God

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Gods Side of the Story in the Great Controversy
as Told by the Early Church
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• Why was the Christian
• church organized, and
• what is its highest mission?
• AA 9

3

• How did the church become
• the theater of Gods grace?
• AA 12

4

• What two sources of
• power has the Christian
• church always had in order
• to fulfill its mission?
• AA 18

5

• In the final judgment, for
• what are the unrepentant
• sinners finally judged?
• AA 62, 232

6

• What special lesson did
• the death of Ananias and Sapphira teach the New
  Testament church?
• AA 73-76

7

• In helping the church
• organize for service, how was God helping it to
  learn about the way He runs the universe?
• AA 88, 96

8

• Although God is not
• bound by time, why has He delayed His coming and
• for what does He wait?
• AA 111

9

• From the standpoint of
• the great controversy, what
• role do the angels play in
• the affairs of this earth?
• AA 152-154

10

• What were the main sermon
• topics that the disciples preached everywhere
  they went? Should those topics instruct what
  modern pastors emphasize today?
• AA 157

11

• How did Paul and Barnabas
• deal with the transition
• between the old and
• new covenants?
• AA 189, 190

12

• Why did Paul focus on the
• Cross in his preaching, and
• what does this emphasis say about the character
  of God?
• AA 209, 210, 245, 246

13

• What kind of warfare can Christians, both in the
  first century and in ours, expect when the truth
  is being proclaimed?
• AA 219, 220, 230

14

• How does Paul emphasize
• one of the key aspects of
• the great controversya
• gift that God has given
• to all created beings?
• AA 313

15

• How did Paul explain
• the Galatian problem?
• AA 384, 385

16

• How did Paul help the Colossians
• to see that a correct understanding of the
  character of God is necessary before their own
  characters
• can be transformed?
• AA 475

17

• What is the difference between Gods desire to
  have His created beings obey Him and Satans
  method of gaining obedience?
• AA 541

18

• What is the only way that
• sinners can become members
• of Gods kingdom?
• AA 543

19

• Why is the coming
• of Jesus delayed?
• AA 600