Good Word Lessons

Relevant Biblical Passages: Rev. 12-14; 19; 21-22 The Evidence Is In. The last chapter in Ellen White’s book, The Great Controversy, is entitled “The Controversy Ended.” Note the elements she chooses to emphasize in her...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Matthew 16:13-20; 18:15-20; 28:19-20; Acts 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 Importance of the Church in the Cosmic Conflict. Ironically, those who emphasize Pauline theology in our modern era, often taken a very...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Rom. 8:31-39; Eph. 6:10-17 Crucial Role of Human Obedience. One can scarcely avoid the significance of human obedience in the lives of those who follow Jesus,. Even those devoted followers of Paul...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Mark 14-16; John 13, 20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; 15:3-14 Jesus: Mediator Both Ways. In the story of Jesus, the paradoxical elements in the great cosmic battle become especially prominent. The more traditional...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Matt. 8:5-13; 12:22-32; Mark 5:25-34; John 5:1-18; 11:1-45 Miracles: Gift or Reward? Some of Jesus’ miracles seem to have been performed without any particular merit or even faith on the part of...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Matt. 13; 20:1-16; 21:33-41; 22:1-14; Luke 15 Human Responsibility and Divine Initiative in Tension: The Parables. If one adopts the so-called “free-will” defense of God in the cosmic struggle between good and...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Isa. 53; Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; 16-28; John 6:1-15 A Surprising Messiah. Many passages in the Old Testament could be taken to suggest that the Messiah would sweep away the enemies of...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Job 19:25-27; Gen. 17:1-11; 22:1-18; Ruth, Dan. 6; Esther 4 Tormented Witnesses. Apparently belonging to the Lord’s side doesn’t mean an easy street in the great cosmic struggle. Can you think of...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Gen. 39; Judg. 13-16; 2 Sam. 11-12; 1 Kings 18; Heb. 11 God’s Witnesses: Imperfect Saints. If the Book of Job provides the framework within which we are to understand the great...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Genesis 3, 4, 6-9, 11 Dangerous Freedom. In some ways the early chapters of Genesis mirror the “action” of biblical narratives where God “allows” his creatures to be free. In the New...

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