Apparent contradictions—possible reasons. Have you ever heard someone say, “The Bible. Oh, it’s hard to understand.” What about errors, mistakes, confusion? What are some reasons for errors or apparent errors in the Bible? If errors are present because the Bible is a book written by and for human beings, how are you and I as fellow … Continue reading –>
Historicism and prophecy. Do you believe it is a blessing that Bible-believing Christians can follow an uninterrupted Biblical chronology of end-time events? If you do, explain why God chose a logical and time-based description of events from centuries before the first advent of Christ to the establishment of God’s eternal kingdom. How did God deal with … Continue reading –>
David, Solomon, and the Monarchy. Of course, it’s hard to believe, especially if you’re a new student of God’s Word, but don’t you find it to be a marvelous blessing for us to put him at the two-gated city of Shaaraim? Does the Bible give you enough evidence that you never doubt the rule of King … Continue reading –>
A flat earth? As hard as it may be for us to understand in this age of exploring the earth and studying the universe, today the Flat Earth Society states that it is growing by 200 people per year, and some claim that a third of all millennials believe the earth is flat. What does … Continue reading –>
“God existed before time was created.” Our lesson begins with this statement. What does that mean to you and me today? Is it a hard statement for us to understand? What does it mean to us in terms of where we came from and how we got here? What is the Word that was God and … Continue reading –>
1. Understanding the Scriptures. We all agree, no doubt, that God gave us the Scriptures as a witness, but was a witness to what? And to whom? What role did the Greek language play in sharing the words and content of the Bible with the then known world? Does it ever trouble you that many languages exist beyond … Continue reading –>
Text or pretext. We can skew the words of the Bible just about any way we want to. Our lesson includes a startling example of how a woman was encouraged after her husband left her with the words, “And I will put enmity between you and the woman” (Gen. 3:15, NKJV). Have you ever been presented … Continue reading –>
The Bible and the Bible only. What do you think of the statement in this week’s lesson guide that as “Protestants, we must maintain the Bible as the ultimate doctrinal authority.” Of course this is a reassuring creed for our church to follow: The Bible and the Bible alone. Should we work to bring fellow … Continue reading –>
Scripture is always the key—or is it? How does disregard for what the Bible says affect you? Millions of honest, true-hearted, loving Christians don’t accept the Bible Sabbath. Does that upset you? Should it? Here are the five sources the lesson guide assures us that have the final authority over how we understand what God … Continue reading –>
Preview. Don’t miss the introductory paragraph for this week’s lesson. Do you see in religious writings of today the belief that the Bible is a collection of writings giving man’s view of God and not a document presenting God’s view of man? If that is how we consider the Bible, how can we possibly respect and … Continue reading –>
