Daily Lesson for Thursday 30th of January 2025 While divine wrath is a “terrible” thing, it is by no means immoral or unloving. On the contrary, in the Old and New Testaments, God expresses wrath against evil because of His love. Divine wrath is terrible because of the insidious nature of evil in contrast to … Continue reading –>
Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, John C. Peckham, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson.” (2)
Continue reading -->View an in-depth discussion of The Wrath of Divine Love in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image below to view the video: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (2)
Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Wednesday 29th of January 2025 Throughout the Bible, God repeatedly displays His passion in favor of the downtrodden and the oppressed and His corresponding righteous indignation against the victimizers and oppressors. If there were no evil, God would not be angry. His anger is only and always against that which harms His … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: God’s anger is always His righteous and loving response against evil and injustice. Divine wrath is righteous indignation motivated by perfect goodness and love. February 1, 2025 1. Have a volunteer read Jonah 4:1-4. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. What … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 28th of January 2025 While there are many inappropriate forms of anger, the Bible also teaches that there is “righteous indignation.” Imagine a mother watching her three-year-old daughter playing at the playground and then, suddenly, a man attacks her daughter. Should she not be angry? Of course, she should. Anger is … Continue reading –>
A time to kill, And a time to heal; Ecclesiastes 3:3 NKJV I was having dinner with a friend from church, at the Olive Garden restaurant not far from the church. She was explaining some new and “wonderful” things she was learning about hell from a Christian website. She explained how God does not destroy … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 27th of January 2025 God becomes angry at evil because God is love. God is so compassionate and gracious that one biblical prophet even chastised God for being too merciful! Consider the story of Jonah and reflect on Jonah’s reaction to God’s compassionate forgiveness of the Ninevites, in Jonah 4:1-4. What … Continue reading –>
The studies in this quarter’s pamphlet encourage us to see God’s Love and Justice, just as we may sing in Hymn 79 – O Love of God, How Strong and True! which is a beautiful theme hymn for our studies. Our theme hymn returns again and again this week and reminds us constantly that there is … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 26th of January 2025 The God of the Bible loves justice and hates evil. Sin and evil, therefore, provoke Him to passion, a passion expressed on behalf of those oppressed and abused, and even in cases in which one’s evil affects primarily oneself. God hates evil because evil always hurts His … Continue reading –>
