Read Genesis 2:16-17, and Genesis 3:1-6 (see also John 8:44). Compare the words of God’s commandment to Adam with the serpent’s words to the woman. What are the differences between the speeches, and what is the meaning of these differences? Note the parallels between God’s conversation with Adam (Genesis 2:16-17) and Eve’s conversation with the serpent. It is as if the serpent … Continue reading –>
Read Genesis 3:1, 2 Corinthians 11:3, and Revelation 12:7-9. Who is the serpent, and how does he deceive Eve? The text begins with “the serpent.” The syntax of the phrase suggests emphasis: the word “serpent” is the first word of the sentence. Also, “the serpent” has the definite article, indicating that this is a well-known figure, as if … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 3:1-24; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Revelation 12:7-9; John 8:44; Romans 16:20; Hebrews 2:14; 1 Timothy 2:14-15. Memory Text: “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel” (Genesis 3:15, NKJV). Amid all that God had given our first … Continue reading –>
p>Support for the mission activities of the Seventh-day Adventist church has always been part of the Sabbath School program. This video is Mission Spotlight for this week. (5)
Continue reading -->Mocked for the Sabbath By Andrew McChesney Students mocked the Laissa Samila Yassine for skipping classes on Saturdays in Mozambique. “You came here to this university to study, not to follow your church’s teachings,” said one. “You’re crazy,” said another. It all began when Laissa was struggling with her mechanical engineering studies during her first … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Science and the Bible,” Pages 128, 129, in Education; “The Creation,” in The Story of Redemption, Pages 21, 22. “Since the book of nature and the book of revelation bear the impress of the same master mind, they cannot but speak in harmony. By different methods, and in different languages, they … Continue reading –>
As soon as God created the first man, He offered him three gifts: the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:8), food (Genesis 2:16), and the woman (Genesis 2:22). Read Genesis 2:15-17. What is man’s duty toward creation and toward God? How do these two duties relate to each other? The first duty of man concerns the natural environment in which … Continue reading –>
This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Lesson 1 – The Creation from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (7)
Continue reading -->Do we have to believe the biblical account of creation on “blind faith”? Or is there solid scientific evidence for the biblical account? Thomas Purifoy Jr. provides some evidence for you to evaluate in the documentary Is Genesis History? If you will click on the link, you will find an introduction and overview as well … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of The Creation; in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (9)
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