Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

hope, we sense our need of a Saviour. Then the
good news of the gospel becomes truly meaningful.
Thus the law points us to Christ, the only one who
can help us escape our desperate situation.[10] It
was in this light that Paul referred to both the moral
law and the ceremonial law as "our schoolmaster
["tutor," NKJV] to bring us unto Christ, that we
might be justified by faith" (Gal. 3:24).[11]
While the law reveals our sin, it can never save
us. Just as water is the means to cleanse a dirty
face, so we, after having discovered our need in the
mirror of God's moral law, reach for the fountain
that is open "for sin and for uncleanness" (Zech.
13:1) and are cleansed by "the blood of the Lamb"
(Rev. 7:14). We must look to Christ, "and as Christ
is revealed to ... [us] upon the cross of Calvary,
dying beneath the weight of the sins of the whole
world, the Holy Spirit shows ... [us] the attitude of
God to all who repent of their transgressions."[12]
Then hope fills our souls, and in faith we reach out
to our Saviour, who extends to us the gift of
everlasting life (John 3:16).
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