As a child, I honestly believed that the book of Revelation was for grown-ups only. Silly as that may sound now, I have figured out now why I thought so. It was because of the scary beasts they always spoke about, the national Sunday Law (which would get us killed for believing in Jesus), the … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: We can have assurance of salvation, but we must not be presumptuous about it. Is there such a thing as a false assurance of salvation? Of course. And Jesus warned about it, too, saying: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord’, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of “Salvation and the End Time” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. (Adobe Flash Player version.) A Youtube version of this week’s lesson at Hope Sabbath School is below. You can download the video, the MP3 audio, and the lesson outline from the HopeTV … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 14:6-7. What is the “everlasting gospel”? The gospel is referred to here as “everlasting”. This is further evidence that God does not change. An unchanging God has an unchanging gospel. This eternal gospel gives assurance to all who are willing to accept it. The gospel reveals the unchanging love of God, and it’s this … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The reality of God’s love is made manifest in His design to save humans even though they don’t deserve it. Lesson 4, April 28, 2018 1. Have a volunteer read John 14:8,9 a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. What misconceptions … Continue reading –>
Some Seventh-day Adventists wonder if they will be saved. They lack assurance and long to know their future, in terms of eternal life. They work hard to be good enough and yet know that they come short. They look within and find little to encourage them in their journey through life. When we see the … Continue reading –>
The Holy Spirit has been misunderstood, almost as much as the Father. Some theologians have thought of the Spirit as the love between the Father and the Son. In other words, the Spirit is merely affection between the Father and the Son. This means that He is diminished to a relationship between two members of … Continue reading –>
Sin separated the human race from God; a yawning chasm opened between them, and unless that chasm closed, humanity was doomed to eternal destruction. The gulf was deep and dangerous. It took something utterly incredible to solve the problem of sin and to reunite sinful humanity with a righteous and holy God. It took One … Continue reading –>
Not too long before the cross, Jesus spoke with His inner circle about how people can come to the Father through Him. It was then that Philip said: “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us” (John 14:8, NKJV). How did Jesus respond to Philip? John 14:9. What does His response teach us about the Father? … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: John 14:9; Zeph. 3:17; John 1:1-3; Rom. 8:38-39; Ps. 91:15-16; Rev. 14:6-7; Eph. 1:4-5. Memory Text: “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 4:10, NIV). One fascinating but crucial difference between Christianity and non-Christian religions is that while the others … Continue reading –>
