abel? He obtained witness that he was righteous. What did the Lord say about Noah? “Thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation” (Genesis 7:1). Noah was a? Just man and perfect in his generation, and Noah walked with God (Genesis 6:9).
Abraham believed? God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness (Romans 4:3). And delivered righteous Lot? Sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked, for that righteous man, dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds (2 Peter 2:7–8).
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How were Zacharias and Elizabeth? They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless (Luke 1:6).
Upon what conditions? The only way righteousness can be obtained by sinful men? By faith. How shall the just live? By faith. What does the gospel reveal? The perfect righteousness of God. How is righteousness manifested? Without the law.
From what can the law not deliver us? Sin. The law points? To sin. But the law does not? Deliver from sin. What does the law declare? The whole world guilty before God. No effort of the sinner? Can cancel his guilt or bring righteousness. That righteousness, declares Paul? Is by faith.
What is man filled with? All unrighteousness. If Abraham were justified by works? He had to glory, but not before God.
Abraham — the only way: To him that works not? But believes on Him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. God is righteous in? All His ways. David also described? The blessedness of the man unto whom God imputes righteousness without works (Romans 4:6).
Righteousness by faith expresses? The most wonderful transaction in this world. Righteousness by faith expresses? The greatest transaction that God, in His infinite plenitude, could bestow upon mankind. Faith was? Reckoned to Abraham for righteousness (Romans 4:9).
The law of God demands? Righteousness from all who are under His jurisdiction. How have all made themselves? Incapable of rendering this righteousness, by transgression. What has this made men? Under the condemnation of the law. The righteousness of God without? The law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study.
Even the righteousness of God? Which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all them that believe (Romans 3:21–22). Being justified? Freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God has set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in His blood. To him that works not? But believes on Him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. What a marvelous solution? For the awful problem of sin.
Many have missed the way. What is strange and sad? That this simple and beautiful way of righteousness seems so hard for the natural, carnal heart to accept. Why did Israel not attain to the law of righteousness? Because they sought it by works.
What is the secret of Israel’s failure? Being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.
Cor Ch. 2 — A Message of Supreme Importance
What work does the righteousness by faith message do? A cleansing, regenerating work. Why did God send this message? In mercy. Other reason? Many had lost sight of Jesus; they needed to have their eyes directed to His divine person, His merits, and His changeless love for the human family.
Cor Ch. 3 — Preparatory Messages
Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. What two messages has God always sent to His people? The serious results which would come unless they returned to Him. Message two? What was needed to help them. To what is the righteousness by faith message similar? Messages that came to the people of God in olden times.
The Message of 1887
What was the message of 1887? A warning of danger — a specific evil: formalism, forms, ceremonies. How long was this message given? The whole year of 1887, in the Review and Herald. It is possible to be? A formal, partial believer and lose eternal life.
It is possible to obey Bible injunctions, be regarded as a Christian, and? Perish, because you are lacking essential qualifications that constitute Christian character. The observance of? External forms will never meet the great wants of the soul. A mere profession of Christ is not enough to prepare one to stand the test of the judgment.
There is in the church? Too much formality. Those who profess to be guided by the Bible may? Be like the pretentious fig tree, destitute of fruit. A formal round of? Religious services is kept. But? Where is the love of Jesus? Spirituality is dying. Dwell more upon? Practical godliness. Far less on? Mechanical arrangements.
The messages continued to come throughout the entire year, telling us? We were trusting too much in forms, ceremonies, theories, mechanical arrangements. What is formalism? Most deceptive and ruinous. It is? The hidden, unsuspected rock upon which the church, through centuries, well-nigh wrecked.
What is one peril of the last days? Forms of godliness. God sends warnings to His church? To escape the perils of formalism. What was sent to save from formalism? The righteousness by faith message. This movement is? Of God; it is destined to triumph gloriously. Not alone came warnings against forms? With it came the righteousness by faith message.
Greatest and Most Urgent Need
Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. What is our most urgent need? A revival of true godliness. To seek this? Should be our first work. There are persons in the church? Who are not converted. The hindrance to? Strength and success are far greater from the church itself than from the world.
Alas, what is prevailing in the church? Pride, hypocrisy, deception, love of dress, frivolity, amusement, desire for supremacy. What are these? All these sins have clouded the mind so that eternal things are not discerned. Who brought the forgotten book of the law? Ezra.
The Remedy to Be Applied
There is a wide difference between? Pretended union and a real connection with Christ by faith. What cannot be overcome without union with Christ? The power of evil that is so identified with human nature. Christ first? Chose us, paying an infinite price for our redemption.
What must be overcome? Pride, selfishness, vanity, worldliness, sin in all its forms.
A Startling Message
Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. Are not the symptoms of? Decay and declension painfully visible in the midst of Christian churches today? What has come upon the SDA church? Spiritual death. The SDA church, which should be manifesting? Life and zeal. Some power? Has cut the cable that anchored them to the eternal Rock. They are drifting? Away to sea, without chart or compass.
What situation? Could be more alarming than this? Turning all the heart to Him? Who alone can hold us fast.
Back to Safe Anchorage
It is not enough to? Be familiar with the arguments of the truth.
The Climax of the Preparatory Message
Let there be a dwelling? Upon the humiliation, self-denial, meekness, lowliness of Christ. That? Proud, selfish hearts may see the difference between themselves and the pattern.
Show Jesus in? His condescension to save fallen men. What was Jesus not obliged to do? Bear the curse of God as surety for the fallen race. Why is righteousness by faith from God? It bears the divine credentials; its fruit is unto holiness. What did the righteousness by faith message bring? Peace, hope, joy. What was it? The supreme element needed to prepare a people to meet God.
How does the legalist try to refrain from sin? In his own strength. What does this message arouse? It arouses His people to repent and to do their first work. For what purpose did some not receive righteousness by faith? To prevent an awakening among the people. They gave? The trumpet an uncertain sound.
What did these men declare? The law should be preached, not the righteousness of Christ. How will righteousness by faith, the third angel’s message, be treated? It will not be comprehended; it will be called a false light by those who refuse to walk in its advancing glory. There is sadness in heaven? Over the spiritual blindness of many of our brethren. E. White calls upon every minister to leave? Pride, strife, supremacy, and to humble their hearts. Why does Satan not want righteousness by faith presented? His power would be broken.
What keeps churches in feebleness? The coldness of heart, the unbelief of those who ought to have faith. Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. What is unbelief called? An evil heart of unbelief. The time of test is just upon us? For the loud cry of the third angel has already begun in the revelation of the righteousness of Christ. This is the? Beginning of the light of the angel whose glory shall fill the whole earth.
Then I saw another mighty angel? Commissioned to descend to the earth, to unite his voice with the third angel. The light which? Attended this angel penetrated everywhere. The work of this angel comes in? At the right time, to join in the last great work of the third angel’s message as it swells to a loud cry. While the work of salvation is closing? Trouble shall be coming on the earth, and the nations will be angry.
Yet? Held in check, not to hinder the work of the third angel. At that time? The latter rain will come to give power to the loud voice of the third angel. And prepare saints? To stand in a period when the seven last plagues shall be poured out.
The days in which we live are? Eventful and full of peril. The signs of? The coming of the end are thickening around us. Events are to come to pass? That will be of a more terrible character than any that the world has yet witnessed. The time of? Test is just upon us, for the loud cry of the third angel has already begun in the revelation of the righteousness of Christ.
This is the? Beginning of the light of the angel whose glory shall fill the whole earth. If you would stand the time of trouble? You must know Christ and appropriate the gift of His righteousness, which He imputes to the repentant sinner.
Cor Ch. 5
What will the loud cry be similar to? Similar to that which was wrought by the disciples. What will be more abundant? Latter rain. What was the early rain? The work of the apostles in the first century.
Cor Ch. 6
Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. What is the third angel in verity? Righteousness by faith. Justification by faith is God’s way? Of convicting sinners of their guilt, their condemnation, their utterly undone and lost condition. It is also? God’s way of changing weak, sinful, defeated men into strong, righteous, victorious Christians.
What is the faith of Jesus? The secret of their rich, deep experience. What did the faith of Jesus do? That faith by which Jesus triumphed over the powers of darkness. By this faith? We are empowered to keep the commandments of God. To fail to enter this faith? To miss the real, redeeming virtue of the third angel’s message.
Unless this is gained? The believer will have only theories, doctrines, forms. That will prove? A fatal and awful mistake. What cannot save from sin? The theory, the doctrines. Against what are we warned? Making this fatal mistake. What mistake? Formalism — having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. What is the rock that wrecked untold thousands? Not having righteousness by faith.
Cor Ch. 7
What is it to lose sight of righteousness by faith? It is to miss what is vital in the plan of redemption.
Cor Ch. 8
Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. Scores of men have preached who were? Unconverted, unsanctified, unholy. We must have more? Than an intellectual belief of the truth. Our doctrines may be correct, but? This is not sufficient. A belief in theory? Is not enough. The problem with our work? We have been content to present a cold theory of the truth.
A theoretical knowledge? Of the truth is essential. But? It will not save us. The greatest deception? That a theoretical knowledge of the truth is sufficient. Men may profess faith? If it does not make them sincere, kind, patient, forbearing, it is a curse.
In the lives of many in the church books? There has been no genuine change, no genuine conversion. Their character reveals many blemishes. Our hope? Knowledge that Christ is our righteousness. A cold, legal religion? Can never lead souls to Christ. For? It is a Christless, loveless religion. The saving salt? Is the pure, first love. The love of Jesus? The gold tried in the fire.
What is legalistic religion worth? As salt that has lost its savor. How does legalism supply lack? Busy activity, zeal that is Christless. Forms and ceremonies? Do not make the heart good and the character pure. How did Jesus present the Pharisees’ religion? Devoid of saving faith. To subscribe one’s name to a church creed? Is of no value if the heart is not changed.
Men may be church members, work earnestly? And be unconverted. What does not make the heart good and character pure? High pretensions, forms, ceremonies. What is a form of religion? Nothing more than selfishness. It is painful to see? The selfishness that exists in the hearts of many of God’s professed believers.
There are many who have a? Religion of outward forms and observances. All who assume? The ornaments of the sanctuary but are not clothed with Christ’s righteousness will appear in the shame of their own nakedness. The five foolish virgins had lamps? Which means knowledge of the Bible.
They had not? The grace of Christ. Day by day? They went through a round of ceremonies and external duties, but their service was lifeless. Their religion was? A dry husk without the true kernel. They held fast to? Forms, but they were deceived in their Christian life, full of self-righteousness.
Failing to learn lessons in the school of Christ? Which would have made them wise unto salvation. While we are increased in? Self-righteousness, and trust in ceremonies, and depend on rigid rules, we cannot do the work for this time. The observance of? External forms will never meet the great want of the human soul.
A mere profession of Christ? Is not enough to prepare one to stand the test of the judgment. What is abominable to God? Fasting and prayer in a self-justifying spirit. What does external humiliation, imposed sacrifice, proclaim to the world? That the doer of these things considers himself righteous. These things call attention? To the observer, saying, “This man is entitled to heaven.” But it is all? A deception.
Works will not? Buy us an entrance to heaven. There are many who seem? To imagine that outward observances are sufficient for salvation. But formalism will? Fail to bring the peace of God. Who has forms of religion and godliness? Those who do not have a daily experience in the things of God. The appearance of light in the church — a form of godliness may appear to be working well? But may be as destitute of grace as the hills of Gilboa.
Cor Ch. 9
Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. What seems incredible but is plainly told as a fact? That righteousness by faith should be lost sight of by many entrusted with heaven’s final message. Those who profess to believe the third angel’s message? Have lost sight of righteousness by faith. There is not one in a hundred that? Understands for himself righteousness by faith.
So necessary? For our present and eternal welfare. It becomes necessary? For us to seek Him sorrowing, as did Joseph and Mary. The reason our preachers accomplish so little? Is they do not talk with God; He is a day’s journey from us. What was written in 1889 in the Spirit of Prophecy? That a large number of Adventists had lost sight of justification by faith.
What is it to lose sight of righteousness by faith? It is to miss the supreme purpose of the gospel. Which must? Prove disastrous for the individual. No matter? How well-meaning and earnest regarding doctrines. Unless divine power is brought into our experience? Christ and His righteousness will be dropped; their faith without power or life. Unless they zealously repent? There will be among those spewed out of the mouth of God.
How have God’s people failed to bring divine power into their experience? To a lamentable degree. What has been crowded out? The simplicity. What took its place? Forms and ceremonies. What has God’s professed people made themselves? An offense in His sight.
Boastful self-sufficiency and complacent self-righteousness? Have masked and concealed the beggarly elements and nakedness of the soul. But with God? All things are naked and manifest. What does the want of righteousness produce? Wretchedness and nakedness in those who feel rich and increased with goods. In their own righteousness? They are represented as clothed with filthy rags. Yet in this condition? They flatter themselves to be clothed upon with Christ’s righteousness. Could? Deception be greater?
What did Martin Luther fear? That righteousness by faith would be lost sight of. Martin Luther said when he has lost Christ? He must fall into confidence in his own works. Sad fact that? Jesus has been made secondary while theories take first place. Do not imagine that? Ceremonies and forms will make you an heir of heaven. Our churches are dying? For want of the teaching of righteousness by faith. An argumentative subject is? Productive of little good. One subject will swallow up all others? Christ our righteousness.
Cor Ch. 10
Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. What is provided through Christ? Restoration and reconciliation. What makes the cross of Christ possible? A full, complete ransom has been paid; the sinner is pardoned; the justice of the law is maintained. Why can we center our hopes on Christ alone? Because He is our substitute and surety. The best efforts that men, in his own strength, can make are? Valueless. He who is trying to reach heaven? By his own work, by keeping the law, is attempting an impossibility.
Men cannot be saved? Without obedience. But his works? Should not be of himself. Righteousness for justification? Is imparted. No repentance is genuine? If it does not work. Righteousness for sanctification? If it does not work reformation. What element is righteousness by faith? A supernatural element in human nature. We are under the control of? One or the other of the two great powers that are contending for the supremacy of the world. How do people belong to Satan? It is not necessary for us deliberately to choose the service of the kingdom of darkness in order to come under its dominion. We only have to? Neglect to ally with Jesus.
Unless we do so? Satan will take possession of the heart and make it his abiding place. He who has righteousness is not? Hard-hearted or unsympathetic. When we accept Christ? Fruits will appear. As we enter the close of time? The current of evil will be more decidedly toward perdition. Although the righteousness of Christ is freely offered? Some do not appropriate it; it is a robe unworn, a fountain untouched.
Only those who are clothed with the garments of His righteousness? Will be able to endure the glory of His presence when He shall appear. On Christ’s coronation day? He will not acknowledge as His any who wear spot or wrinkle. Jesus, surrounded by? The army of the redeemed, each bearing the sign “The Lord Our Righteousness.”
Cor Ch. 11
Christ Our Righteousness — A. G. Daniells Bible Study, Advent Bible Study. Justification by faith is the work? Of God, of laying the glory of men in the dust. And doing for men? That which it is not in his power to do for himself. When are men prepared to be clothed with Christ’s righteousness? When they see their nothingness. How are men losing the right way? Thinking that they must do something to merit the favor of God. They seek? To make themselves better by their own unaided efforts.
This they? Can never accomplish. If by any? Efforts of our own we could advance one step toward heaven, the words of Christ would not be true. There are many who feel? They have a great work to do before they can come to Christ. It seems difficult? For them to understand that Christ is a complete Savior. They lose sight of the fact? That Christ is the way, the truth, the life. First of all, entering this experience? Man must be brought to the realization of his hopeless condition.
Without grace? Nothing can be done for the sinner; he is in a hopeless condition. Through grace? Supernatural power is imparted. Christ is the source? Of every right impulse. He is the only one? Who can arouse in the heart enmity against sin. No soul can? Repent without the grace of Christ. The law demands? Righteousness. This the sinner? Owes to the law, but he is incapable of rendering it. Those making profession of godliness? Bear evil fruits. Men cannot meet? The demands of the law in his own strength. His works? Will all be tainted by sin. The only way the sinner obtains righteousness? Is through faith.
Not by works of? Righteousness which we have done. But according to? His mercy He saved us. There are many Christians? Who have not the garment of righteousness. They profess to be children of God? But are not cleansed from sin. They are? Selfish and self-sufficient; their experience is Christless. They neither? Love God nor their neighbor. They do not see? The defects in themselves. They are not able to detect? Workings of pride and iniquity. They are glad in garments? Of self-righteousness. And stricken? With spiritual blindness. Our churches are dying? For the want of teaching in righteousness by faith.
If we are self-sufficient? And think that we may go on as we please and yet hope to come out on the right side finally, we shall find that we have made a terrible mistake. What is lost in the SDA church? Love for God and one another. What is cherished? Self, self, self — and striving for the supremacy. Unless there is a reconversion? There will soon be such a lack of godliness that the church will be presented as the barren fig tree.
What has come in? Selfishness. And God says? “I will remove thy candlestick out of its place, except you repent.” Jesus looked upon the? Pretentious, fruitless fig tree. With mournful reluctance, He pronounced the words of doom. Under the curse? Of an offended God, the fig tree withered away. God help His people? Make an application of this lesson while there is still time.
God’s people today are not? Fulfilling this commission to go into all the world. Why? Selfishness prevents them from receiving these words. In many hearts there seems? To be scarcely a breath of spiritual life. God brings against ministers and people? The heavy charge of spiritual feebleness. God calls for? Revival and reformation. Unless this takes place? God’s people will continue to grow more abhorrent to the Lord until He refuses to acknowledge them as His children.
There is more hope of an? Open enemy than one that is neutral. The darkness shall cover the earth? And gross darkness the people. But the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. God rebukes His people? For their sins, that He might humble them. How many are? Backslidden, having lost their first love, neither cold nor hot? Satan will do his utmost? To keep them in a state of indifference and stupor. They were made to see themselves as? Sinful and polluted, and Christ was lifted up. As they looked upon? His spotless righteousness, they saw their own deformity and pollution.
It is Christ in His fullness? That the sinner must see. For the? Unparalleled love of Christ will bring conviction. When we partake of the divine nature? We will look with abhorrence upon all our exaltation of self. Their offering has been valueless? As was Cain’s, for it was destitute of the righteousness of Christ. There are tares mingled? Among the wheat. You have a few names? Even in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments. God’s people have lost? Their first love.