Oh, the beauty of studying this quarter’s lessons. We will learn so much about the Love of God (and our Saviour, Jesus), which stands out on so many pages this quarter. Trying to choose just one hymn for the Theme Hymn was almost impossible, but these stood out all through the lesson pamphlet from which … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 22nd of September 2026 In the ancient pagan world, people did not believe that the gods loved humans. Instead, the gods were malevolent and furious, and were supposed to be appeased. The idea of a God of love, as we see in the Bible, was a novelty. As surprising as this … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 21st of September 2026 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen” (2 Corinthians 13:14, NKJV). With this verse, Paul ends his second letter. Notice that he mentions the three Persons of the Trinity in … Continue reading –>
Prepared for Sabbath School Class on September 26. Key Text: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Corinthians 13:14, ESV). Read in Class: 2 Corinthians 13:14, Romans 16:20, Galatians 6:18 Study: What important teaching do you see in … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 20th of September 2026 It is inspiring that at the end of 2 Corinthians, we see a reference to the grace of Jesus, just as in the opening (2 Corinthians 1:2, 2 Corinthians 13:14). Paul begins and closes this letter with a reference to His grace. As we saw at the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 19th of September 2026 Read for This Week’s Study 2 Corinthians 8:9; Romans 16:20; 1 John 4:8-11; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 2:1-2; Galatians 4:4-6. Memory Text: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Corinthians … Continue reading –>
When Jesus told Peter to forgive his brother 70 X 7 times, Peter may have raised his eyebrows, questioning if that was a little much. But after Peter cut off a man’s ear, and denied he even knew Jesus, while weeping in bitterness for his own sins, I imagine 70 X 7 didn’t seem too … Continue reading –>
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 Was the atonement and sacrifice of Christ a matter of vengeance? Did God the Father send His Son to die because He needed to see someone suffer for the rebellion? Do we serve a God … Continue reading –>
As a child on family vacations, I loved standing on the ocean’s shore, imagining what lay on the other side. I would watch the waves roll in from who knows how far away. I would see ships sailing for far-away lands that I could only dream about. After I grew up and became very busy, … Continue reading –>
In the previous two posts,1 we reviewed the major systems of covenant thought in the Protestant tradition. We split the systems into categories A and B – “A” being those that affirm the perpetuity of the law and “B” representing those that reject the perpetuity of the law. We also saw how Adventism’s understanding of … Continue reading –>
