Spiritualism is gaining momentum. Even in Adventist circles, I have seen Adventists on Facebook wishing their dead loved ones a “happy heavenly birthday.” This concerns me, as we know spiritualism will be one of the great deceptions in the last days. The Bible still remains plain about the state of the dead and the resurrection … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 24th of August 2026 Yesterday, we learned that Paul’s love for the Corinthians was made manifest in that he comforted them in their hardships, just as he received comfort from God in his (2 Corinthians 1:1-11). Today, we will see that his love for them was also displayed through the integrity … Continue reading –>
Read the memory text (2 Cor 2:4). There is clearly a conflict between Paul and the Corinthians, and Paul repeatedly says that the context of the conflict is his deep love for the Corinthian church. Why is conflict an inevitable feature of true love between people? Can you share an example of a time you … Continue reading –>
Prepared for Sabbath School class on August 29. Key Text: “For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you” (2 Corinthians 2:4, NKJV). Read in Class: 2 Corinthians … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 23rd of August 2026 Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-7. What is the reason for Paul’s attitude of thanksgiving here? Paul’s thankfulness focuses on the comfort that God provides for those who are suffering. In this passage, the verb parakaleō (to comfort) and the noun paraklēsis (comfort) occur together ten times. This represents … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 22nd of August 2026 Read for This Week’s Study 2 Corinthians 1:3-14, 2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Corinthians 16:5-7, 2 Corinthians 7:5-13, 2 Corinthians 2:5-17. Memory Text: “For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 21st of August 2026 The names of the author, characters, and location have been withheld. My wife and I prayed earnestly that God would help us establish a home church in the veiled country where I serve as a witness. We knew only foreigners would attend initially, but we had faith … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 21st of August 2026 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “God’s People Delivered,” Pages 635–652, in The Great Controversy. “The divinity of Christ is the believer’s assurance of eternal life. ‘He that believeth in Me,’ said Jesus, ‘though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth … Continue reading –>
While numerous religious traditions express a belief in some kind of future life beyond earthly death, Christianity alone binds this belief to the witness of people who reported seeing a specific individual, Jesus Christ, alive again, after having seen him die. (When Paul wrote to the Corinthians, he specifically said that the risen Jesus had … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 20th of August 2026 Read 1 Corinthians 15:54-57. What does this passage tell us about our ultimate victory over death? Paul begins the last paragraph in 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 with an intriguing statement: “Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 15:50, NKJV). Many Bible readers use this … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Wednesday 19th of August 2026 In 1 Corinthians 15:35-39, Paul turns to a brief discourse on the resurrected body. He begins this section by positing two questions: “ ‘How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?’ ” (1 Corinthians 15:35, NKJV). These questions are answered in 1 … Continue reading –>
