We have two lessons remaining in this quarter, and thus it is time for us to begin to wrap up everything we have covered thus far, and to tie up any remaining issues that haven't yet been addressed. This week's lesson covers Romans 12 and 13, which are extremely straightforward when compared with the previous chapters, which were quite theologicall
We have almost reached the end of this current Sabbath School quarterly (Q4 2017): we have three more lessons before the end of the quarter. Because, in this commentary series, I have attempted to tie in various issues affecting Adventist theology to each lesson, I am going to use the remaining lessons to address some of the loose ends, in addition
There are two major topics we need to cover in Romans 9: Predestination and Israel—two topics which have often been a point of debate between Adventists and other Christians. I will begin with predestination. I have spent many years debating the issue of predestination with Calvinists. Those debates often revolve around “predestination” pass
This week’s Sabbath School lesson explores the third chapter of Romans, where the idea of "salvation by grace through faith" is first introduced: But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that
Last week’s lesson looked at Living for God, and we specifically focused on suffering. The emphasis was not that Christians live with a martyr complex, but that faithfulness to Christ, worshipping Christ, and spreading the Good News about Christ will inevitably draw the ire of our eternal enemy. While this week’s lesson focuses on Suffering for Chr
