Sabbath School Study Hour

"The Bible does not present a systematic description of the divinity of the Holy Spirit. Instead we find interesting traces that indicate that the biblical writers considered the Holy Spirit to be equal with God."

"The Holy Spirit was not only present at the Creation of this world, He is also active in the process of our re-creation, where He gives us a new heart and new mind."

"How has your pride been a stumbling stone that has hindered you from implementing the truth of Scripture in your life? In what areas do your own desires keep you from accepting God’s truth in your life? How can you learn to surrender everything to God?"

How can we learn more compassion for those who are suffering, even suffering from their own wrong courses of action?

"No wonder the Lord said what He did about the life and character of Job. This is a man who clearly lived out his faith, a man whose works revealed the reality of his relationship with God."

"Job saw God as Creator; after the cross, we see Him as Creator and Redeemer, or particularly, the Creator who became our Redeemer. And to do that, He had to suffer from sin in ways that no human being, Job included, would or could ever suffer."

In the first part of the book of Job, God remained silent then suddenly 'the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind.' "Instantly it is just God and Job, as if the other men are irrelevant, at least for now."

"We don't live by faith when everything is fully and rationally explained. We live by faith when, like Job, we trust and obey God even when we cannot make sense of what is happening around us."

"This week, as we continue to explore the question of suffering in the book of Job, we will find that, even amid the unfair tragedy that befell him, that made no sense, and that was not justified, Job could still utter words of hope."

"We need to learn to trust God even when answers are not readily apparent and when we can see nothing good coming from the evil and suffering around us."