Opening Question What should I do if I find something in the Bible that is hard to understand or seems to disagree with something else I read there? Introduction In a book the size of...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Opening Question If you knew someone was a prophet sent from god, would you want to be their friend? Introduction This lesson approaches Bible prophecy deductively from an already-formed theological position in order to defend...
Opening Question Does Archeology provide any support that stories in the Bible actually happened, or does it refute the Judeo-Christian faith? Introduction The Biblical text is rooted in time, place, and history. This week’s lesson...
Opening Question Are all scientific findings true and unchangeable? Introduction Genesis and modern cosmology, the nature and ordering of the Universe – are they congruent? Certainly, the Bible makes no claims to scientific accuracy, yet...
Opening Question Can you conceive of or imagine anything that doesn’t have a beginning? Introduction Genesis lays the groundwork—indeed, narratively sets the stage—for the rest of the Bible’s grand, overarching theme: redemption and atonement (at-one-ment)...
Opening Question What are some of the challenges in translating the Greek and Hebrew texts of the Bible into English, and other modern languages around the world? Introduction Although Adventists do not hold to verbal...
Opening Question How many different types of literature are contained in our Bibles, and should we read or interpret them all in the same way? Introduction This week’s lesson is on the need for interpretation,...
Opening Question Where in the Bible would you turn to show someone the principle of “sola scriptura?” Can such a belief be defended from the Bible alone? Introduction Reformers found in the Bible direct evidence...
Opening Question What gives the Bible so much influence in people’s lives so many years after it was written? Isn’t it outdated, and obsolete due to the progression of science and human reason? Introduction This...
Opening Question Did the New Testament authors quote from or use the Old Testament in irresponsible ways, or were they on to something? Introduction Some modern scholars have concluded that the New Testament apostles and...
Opening QuestionDid God tell the prophets and apostles exactly what to write in the Bible? IntroductionWhere did the Bible come from? What drove the writers to put their thoughts to paper? How did the documents...
Opening QuestionWhy do many people say the Bible must be interpreted? Can’t it just be read and understood? IntroductionWe begin a new study this quarter on the uniqueness of the Bible and how to read...
This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 2nd Quarter of 2020. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week’s lesson: an introduction to...
Read for This Week’s Study: 2 Tim. 3:1–9; Ezek. 14:14; Phil. 4:4–13; Prov. 3:5; 1 Pet. 2:11, 12; Matt. 7:23; 25:21. Memory Text: “Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against...
Life and Death
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Reasons for Thanksgiving and Prayer
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Persecuted but Not Forsaken
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Life and Death
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That We May Know Him
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What Inspiration Is
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