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Dave Thomas

David Thomas is Professor of Practical Theology & Apologetics. He has been a member of the faculty at WWU since the summer of 2001. He served as Dean of the School of Theology for seventeen years (2001-2018). He is now focused on full-time teaching and writing. Prior to joining the faculty, Thomas spent some 24 years in pastoral work in New England, and in Washington. His pastoral experience ranges from multiple church districts to large, multi-staff churches. While pastoring in the east, he taught as an adjunct professor at Atlantic Union College for six years. He has served on many administrative committees at conference, union, and institutional levels. He has been a member of the Walla Walla College Board of Trustees.

The Road to Faith

  • Lesson 7 for the week of August 5 to August 12
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2011-11-12.mp3
Leading Question: “What does the apostle Paul mean when he says that Christians are not under the law?” Key Passages: Galatians 3:21-25 – The coming of Christ changes our relationship with the law. Romans 3:9-20 – Sin...

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The Priority of the Promise

  • Lesson 6 for the week of July 29 to August 5
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2011-11-05.mp3
Leading Question: “If God saves people by faith alone, why did he give the law in the first place?” Key Passages: Galatians 3:15-20: The law must be understood in light of God’s promise to Abraham....

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Old Testament Faith

  • Lesson 5 for the week of July 22 to July 29
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2011-10-29.mp3
Leading Question: “To succeed in this world, we learn to rely on our strengths. Why is that so foolish, however, when it comes to our spiritual lives?” Key Passages: Galatians 3:1-14 – Personal experience and Scripture...

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Justified by Faith Alone

  • Lesson 4 for the week of July 15 to June 22
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2011-10-22.mp3
Leading Question: “On what basis can a God who is holy and just accept and forgive faulty humans?” Key Passages: Galatians 2:15-21 – Jesus’ faithfulness is the means by which humans are made right with God....

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The Unity of the Gospel

  • Lesson 3 for the week of July 8 to July 15
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2011-10-15.mp3
Leading Question: “Is the debate over circumcision in the early church relevant for Christians today?” Key Passages: Galatians 2:1-14 – Paul and the apostles agreed that circumcision was not necessary for Gentiles. Galatians 5:2-6 – Circumcision is...

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Paul’s Authority and Gospel

  • Lesson 2 for the week of July 1 to July 8
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2011-10-08.mp3
Leading Question: “How do we relate to Scripture? And what authority does it have in our lives?” Key Passages: Galatians 1:1-24 – Paul defends his apostolic authority and the divine origin of his gospel. 2 Peter...

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Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles

  • Lesson 1 for the week of June 24 to July 1
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2011-10-01.mp3
Leading Question: “Who was Saul of Tarsus? And why did God choose him as His apostle to the Gentiles?” Key Passages: Acts 6:8-7:60 – Arrest and Stoning of Stephen Acts 8:1-3 – Saul’s Persecution of the Church...

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Some Lessons from Job

  • Lesson 14 for the week of December 24 to December 31
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-31.mp3
Related Verses: Job 1-42 Leading Question: For you, what is the most important take-away from our study of the book of Job? As author of this study guide, I would focus on four points as...

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The Character of Job

  • Lesson 13 for the week of December 17 to December 24
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-24.mp3
Related Verses: Job 1-2, 31, 42 Leading Question: Who gives the right assessment of Job’s character: Job himself, his friends, or God? We can look at Job’s character from three perspectives: at the beginning before...

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Job’s Redeemer

  • Lesson 12 for the week of December 10 to December 17
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-17.mp3
Related Verses: Job 19:25-27 Leading Question: What light does the Old Testament context throw on the word “Redeemer” and what it might have meant to Job? This week’s lesson focuses on the famous “Redeemer” passage...

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Out of the Whirlwind

  • Lesson 11 for the week of December 3 to December 10
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-12-10.mp3
Related Verses: Job 27-32 Leading Question: If you had lots of questions to ask God and after a long silence he talked back but did not answer your questions, would you – like Job –...

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The Wrath of Elihu

  • Lesson 10 for the week of November 26 to December 3
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-12-03.mp3
Related Verses: Job 27-32 Leading Question: In the end, God tells Job’s three friends that they need to repent. But he doesn’t say a thing about Elihu. Does that mean that Elihu had it right...

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Intimations of Hope

  • Lesson 9 for the week of November 19 to November 26
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-11-26.mp3
Related Verses: Job 13 Leading Question: To what extent does Job establish a firm link between the believer’s hope and the resurrection and future life? In the lesson for December 17, the study guide takes...

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Innocent Blood

  • Lesson 8 for the week of November 12 to November 19
https://wwugoodword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-11-19.mp3
Related Verses: Job 10, 15 Leading Question: How is it possible for a man who shares the common guilt of all humankind to also claim to be innocent as Job did? The book of Job...

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