From Loma Linda University Health – 12 February 2020 | A global transition to a vegetarian diet would have significant impacts in the battle against global warming and other environmental concerns, according to research conducted at Loma Linda University Health. Food production has been identified as a major contributor to increased greenhouse gas emissions, consumes 70% […] Source: https://atoday.org/lower-meat-consumption-a-key-to-fighting-global-warming/
Adventist Traditions and Rituals
by Reinder Bruinsma | 12 February 2020 | When speaking about rituals, we are confronted with a cluster of terms that are closely connected and are at times used interchangeably: customs, traditions, rituals, symbols. A custom is what people have become used to doing. A congregation’s custom may be to begin the Sabbath School at […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventist-traditions-and-rituals/
07: From Lion’s Den to Angel’s Den – Singing with Inspiration
The hymn that will be used as the theme for this quarter is from “The Church Hymnal, Official Hymnal of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church” which was surpassed by the “Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal” in 1985.In the ‘old’ hymnal,
Number 497 – Standing by a Purpose True, that is, ”Dare to be a Daniel” will be the favourite. I do hope you are able to source this hymn and use it frequently during this quarter’s Sabbath School study time.
The Memory Text this week reminds us all to be faithful – 
Hymn 602 O Brother, Be Faithful.
Prayer is Daniel’s time with his God (and ours, too) –
Hymn 378 Sweet Hour of Prayer,
Hymn 501 Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer and
Hymn 658 Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer. Once again Daniel remains faithful –
Hymn 602 O Brother, Be Faithful.
After Daniel’s deliverance from the lions’ den, the king could sing
Hymn 88 I Sing the Mighty Power of God and
Hymn 506 A Mighty Fortress is our God.
On Thursday Darius sings
Hymn 694/695 Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow.
God’s blessings as you enjoy your “Singing with Inspiration” this quarter.
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
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(0)Washing Hands Instead of Washing Feet?
12 February 2020 | The comments Loren Seibold reported about what some folks feel about the foot washing part of communion were some of the same I heard when I did Biblical Hospitality seminars and passed around a “communion questionnaire.” What I’ve started doing at my church in Beltsville, MD, where communion is much better […] Source: https://atoday.org/washing-hands-instead-of-washing-feet/
Thursday: Vindication
Read Daniel 6:24-28. What testimony does the king give about God?
An important point of the narrative is the fact that Darius praises God and recognizes God’s sovereignty. This is a culmination, even a climax, of the praises or expressions of recognition offered to God in the previous chapters (Dan. 2:20-23; Dan. 3:28-29; Dan. 4:1-3, Dan. 4:34-37).
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Like Nebuchadnezzar, Darius responds to Daniel’s deliverance by praising God. But he does more, too: he reverses his previous decree and commands everyone to “fear before the God of Daniel” (Dan. 6:26).
Yes, Daniel is miraculously saved, his faithfulness rewarded, evil punished, and God’s honor and power vindicated. But what we see here is a mini-example of what will happen on a universal scale: God’s people delivered, evil punished, and the Lord vindicated before the cosmos.
Read Daniel 6:24. What might we find rather troublesome about this verse, and why?
There is, however, one disturbing problem, and that is the wives and the children who, as far as we know, are innocent, and yet who suffer the same fate as the guilty ones. How can we explain what seems to be a mishandling of justice?
First, we should note that the action is decided and implemented by the king according to Persian law, which includes the family in the punishment of the culprit. According to an ancient principle, the entire family bears responsibility for the offense of a family member. This doesn’t mean it’s right; it means only that this story fits with what we know about Persian law.
Second, we must note that the biblical narrative reports the event but does not endorse the action of the king. In fact, the Bible clearly forbids that children be put to death because of the sins of the parents (Deut. 24:16).
| In the face of injustices like this and so many others, what comfort can you get from texts like 1 Corinthians 4:5? What does it say, and why is the point it makes so important? |
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