Read 2 Peter 1:19-21. How does Peter express his conviction about the origin of the biblical prophetic message? The Bible is not like any other book. According to the apostle Peter, the prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit in such a way that the content of their message came from God. They did not invent … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: 2 Pet. 1:19-21; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Deut. 18:18; Exod. 17:14; John 1:14; Heb. 11:3, Heb. 11:6. Memory Text: “For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the … Continue reading –>
A Grain of Prayer By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission Yolanda Malla learned about the power of prayer from a rice field. Yolanda found work, planting and cultivating rice, in a field in her native Philippines after her husband divorced her, leaving her with two baby boys. The land owner gave her permission to work in … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Scriptures a Safeguard”, pages 593-602 in The Great Controversy; “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled”, pages 662-680 in The Desire of Ages. Many have died for upholding and remaining faithful to the Word of God. One such man was Dr. Rowland Taylor, an English Parish minister, who resisted the imposition of the … Continue reading –>
Read 2 Kings 22:3-20. What causes King Josiah to tear his clothes? How does his discovery change not only him, but the entire nation of Judah? In 621 B.C., when Josiah was about 25 years old, Hilkiah, the high priest, discovered “the book of the law”, which may have been the first five books of Moses … Continue reading –>
The Bible is unique when compared to other “holy” books because it is constituted in history. This means that the Bible is not merely the philosophical thoughts of a human being (like Confucius or Buddha), but it records God’s acts in history as they progress toward a specific goal. In the case of the Bible, … Continue reading –>
The Bible is unique among other known religious works because up to 30 percent of its content is comprised of prophecies and prophetic literature. The integration of prophecy and its fulfillment in time is central to the biblical worldview, for the God who acts in history also knows the future and has revealed it to … Continue reading –>
The variety of authors, their locations, and backgrounds provide a unique testimony that God works to communicate history and His message to people as culturally diverse as its intended audience. What do the following texts tell us about the biblical writers and their backgrounds? (Exod. 2:10, Amos 7:14, Jer. 1:1-6, Dan. 6:1-5, Matt. 9:9, Phil. 3:3-6, Rev. 1:9). The Bible was written by … Continue reading –>
The most important words spoken are often the last words a person utters. Moses, the writer of the first five foundational books of the Bible, sings a song to the people just before his death (Deut. 31:30-32:43). Read Deuteronomy 32:45-47. How does Moses describe the Word of God and its power in the lives of the Hebrews … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Deut. 32:45-47; Gen. 49:8-12; Isa. 53:3-7; 1 Cor. 15:3-5, 1 Cor. 15:51-55; Rom. 12:2. Memory Text: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105, NKJV). Composed of 66 books, and written over 1,500 years on three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe) by over forty authors, the Bible is … Continue reading –>
