SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
Isa. 65:17; Mark 1:15; Rom. 2:14-16; Eph. 2:8, 9; James 2:14-26; 1 John 5:12, 13.
Memory Text:
“And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself” (Luke 24:27, NKJV).
As Seventh-day Adventists we believe that Ellen White manifested the gift of prophecy. The next question, however, is: How do we interpret her writings?Though we believe that her inspiration, not her authority, is on the same level as the Old and New Testament prophets, when interpreting what she has written, we must apply the same principles of interpretation to her writings that we do to Scripture. Indeed, principles for interpreting the Bible can be used when interpreting Ellen White’s writings, even though the authority of the Bible is above the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy. To use an analogy from American law: One might use the same principles for interpreting a decision of the United States Supreme Court as for interpreting a decision by a lower court, but in the end the decision of the Supreme Court carries the ultimate authority.
The Week at a Glance:
What is the difference between exegesis and the homiletical use of a biblical text? Why is context so important? Can people who have never heard the gospel be saved? What distinguishes the kingdom of grace from the kingdom of glory?
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, March 14.
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