Read: John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Rom. 1:18-20; 2:14-16 How to Relate to Non-Christians. Can people who do not know Jesus and who do not knowingly follow him be saved in a kingdom where Jesus reigns...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Read: John 10:16; 13:34-35; 1 Cor. 13; Rev. 14:1-12 Christ’s Other Sheep. These lessons are prepared by a Seventh-day Adventist and are supported by a Seventh-day Adventist institution. Quite bluntly, the question being addressed in...
Read: Matt. 5:13-16; 22:15-21; Rom. 13:1-5; 1 Pet. 2:13-15 Respect for Authorities. When does a Christian submit to authority and when should a Christian resist an authority? That is the issue which lies at the...
Read: Gen. 3:17-19; Eccl. 9:10; Matt. 18:15-22; Luke 15:11-32 Religion in the Workplace. Does the Christian do better work than a non-Christian worker. If so, why? That is the focus of our discussion this week....
Read: 1 Sam. 20; John 15:12-15; 2 Cor. 6:14-18; Phil. 2:3-8 Friendship. To what extent is the divine example a model for human friendship, as presented by a Father whom we cannot see and the...
Read: Gen. 2:18-25; John 2:1-11; Eph. 5:21-33; 1 Pet. 3:1-7 Marriage Is Not Out of Date. In Scripture, marriage is the norm, celibacy the rare exception. Jesus never married, but early in his ministry blessed...
Read: Ps. 127:3-5; Prov. 1:8-15; 19:8; Eph. 6:1-4; Phil. 4:9 Parenthood – Joys and Responsibilities. To what extent are parents responsible for their children, both before they reach maturity and after? The ideas suggested by...
Read: Gen. 22:1-14; Exod. 20:12; Luke 2:41-52; Eph. 6:1-3 Honor Your Father and Your Mother. Right at the beginning of Leviticus 19, a chapter which includes a wide variety of laws, both moral and ritual,...
Read: Isaiah 65-66 Background Considerations We don’t read a lot in the Old Testament about life beyond death or heaven or resurrection. These ideas appear in places, but they are limited in number and mostly...
Read: Isaiah 59-62 Background Considerations Salvation and deliverance in the Old Testament typically carry the more everyday ideas of rescue or deliverance from pests, storms, enemies, drought, etc., as well as the more theologically significant...
Read: Isaiah 55 and 58 Background Considerations Many see Isaiah 56-66 as another inspired addition to the book of Isaiah from an even later time than the Babylonian exile. Whereas chapters 1-39 assume primarily an...
Read: Isaiah 50:4-9; 52:13-53:12 Background Considerations Last week’s lesson introduced us to the so-called “Servant Songs” and the debates surrounding their interpretation. It also recommended our attempting to listen to what these words must have...
Read: Isaiah 42:1-4; 49:1-6 Background Considerations Within Isaiah 40-55 many students of the book have seen a major theme develop around the idea of “the servant.” The term “servant” appears in this section with a...
Read: Isaiah 40 Background Considerations It is in Isaiah 40 that all students of the book recognize a dramatic shift. Whether one attributes this to another author or not, the shift is here. For the...
