Category: Lessons

Paradise Lost: The Impact of the Fall

• Lesson 7 for the week of August 7 to August 14

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...

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The Creation Accounts

• Lesson 6 for the week of July 31 to August 7

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....

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When Creation?

• Lesson 5 for the week of July 24 to July 31

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...

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Creation in Six Days

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 17 to July 24

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...

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What Happened?

• Lesson 3 for the week of July 10 to July 17

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...

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God’s Two Books: Scripture and Nature

• Lesson 2 for the week of July 3 to July 10

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...

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God the Creator

• Lesson 1 for the week of June 26 to July 3

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...

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Introduction

• Introduction

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...

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The Last Fight for Human Freedom

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 19 to June 26

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...

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Scripture Twisting

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 12 to June 19

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...

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Encounter

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 5 to June 12

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...

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Human Vulnerability – Addendum B

• Addendum B for the week of May 29 to June 5

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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Human Vulnerability – Addendum A

• Addendum A for the week of May 29 to June 5

In our modern world, views of prophecy, especially with reference to the “last days” or the “end of time” (apocalyptic/eschatology) fall into four basic categories: A. Preterist: The “liberal” rationalist, critical perspective that denies the...

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Human Vulnerability

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 29 to June 5

Key passages: Ephesians 6:10-18 The devil works to break down human freedom and maintain his control through force, threat and deception. In this conversation we focus on his strategies of control through deception. Look at...

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