Leading Question: “In God’s new kingdom, how will the law of God be different than that law of God that we now know?” Introduction to the Issue: In this sinful world, attitudes toward God’s law...
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
Leading Question: “Given the differing reactions to law within the human family, how can a single church unite them all in Christ?” Introduction to the Issue. If we are serious about uniting all God’s children...
Leading Question: “How can we avoid the tendency to focus only on the passages of Scripture that meet our needs?” Introduction to the Issue: It is worth noting that when a person swings away from...
Leading Question: “On what basis have some Christians concluded that the Old Testament represents the “old” covenant and the New Testament the “new” covenant? Introduction to the Issue: Some Christians who resolve the old covenant/new...
Leading Question: “In the Old Testament, law is Gospel – good news – why is that hard for some people to believe? Introduction to the Issue: The contrast between the view of law in the...
Leading Question: “If Jesus is God in the flesh, God incarnate, why should we have a lesson that distinguishes between the law of God and the law of Christ?” Introduction to the Issue: Christianity required...
Leading Question: “What does Paul mean when he says in Romans 10:4 that Christ is the end of the law? Introduction to the Issue: It is possible that the question raised by the title/topic of...
Leading Question: “Does the death of Christ nullify the law?” Introduction to the Issue: When one links Christ’s death with the law, the clear implication is that the law is an instrument of condemnation, not...
Leading Question: “What did Jesus do to transform the human understanding of the Sabbath?” Introduction to the Issue. In our modern world the idea of sacred time has nearly vanished. “Remember the Sabbath to keep...
Leading question: Does the Sermon on the Mount make keeping the law harder or easier? Introduction to the Issue: Jesus’ treatment of the law in Matthew 5 (Sermon on the Mount) raises acute questions, not...
Leading Question: “How do we know which traditions to keep and which ones we can safely ignore?” Introduction to the issue. When addressing the questions of what laws and traditions we should retain and which...
Leading Question: “Where does Moses talk about Jesus?” Introduction to the Issue: In John 5:46 Jesus states that Moses “wrote about me.” But how could that be? Perhaps only in the sense that the principles...
Leading Question: “Should believers respond to civil law in the same way that they respond to religious law? Introduction to the Issue: This week’s lesson gives us the opportunity to look at “law” in a...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Jesus Mingled with People
July 30, 2016
The Priority of the Promise
July 29, 2017
The Curse Causeless
October 29, 2016
Jesus in the Writings of Peter
May 13, 2017
The Character of Job
December 17, 2016
The Church Militant
March 12, 2016
The Cosmic Controversy
March 31, 2018
Josiah’s Reforms
November 14, 2015
Symbolic Acts
October 31, 2015
Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter
June 17, 2017
Lessons from Jeremiah
December 19, 2015
Languages, Text and Context
May 9, 2020
Why is Interpretation Needed?
May 2, 2020
By Scripture Alone—Sola Scriptura
April 25, 2020
The Bible—The Authoritative Source of our Theology
April 18, 2020
Jesus and the Apostles’ View of the Bible
April 11, 2020
The Origin and Nature of the Bible
April 4, 2020
The Uniqueness of the Bible
March 28, 2020
General Introduction
March 28, 2020
From Dust to Stars
March 21, 2020
From North and South to the Beautiful Land
March 14, 2020
From Battle to Victory
March 7, 2020
From Confession to Consolation
February 29, 2020
From Contamination to Purification
February 22, 2020
Families of Faith
June 8, 2019
From Furnace to Palace
January 18, 2020
Lord of Our Resources
August 13, 2005
The Holy Spirit Symbolized in Scripture
April 1, 2006
The Early Earth
October 14, 2006
The Bible and Happiness
June 2, 2007
An Overview of Discipleship
December 29, 2007
From Folly to Faith: The Apostle Peter
August 16, 2008
Introduction
March 28, 2009
Power Struggle
November 7, 2009
Social Support: The Tie That Binds
June 19, 2010
Guilt
January 22, 2011
Worship in the Early Church
September 10, 2011