Opening Question How has knowing the Bible been a blessing in your life? Introduction This lesson really picks up on the last part of last week’s study guide. There is no doubt about the Bible’s...
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
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...
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 Isn’t it outdated, and obsolete due to the progression of science and human reason?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 QuestionDid the New Testament authors quote from or use the Old Testament in irresponsible ways, or were they on to something? IntroductionSome modern scholars have concluded that the New Testament apostles and gospel authors...
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...
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
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
Creation: Genesis as Foundation, Part 1
May 16, 2020
Languages, Text and Context
May 9, 2020
Why is Interpretation Needed?
May 2, 2020
By Scripture Alone—Sola Scriptura
April 25, 2020
The Bible—The Authoritative Source of our Theology
April 18, 2020
Jesus and the Apostles’ View of the Bible
April 11, 2020
The Origin and Nature of the Bible
April 4, 2020
The Uniqueness of the Bible
March 28, 2020
Creation: Genesis as Foundation, Part 1
May 16, 2020
The Christian Armor
December 17, 2005
Daniel 2
July 8, 2006
The Abuse of Power and Grace
February 24, 2007
The Shepherd’s Crucible
September 29, 2007
The Puzzle of His Conduct
May 10, 2008
Atonement and Universal Harmony
December 20, 2008
Walking in the Light: Rejecting Antichrists
August 1, 2009
The Fruit of the Spirit Is Truth
March 13, 2010
Jonathan: Born for Greatness
October 16, 2010
The Prodigal’s New Clothes
May 28, 2011
God as Redeemer
January 14, 2012
Final Events
August 25, 2012