Closing down this Blog.

 Friends, after about ten years I feel it is time to discontinue this blog. I have been writing these questions on the Sabbath School lesson since 2011, which is ten years. I would hope that those of you who have been using these questions will continue your good discussions in class. 

I am now teaching the Cornerstone youth class and enjoying discussing questions with them, but on a different set of lessons.

God bless you all. It's been an interesting experience for me.

Gordon Christo

Lesson 3 (Apr 10-16, 2021), All Future Generations

 The Sin Principle

1. Why did humans sin again and again even after seeing the consequences of Eve's and Adam's sin?
2. How likely was it that Adam and Eve themselves sinned again?
3. Did human nature and propensity to sin change slowly or instantly?
4. How is propensity to sin passed on through generations?

The Man Noah

1. How could a righteous and blameless man get drunk and lie naked?
2. What qualified Noah to be called righteous and blameless?
3. What distinguished Noah from other humans before the flood?

Covenant with Noah

1. Did Noah's response cover his entire family or did they have to also enter into a covenant with God?
2. How likely is it that Noah had other children, daughters maybe?
3. Why does God speak to Noah saying it was "My covenant?"

Sign of the Rainbow

1. What do most people associate the rainbow with?
2. What obligations do people have regarding God's covenant to not destroy the earth with flood again? Is that conditional?
3. Why do we speak as though the rainbow has seven colours?

Only Noah Was Left

1. Are "remnant" those who are left behind, or those taken away?
2. How was Noah able to stay so different from the people around him?
3. What did God mean by mentioning "regret" for creating humans? Had He made a mistake?

Lesson 2 (Apr 3-9, 2021), Covenant Primer

 Covenant Basics

1. If one party initiates a covenant can obligations be imposed on the other party?
2. Why do people seal some covenants with an oath? What is the significance of the oath?
3. What is the difference in covenants between equals and covenants between unequals?

Covenant with Noah

1. Though Noah seems to have not been given a choice by God, how can we sense that he did have a choice whether to obey or not?
2. How could Noah be called a righteous person when he got drunk and did something stupid?
3. Are rainbows today confirmation of the covenant with Noah?

The Covenant with Abram

1. In what ways have all people of the earth been blessed through Abraham?
2. To what extent did Abraham fulfill his duty of the covenant? Considering that Israel failed to do their part, did God err in selecting Abraham and his seed?
3. How could Abraham be called the father of those who have faith when his lies about Sarah revealed his lack of faith?

The Covenant with Moses

1. Are there more than one fulfillments of promises? 
2. What kind of obedience from Israel did God expect since absolute obedience seems not possible?
3. Is Israel today still receiving residual blessings from God's covenant to Abraham?

The New Covenant

1. Why do we use the terms Old and New Covenant when the Bible does not use those terms?
2. In what sense is a covenant "old?"
3. Could Israelites of the Old Testament times live under the New Covenant?
4. How can people today be living under the old covenant?