One of the challenges of talking about faith is that the word has so many different connotations. As you reflect on the questions below, it may be valuable to list the many different ways in...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
This quarter, our discussion guide explores two related elements of the Christian life: doctrine and experience. Each week, we will focus on one theme and, as Bruinsma suggests, we will “attempt to maintain a careful...
Before using this discussion guide, the reader should be aware of several assumptions made by the author. First, I assume this study guide will be used in close connection with the Adult Sabbath School Study...
Theme: Confidence in the Prophetic Gift Leading Question: How does one develop confidence in the “prophetic gift”? If one starts with the question of how one develops “confidence” in a person, or in anything, for...
Theme: Blessings of the Prophetic Gift Leading Question: Is the prophetic gift more important for blazing a new trail or defending old landmarks? In Adventist History, two key words represent the poles between which any...
Theme: Interpreting the Prophetic Writings Leading Question: Can a person be saved who has never heard of the Bible or listened to its message? 1. Interpreting prophetic writings: helpful, but not essential (Rom 2:14-16). In...
Theme: The Message of the Prophets Leading Question: To what extent is it the responsibility of prophets to help God’s people retain doctrinal integrity? While it is very important for a believing community to hold...
Theme: The Integrity of the Prophetic Gift Leading Question: When speaking of prophetic messengers, what does the word “integrity” mean, as in the phrase, “The Integrity of the Prophetic Gift”? When scholars in the 19th...
Theme: The Authority of the Prophets Leading Question: With reference to three kinds of prophetic voices, how does the authority of a prophetic messenger differ: a living prophetic voice, a deceased prophet who has left...
Theme: The Work of the Prophets Leading Question: Is the work of the prophet primarily to bring good news or bad? The work of Ellen White parallels the work of the biblical prophets in both...
Theme: Testing the Prophets Leading Question: To what extent should we simply “believe” the prophets? Or should we also invoke our critical and analytical powers to test them as well? When one is reading or...
Theme: The Inspiration of the Prophets Leading Question: If we claim inspiration for a prophet, does that mean that everything the prophet says is the result of direct revelation from God? If we listen carefully...
Theme: The Gift of Prophecy and God’s Remnant Church Leading Question: Does the presence of the gift of prophecy in Adventism guarantee once-and-for-all our status as God’s remnant people? For our pioneers, the conviction that...
Theme: Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy Leading Question: Do some “spiritual gifts” carry more clout than others? In three of his letters Paul includes lists of spiritual gifts (Rom 12:6-8; 1 Cor 12:8-10, 28-30; Eph 4:11-12)....
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