“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Gen: 2:16-17). This test provided Adam and Eve with … Continue reading –>
Genesis 1:28-29 Notice God’s first spoken words to humankind, at least as they appear in Scripture. He points them to their ability to procreate, to reproduce more of their own kind. He also points them to the earth itself, to the creation, and He tells them to replenish it, to subdue it, and to have … Continue reading –>
The second quarter begins for 2021. Welcome to the Sabbath School lesson studies of The Promise – God’s Everlasting Covenant Having breezed through the lesson study guide book and checked The Week at a Glance notes, we find God’s covenant is spoke of mostly. Making a simple statement, we find God has made his promises … Continue reading –>
Gen: 1:27 The Bible states that God created humankind — male and female — “in His own image” (Gen: 1:27). Based on this idea, answer the following questions: 1. What does it mean that God created us in His own image? In what ways are we “in His own image” (NKJV)? 2. According to the Genesis account, did the … Continue reading –>
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Gen: 1:1). A scientist had just lectured on the orbits of the planets around the sun, and the orbit of the sun around the center of the galaxy, when an old lady in black tennis shoes rose and said that the earth was a flat disc … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Ps: 100:3; Acts 17:26; Gen: 2:7, Genesis 2:18-25; Gen: 1:28-29; Gen: 3:15. Memory Text: “Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; …’ So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:26-27, NRSV). The biblical account … Continue reading –>
God’s Everlasting Covenant In 1588, a young English woman (seven-months pregnant) looked out over the sea, and what she saw — the Spanish Armada, with 130 heavily armed ships planning to invade the island — so frightened her that she went into premature labor, the midwife being fear. Fear, in fact, was an apt image … Continue reading –>
Further Study: On the final cleansing of Planet Earth from sin, read Ellen G. White, “The Controversy Ended,” in The Great Controversy, pages 662-678. “And the years of eternity, as they roll, will bring richer and still more glorious revelations of God and of Christ. As knowledge is progressive, so will love, reverence, and happiness increase. The … Continue reading –>
Isaiah 66:22-24 Read Isaiah 66:22. What is the text saying to us? What hope can we find there? One of the most wonderful promises in Isaiah is found in Isaiah 66:22. Read it carefully. In the new heavens and the new earth, our seed and our name shall remain—forever. No more blotting out, cutting off, grafting in, … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of “Rebirth of Planet Earth” 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. (6)
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