This week’s Sabbath School lesson is a classic example of why every Bible Study must be presented in light of the cross. The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appreciated, every truth in the word of … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 10th of July 2026 By Vyacheslav Demyan Fabiola lived in the peaceful surroundings of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, yet peace was the last thing she felt. A breast cancer diagnosis had shaken her world, and with the added fear of COVID-19 spreading across the country, death felt closer than ever. Meanwhile, in … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 10th of July 2026 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Calvary,” Pages 741–757, in The Desire of Ages. “To the minds of multitudes living at the present time, the cross of Calvary is surrounded by sacred memories. Hallowed associations are connected with the scenes of the crucifixion. But in Paul’s day … Continue reading –>
The Adventist creators of the YouTube channel Deep Made Simple do a great job of helping us understand what “the cross” meant at the time of Jesus and of Paul. It was not a good word. It was not a word you would even mention in Roman society. It was that bad. (See the video below for … Continue reading –>
Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dr Adenilton Tavares de Aguiar, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson.
Continue reading -->View an in-depth discussion of The Message of the Cross in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image below to view the video:
Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Thursday 9th of July 2026 In 1 Corinthians 1:19-20,30, and 31, Paul talks about how God’s wisdom and human wisdom are incredibly different and, thus, mutually exclusive. Notice that Paul does not reject wisdom as such, but he rejects the kind of human wisdom that tries to compete with God. Human wisdom … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 8th of July 2026 Paul wrote that the “Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom” (1 Corinthians 1:22, ESV). The Cross—the idea of God, the Messiah, being crucified—was not a sign that the Jews had expected. Nor was it the kind of wisdom that the Greeks wanted. It went against everyone’s … Continue reading –>
Introduction: On the surface, our study this week seems incredibly odd. Last week we learned why Paul was entitled to call himself an “apostle.” But his background was nothing like the background of Jesus’ twelve disciples. Paul had a premier theological education (Acts 22:3), he was Pharisee, and he wrote more New Testament books than … Continue reading –>
Historian Tom Holland, in his book Dominion, argues that the crucifixion of the Son of God is the most radically transformative idea in the history of humanity, for it completely inverts worldly perception of power, strength, hierarchy/status, human dignity, and morality. Agree or disagree? Why? The Roman Empire used crucifixion to demonstrate its absolute … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 7th of July 2026 The message of 1 Corinthians 1:18 is too clear for one to miss the point. What the Cross means depends on the way one looks at it. It is foolishness for those in rebellion against God, but it is power for those who long for His salvation. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 6th of July 2026 In contrasting human foolishness to divine wisdom, Paul states that the “message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing” (1 Corinthians 1:18, NKJV). This is the first of six references to foolishness or foolish in 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Read 1 Corinthians 1:20-21,23,25, and 27. … Continue reading –>
Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School class on July 11. Key Text: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18, NIV). Read in Class: 1 Corinthians 1:17-27. Study: What was the main focus … Continue reading –>
