Daily Lesson for Friday 27th of February 2026 Further Thought “We have no righteousness of our own with which to meet the claims of the law of God. But Christ has made a way of escape for us. . . . If you give yourself to Him, and accept Him as your Saviour, then, sinful … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 26th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:28-29. What is Paul’s focus? Why do you think “everyone” (ESV) is repeated three times? The focus of Paul’s preaching was Christ and Him crucified (1 Corinthians 1:23). According to Ephesians 5:27, the purpose of Christ’s sacrifice is “that He might present her [the church] … Continue reading –>
Is this True, Somewhat True, or False: Paul means this symbolically, not literally: to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight. Join the Hit the Mark panel as they discuss Sabbath School Lesson 9 – Reconciliation and Hope. It’s the fastest hour of the week!
Continue reading -->Introduction: One of the less pleasant features of my legal career has been that both sides have a dislike for the other. The labor union did not like my client because my client wanted nothing to do with the union and had asked me to help. My client did not like the union because it … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 25th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:26-27. Paul twice talks about “the mystery.” What mystery? In another place, Paul refers to “the mystery of God,” which is God’s eternal purpose “ordained before the ages for our glory” (1 Corinthians 2:7, NKJV) and revealed through the plan of salvation. Peter speaks of … Continue reading –>
The Bible declares two mysteries –the mystery of iniquity and the mystery of Godliness. The phrase, “mystery of iniquity,” is mentioned only one time and only in the KJV. “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 24th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:24-25. What does Paul say about his suffering for Christ’s sake? Though Paul wrote Colossians while under house arrest in Rome, perhaps his greatest suffering came from not being able to labor intensively from place to place and house to house, as he had done … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 23rd of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:23 (NKJV). What do you think Paul means by remaining “grounded and steadfast” in the faith? (See also Colossians 2:5 and Ephesians 3:17.) There are four different types of “if” statements in Greek, each with different nuances. The one with which Colossians 1:23 begins assumes … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 22nd of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:21-22. What is Paul alluding to with his reference to alienation and being enemies? And what is the expected end result of Christ’s death (see also Ephesians 5:27)? Paul has always painted a dark picture of humanity, at least humanity apart from the righteousness of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 21st of February 2026 Read for This Week’s Study Colossians 1:20-29, Ephesians 5:27, Ephesians 3:17, Romans 8:18, Ephesians 1:7-10, Ephesians 3:3-6, Proverbs 14:12. Memory Text: “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 … Continue reading –>
