Leading Question: “In God’s new kingdom, how will the law of God be different than that law of God that we now know?” Introduction to the Issue: In this sinful world, attitudes toward God’s law...
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
Leading Question: “Given the differing reactions to law within the human family, how can a single church unite them all in Christ?” Introduction to the Issue. If we are serious about uniting all God’s children...
Leading Question: “How can we avoid the tendency to focus only on the passages of Scripture that meet our needs?” Introduction to the Issue: It is worth noting that when a person swings away from...
Leading Question: “On what basis have some Christians concluded that the Old Testament represents the “old” covenant and the New Testament the “new” covenant? Introduction to the Issue: Some Christians who resolve the old covenant/new...
Leading Question: “In the Old Testament, law is Gospel – good news – why is that hard for some people to believe? Introduction to the Issue: The contrast between the view of law in the...
Leading Question: “If Jesus is God in the flesh, God incarnate, why should we have a lesson that distinguishes between the law of God and the law of Christ?” Introduction to the Issue: Christianity required...
Leading Question: “What does Paul mean when he says in Romans 10:4 that Christ is the end of the law? Introduction to the Issue: It is possible that the question raised by the title/topic of...
Leading Question: “Does the death of Christ nullify the law?” Introduction to the Issue: When one links Christ’s death with the law, the clear implication is that the law is an instrument of condemnation, not...
Leading Question: “What did Jesus do to transform the human understanding of the Sabbath?” Introduction to the Issue. In our modern world the idea of sacred time has nearly vanished. “Remember the Sabbath to keep...
Leading question: Does the Sermon on the Mount make keeping the law harder or easier? Introduction to the Issue: Jesus’ treatment of the law in Matthew 5 (Sermon on the Mount) raises acute questions, not...
Leading Question: “How do we know which traditions to keep and which ones we can safely ignore?” Introduction to the issue. When addressing the questions of what laws and traditions we should retain and which...
Leading Question: “Where does Moses talk about Jesus?” Introduction to the Issue: In John 5:46 Jesus states that Moses “wrote about me.” But how could that be? Perhaps only in the sense that the principles...
Leading Question: “Should believers respond to civil law in the same way that they respond to religious law? Introduction to the Issue: This week’s lesson gives us the opportunity to look at “law” in a...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Jesus Mingled with People
July 30, 2016
The Priority of the Promise
July 29, 2017
The Curse Causeless
October 29, 2016
Jesus in the Writings of Peter
May 13, 2017
The Character of Job
December 17, 2016
The Church Militant
March 12, 2016
The Cosmic Controversy
March 31, 2018
Josiah’s Reforms
November 14, 2015
Symbolic Acts
October 31, 2015
Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter
June 17, 2017
Lessons from Jeremiah
December 19, 2015
Ministering Like Jesus
August 15, 2020
Sharing the Word
August 8, 2020
Unlimited Possibilities
August 1, 2020
Spirit-empowered Witnessing
July 25, 2020
Prayer Power: Interceding for Others
July 18, 2020
Seeing People Through Jesus’ Eyes
July 11, 2020
Winsome Witnesses: The Power of Personal Testimony
July 4, 2020
Why Witness?
June 27, 2020
Living by the Word of God
June 20, 2020
Dealing with Difficult Passages
June 13, 2020
The Bible and Prophecy
June 6, 2020
The Bible as History
May 30, 2020
Creation: Genesis as Foundation, Part II
May 23, 2020
Sabbath Healings and Hard Hearts
April 9, 2005
Living the New Life
November 19, 2005
Appendix B
June 24, 2006
The Catalog of Times
January 20, 2007
David and Bathsheba: Adultery and After
September 1, 2007
The Reality of His Humanity
April 12, 2008
Metaphors of Salvation
November 22, 2008
Jesus and the Johannine Letters
June 27, 2009
The Fruit of the Spirit Is Faithfulness
February 13, 2010
Appendix A: Commentary on the ninth command
September 25, 2010
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
The Gospel and the Church
December 17, 2011
The Apostolic Example
July 28, 2012