And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14 NKJV While working as a Bible Worker and lay pastor in a small church in west Texas, several of the members told me they hoped I would … Continue reading –>
Ellen G. White, On the Mount of Olives, in The Desire of Ages, p. 633; Speedy Preparation,in Fundamentals of Christian Education, p. 335; Extension of the Work in Foreign Fields, in Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6, p. 23. The New Testament employs two Greek nouns, accompanied by the adjective all, to express the worldwide … Continue reading –>
I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings (1 Cor. 9:22-23 NIV). What important principle is Paul espousing here, and how can we reflect this same attitude in … Continue reading –>
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him (John 3:17 NIV). What great hope is found in this verse for all humanity? How can we take this crucial truth, and first, make it our own? How can we use it to motivate … Continue reading –>
Some people teach that in the end God is going to save all human beings, regardless of what they believed or even how they lived.Universalism is the conviction that all persons are so related to God that they will be saved, even if they never heard or believed the gospel. After all, John 3:16 says: … Continue reading –>
Link to Current Lesson Welcome Gentiles and everybody else. What is Paul’s plea to fellow believers as he considers the Gentiles and their relationship to Jesus Christ? Do you accept the statement that millions have died without hearing the story of redemption or knowing anything about the plan of salvation? How can these people obtain … Continue reading –>
Picking up where we left off on Sunday, we can see that although the work of Christ provides the only means of salvation, some believe that explicit knowledge of Christ is not necessary in order for one to be saved. This does not imply that salvation is available apart from Christ but that God is … Continue reading –>
Some Christians have the conviction that only those who hear and respond positively to the Christian gospel can be saved. The people, sometimes called exclusivists, regard all non-Christian religions as constructs of fallen humans, which express willful rebellion against God. Non-Christians are, they believe for that reason, outside the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Some … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Acts 4:12, Ps. 87:4-6, John 10:16, Rom. 2:12-16, John 14:6, Rom. 1:18. Memory Text: Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but now … Continue reading –>
The apostle Paul has been compared with the Butterfly Effect in Chaos Theory: that the flap of a butterfly’s wings in California causes a hurricane in Asia. His work as a writer and preacher helped turn a Jewish sect in an obscure corner of the Roman Empire into a world religion. The ideas put forth … Continue reading –>
