Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18; Deut 32; 1 Cor 10; Isa 44; Rev 12; Job 1,2 Theme: “Rules of Engagement” Leading Question: Does the Bible make clear that in the cosmic conflict God sets limitations...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Relevant Verses: Gen 1-3; Isa 14; Ezek 28; Matt 4, 13; Eph 6; Rev 12 Theme: “The Cosmic Conflict” Leading Question: What passages in the Bible teach most clearly that there is a cosmic conflict?...
Relevant Verses: Genesis 50; 1 Corinthians 13; Psalm 81; Deuteronomy 6; John 16 Theme: “Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence” Leading Question: How does one tell if a particular event is “providential,” “natural,” or “demonic”?...
Relevant Verses: 2 Sam 6; 2 Kings 2; Exod 32; Gen 18; Ps 10, 22, 73; Matt 27; Mark 15; Hab 1, Mal 4, Job 30, 38; Jer 12, 13 Theme: “The Problem of Evil”...
Relevant Verses: Malachi 3, Exodus 23, Genesis 18, Numbers 35, Joshua 7 Theme: “God’s Love of Justice” Leading Question: Is the understanding of “justice” the same among all human beings? When it comes to matters...
Relevant Verses: Psalm 78, Nehemiah 9, Amos 7, Jonah, Mark 3, 10 Theme: “The Wrath of Divine Love” Leading Question: “The Wrath of Divine Love” sounds so negative. Can’t we just skip it? We will...
Relevant Verses: Isaiah 1, 49, Psalm 103, Luke 10, Matthew 9 Theme: “God Is Passionate and Compassionate” Leading Question: Is it “reasonable” for God to be passionate and compassionate with his wayward children? Question: Which...
Relevant Verses: Zephaniah 3, Luke 15, Psalm 146, Romans 5 Theme: To Be Pleasing to God Leading Question: Which is our more serious challenge: Convincing arrogant sinners to abandon their arrogance, or convincing repentant sinners...
Relevant Verses: Genesis 6, 9, 15; Deuteronomy 7; Jeremiah 31, Psalm 136 Theme: Covenantal Love Leading Question: “How does the idea of covenant help us understand the word “love”? Our lesson speaks of “covenantal love.” ...
Relevant Verses: Exodus 33; Hosea 14; Matthew 22 Theme: God Loves Freely Leading Question: Given all that we know about the human race and about ourselves, is it “reasonable” to expect that God should love...
Relevant Verses: John 21 Theme: Knowing Jesus Leading Question: What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? Question: Can you think of any events in your life that seemed bad at the time...
Relevant Verses: John 18:33–19:5; 19:17–27; 20:1–18 Theme: The Crucified and the Risen Jesus In his book Night, Elie Wiesel describes a scene from the concentration camp in Auschwitz: The CrossThis brief commentary focuses on those...
Relevant Verses: John 14:10, 24; 16:7–11; 17:1–26 Theme: Inseparable Companionship Leading Question: What is your preferred way of thinking about the Trinity? John’s Gospel has been a significant source for the Christian doctrine of the...
Relevant Verses: John 14:1–6 Theme: Jesus, the Only Way Leading Question: How do we know the way to God? In postmodern times, one of the most important discussions in Christianity is whether salvation, or soteriology...
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