Does God Have a Moral Standard Outside of Himself?
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Release Date: 08/05/2024
Unless One Is Born Of Water and Spirit, He Can't Enter Into God's Kingdom
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
In The Gospel of John 3 Jesus presents being born again as necessary for anyone to enter God’s Kingdom. So, obviously it’s really important to understand what it means to be born again. That’s what we’re going to talk about in this episode. Here’s the link to the podcast called: “There’s two Kinds Of People In The Gospel Net” https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/40922745 For more study, see: The Full Article: What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Only the section: You Must Be Born Again to Enter God’s Kingdom” by Trent Wilde ...
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What Shall I Do To Inherit Eternal Life?
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
All three of the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) deal with Jesus answering the question:What shall I do to inherit eternal life? We all know the simple answer is to keep the commandments. While we’re going to focus on a lesson we can learn from the Gospel of Luke, to better understand the point in Luke, we’ll first take a brief look at different aspects within Matthew and Mark and develop a fuller answer to the question. They help to ILLUMINATE the passage in Luke. For more study, see: The Full Article: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent...
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There’s Two Kinds of Fish in The Gospel Net
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
The parable of the net or the dragnet is familiar to most of us, but why are some of the believers caught by the gospel – “The Gospel Net” – in the parable not acceptable? I’ll read the passage (which is Matthew 13:47-50), discuss it, and answer this question. For more study, see: The Full Article: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Only the section: “The Gospel Net—Catching Isn’t Keeping” 2026 Sabbath School, “There’s Two Kinds of Fish in The Gospel Net” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath...
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There's Only Two Ways
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Most people are familiar with the parable of the wheat and the tares. Well, there’s an important lesson often overlooked concerning whether good deeds (our works) are necessary for entering God’s kingdom. We’ll read the parable (which we find in Matthew 13:36-43) and then we’ll discuss it a bit. For more study, see: The Full Article: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Only the section: 2026 Sabbath School, “THERE’S ONLY TWO WAYS” www.bdsda.com Email us at SabbathSchool@bdsda.com for comments and study requests. ...
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The Way To God’s Kingdom Is To STRIVE In This Life—Now!
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Will inequity (or sin) keep us from entering God’s kingdom? In this study we’ll look at a couple of passages that answer this question: Matthew 7:21-23 and Luke 13:23-27. For more study, see: The Full Article: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Only the section: 2026 Sabbath School, “The Way To God’s Kingdom Is To STRIVE In This Life—Now!” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson. www.bdsda.com Email us at SabbathSchool@bdsda.com for comments and study requests.
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How To Stop Our Destruction And Make It To God's Kingdom
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Have you ever wondered: ultimately what is the deciding factor, the decisive factor that determines if we make it to God’s Kingdom? Today we’re going to read a passage from The Gospel Of Mark where Jesus himself answers that question. Join us as we take a look at what Jesus taught about ending our destructive sin to make us fit for God’s kingdom. For more study, see: The Full Article: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Only the section: ...
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What Level of Morality is Necessary to Reach God’s Kingdom
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Have you thought about the standard God sets to reach His Kingdom? Is there a point on the continuum from morally bad to moral perfection, where we are acceptable for the kingdom of God? Join us as we take a look at what Jesus taught about what level of morality is necessary to reach God’s kingdom. For more study, see: The Full Article: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Only the section on repentance: Jesus Continued John The Baptist's Teaching About Repentence Podcast:Are Good Works Important? Jesus and John Said "Yes" 2025...
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What Kind Of Perfection Is Required To Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven?
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Season 13 Lesson 2 What does Jesus mean by this statement: “You shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect. (Mathew 5:48)” What kind of perfection does He mean? Join us as we look at the six laws Jesus covered in the Sermon on the Mount to discover the answer. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde 2025 Sabbath School, “Will Those Who Break the Least of the Commandments Be In Heaven?” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson. www.bdsda.com...
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Will Those Who Break the Least of the Commandments Be In Heaven?
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Many Christians interpret the passage Matthew 5:17-20 to teach that people who break the least of the commandments and even teach others to also break them will make it into God’s Kingdom, but be given the title “LEAST.” Is that consistent with Jesus’ teaching? Join us as we look at 6 reasons to understand what Jesus is saying in Matthew 5:17-20 differently. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde 2025 Sabbath School, “Will Those Who Break the Least of the Commandments Be In Heaven?” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day...
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Entire Consecration = Moral Perfection
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
The record of Jesus’ answer to a Pharisee’s question highlights Jesus’ emphasis for Moral Perfection in our lives. Jesus would not have taught that we should keep the law and achieve moral perfection if He didn’t believe we could do it. Jesus taught we could achieve total consecration to God. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde And, Jesus Taught Practical Morality - "Keep the Commandments" 2025 Sabbath School, “Entire Consecration = Moral Perfection” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist...
info_outlineWhy is God's law good? Often, people think it's good because God said it and whatever God says is good by default. While this might initially sound good and honoring to God, we need to consider whether this sort of explanation really makes sense.
Consider, if anything God says is good by virtue of him saying it, could *anything* be good so long as God said it? Like, hypothetically, if God were to say, "Thou shalt not take care of the sick, the elderly, or the infants," would that *actually be good* just because God decided to make it a commandment? And how about other things, like racism, torture, exploiting child laborers, selfishness, etc.? Would these things be morally right if God had decided to command them instead of other things? If your answer to any of these questions is "no" then it shows that you understand morality must be based on something other than God's arbitrary decree. Of course, God's law should be our source of moral instruction, but we need to know that the law itself isn't the basis of morality. If it *were* the basis, it would mean that it doesn't *have* a basis. But as we'll see, God's moral law *does* have a basis. So, what is it? What is the basis of morality?
Join us today as we take a look at what scripture has to say about this moral standard.
For more study, see:
“What is Truth?” (1 of 2) https://youtu.be/WNU5xzHIAzU?si=FOSBpvb8Rl3VVVK5
“What is Truth?” (2 of 2) https://youtu.be/AeDNYW-wvqw?si=2R7J9x_3dN63UdmR
2024 Sabbath School, Quarter 3: The Book of Mark – Week 6, "Inside Out"
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