5. When was the plan for man’s salvation prepared? 2 Timothy 1:9.
NOTE: ‘The plan of salvation had been laid before the creation of the earth; for Christ is “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8); yet it was a struggle, even with the King of the universe, to yield up His Son to die for the guilty race. But “God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16. Oh, the mystery of redemption! The love of God for a world that did not love Him! Who can know the depths of that love which “passeth knowledge”? Through endless ages immortal minds, seeking to comprehend the mystery of that incomprehensible love, will wonder and adore.’ Patriarchs & Prophets, page 63.
6. What did Isaiah tell us that the work of the Redeemer and Saviour would be? Isaiah 43:1, 11, 25.
NOTE: ‘It is very difficult for the human heart to reinstate one who has betrayed his confidence and has spurned love and friendship; but the infinite God will not only heal our backslidings and love us freely, but He also says, “I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.” S. N. Haskell: The Cross and its Shadow, page 14.