The biblical flood has long been the subject of extensive and heated debate. What we want to do in this lesson is explore primarily what the Bible has to say about the flood from the...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
This lesson takes us to a discussion about the relationship between sin and death in the broadest terms. Picking up from Lesson #7, we redefine the terms for human sins and rebellion and consider the...
We hear about and discuss “The Fall” on occasion. Our goal for this lesson is to explore the collapse of human beings into evil and the consequences of the revolt and rebellion it engenders. Relevant...
A close look at the biblical accounts of creation reveals remarkable similarities and differences. We attempt here to listen carefully to the texts, compare and contrast them, and learn from and be enriched by them....
The issue of time and chronology for creation is not treated directly by any one biblical passage or book, but grows from a discussion of several chronological clues in the Bible and various dating methods...
Genesis 1 is clear about the time it took God to create the world by means of voicing it into existence. We explore here the implications of a six-day creation week for the creation account...
Lessons 2 and 3 grapple with the relationship between nature and the Bible. In the course of this part of the discussion about creation, we will need to ask important questions about the role of...
Lessons 2 and 3 grapple with the relationship between nature and the Bible. In the course of this part of the discussion about creation, we will need to ask important questions about the role of...
The doctrine of creation is pervasive in the Bible and so are the portraits of God as creator. To understand the biblical picture of creation and creator, it might be helpful at the outset to...
DOUGLAS CLARK Professor of Biblical Studies School of Theology at Walla Walla College In the context of this subject, we do well, first, to maintain an attitude of awe and wonder at the marvelous world...
Key passages: Rev 12:1-12 2 Thess 3:1-11 2 Corinthians 11:12-15 The decisive battle for human freedom has already been fought. The most intense struggle ended with the defeat of Satan in the death of Christ...
Key passages: Psalm 1 Psalm 119 The temptation of Jesus by Satan shows that the devil can use Scripture to his own ends. One can always find a Bible text that appears to support almost...
Key passages: Revelation 12 Matthew 4:1-11; 9:32-34; 12:22-30 The New Testament gospels record the greatest war in the universe. The most intense point of struggle in that war occurred during the life of Jesus. Satan...
In the interpretation of the book of Daniel, it is important to note which parts of the prophetic chapters are interpreted by the Bible itself. Where no specific interpretation is given, interpreters diverge; where the...
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