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03/06/2023

Dear Friends and Family,
I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for the overwhelming love and wishes I received from all of you on my birthday. Your kind words and thoughtful greetings made my day extra special. As I embark on another year of life, I kindly request your prayers for me, my family, and our ministry. Your prayers are a powerful source of strength and guidance, and knowing that I have your support in this way means the world to me. Thank you once again for your warm wishes, and I appreciate your continued prayers for our well-being and the work we do together.

Pr. Jayaselvan Selladurai

14/03/2023

14 MARCH 2023| Qtr 1|LS 11| குறைக்கவேண்டிய நேரமா? by Pr. Isaac Sam | International Tamil Sabbath School

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12/03/2023

12 MARCH 2023| Qtr 1| LS 11| தேவனுக்கு முதலிடம் by Mrs. Angeline Dubey - Intl. Tamil Sabbath School

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SUNDAY March 12
Putting God First
Read 2 Chronicles 20:1–22. What important spiritual principles can we take from this story for ourselves, whatever struggles we are facing?
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Toward the close of Jehoshaphat’s reign, Judah was invaded. Jehoshaphat was a man of courage and valor. For years he had been strengthening his armies and his fortified cities. He was well prepared to meet almost any enemy; yet in this crisis, he did not put his confidence in his own strength but in the power of God. He set himself to seek the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. The people all gathered together in the court of the temple, as Solomon had prayed that they would do if faced by danger. All the men of Judah stood before the Lord with their wives and children. They prayed that God would confuse their enemies and that His name might be glorified. Then the king prayed, “ ‘We have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You’ ” (2 Chron. 20:12, NKJV).

After they committed themselves to God in this manner, the Spirit of the Lord came upon a man of God, who said, “ ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. . . . You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD’ ” (2 Chron. 20:15–17, NKJV).

So, early the next morning, the king assembled the people, with the Levitical choir in the front to sing the praises of God. Then he admonished the people, “ ‘Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper’ ” (2 Chron. 20:20, NKJV). Then the choir began to sing, and their enemies destroyed one another, and “none escaped” (2 Chron. 20:24). It took the men of Judah three days just to collect the spoils of the battle, and on the fourth day they returned to Jerusalem, singing as they went.

Of course, the God who delivered them is the same God whom we love and worship, and His power is just as great today as back then. The challenge, for us, is to trust in Him and His leading.

Read 2 Chronicles 20:20. What special significance should this text have for Seventh-day Adventists?

10/03/2023

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10 MARCH 2023| Qtr 1|LS 10| திரும்பக் கொடுத்தல் | Revision & Discussion by Mrs. Chandra Waddell | International Tamil Sabbath School

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02/03/2023

02 MARCH 2023| Qtr 3| LS 9| பொருளாசையை மேற்கொள்ளுதல் by Pr. Thangaraj Ponnaiah - ITSS

12/02/2023

12 FEB 2023| Qtr 1|LS 07|இயேசுவின் வாழ்க்கையும் ஊழியமும் By Dr. Deborah Samraj - ITSS

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23/01/2023

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07 JAN 2023 - Last-day Events – Online Bible Study Discussion by Pr. Leonardwhite Devadoss – International Tamil Sabbath School

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06/01/2023

06 JAN 23|Qtr- 1| LS-01|தேவ குடும்பத்தில் அங்கத்தினராதல் by Mrs. Chandra Waddell – International Tamil Sabbath School

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05/01/2023

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05 JAN 23|Qtr- 1| LS-01|பரலோகத்தில் பொக்கிஷம் by Bro. S. Joshua – International Tamil Sabbath School

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22/12/2022

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03/12/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School 03 DEC 22| Last Days Event Online Bible Study by ELD. Dharmaraj Thangavel

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26/11/2022

Special Bible Study by Pr. Samuel Manimaran

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26 NOV 22| Last Days Event Online Bible Study by Pr. Samuel Manimaran
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15/11/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School | 15 NOV 22| நான் அவனை எழுப்புவேன் by Mrs. Kamala Thiyagarajan

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TUESDAY November 15
“ ‘I Will Raise Him Up’ ”
In one of His miracles, Jesus fed 5,000 people with just a small amount of bread and fish (John 6:1–14). Perceiving that the multitude then intended to proclaim Him king (John 6:15), Jesus sailed with His disciples to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. But the next day the multitude followed Him there, where He delivered His powerful sermon on the Bread of Life, with special emphasis on the gift of everlasting life (John 6:22–59).

Read John 6:26–51. How did Jesus associate the gift of everlasting life with the final resurrection of the righteous?
In His sermon, Jesus highlighted three basic concepts in regard to eternal life. First, He identified Himself as “ ‘the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world’ ” (John 6:33, 58, NIV). By declaring that “ ‘I am [Greek egō eimi] the bread of life’ ” (John 6:35, 48), Jesus presented Himself as the Great “I AM” of the Old Testament (Exod. 3:14). Second, Jesus explained that everlasting life can be secured in Him: “ ‘he who comes to Me’ ” and “ ‘he who believes in Me’ ” will have this blessing (John 6:35, NKJV). And finally, Jesus linked the gift of immortality with the final resurrection, assuring His audience three times, “ ‘and I will raise him up at the last day’ ” (John 6:40, 44, 54, NKJV).

Jesus also gave this amazing promise: “ ‘Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life’ ” (John 6:47, NRSV). So, the gift of eternal life is already a present reality. But this does not mean that the believer will never die, for the very expression “raise him up” (John 6:40, NKJV) presupposes coming back to life after one has died.

The picture is clear. Without Christ, one does not have eternal life. But, even after accepting Christ and having the assurance of eternal life, we continue for now being mortal and, therefore, subject to natu ral death. At the Second Coming, Jesus will resurrect us and, then and there, He will give us the gift of immortality that was ours already. The gift is assured, not because of a supposed natural immortality of the soul but, rather, because of the righteousness of Jesus that comes to us by faith in Him.

Dwell on the words of Jesus that, if you believe in Him, you have (as in right now) eternal life! How can this wonderful promise help you deal with the painful reality of our present, though only temporary, mortality?

14/11/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School | 14 NOV 22| நான் மறுபடியும் வருவேன் by Mrs. K. Devadhaya

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MONDAY November 14
“I Will Come Again”
Read John 14:1–3. It has already been almost 2,000 years since Jesus promised to come again. How can we help others see that, despite the great length of time (which really doesn’t matter), this promise is relevant even to our own generation, so long removed from the time when Jesus spoke it?
Four times in the book of Revelation Jesus stated, “ ‘I am coming soon!’ ” (Rev. 3:11; Rev. 22:7, 12, 20, NIV). The expectation of His soon coming drove the mission of the apostolic church and filled the lives of uncountable Christians throughout the centuries with hope. But generation after generation has died, and this promised event has not yet occurred. And thus, many are enquiring: How much longer will we have to preach that “Jesus is coming soon”? Have these words generated an unrealistic expectation? (See 2 Pet. 3:4.)

Many Christians have complained about the long “delay” (compare with Matt. 25:5). But how do we, in fact, know that it is a long “delay”? What would have been the “right” time for Christ to have returned? Would it have been 50 years ago, 150, 500? What really matters is the biblical promise that “the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Pet. 3:9, NIV).

Despite the long centuries since Jesus ascended, the promise of His coming remains relevant, even today. Why? Because all that we have is our own short life (Ps. 90:10), followed by an unconscious rest in the grave (Eccles. 9:5, 10), and then the final resurrection, without any later opportunity to change our destiny (Heb. 9:27). As far as each one of the dead is concerned (as stated in lesson 3), because all the dead are asleep and unconscious, the second coming of Christ is never more than a moment or two after they die. For you, in your personal experience (as for all of God’s people of every age), Christ’s return is no more than a moment after your death. That’s very soon, is it not?

Every passing day brings us one day closer to the glorious appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ in the clouds of heaven. Though we don’t know when He will come, we can be certain that He will, and that is what really matters.

A pastor preached a sermon, arguing that he didn’t care when Christ returned. All he cared about was that Christ does return. How does that logic work for you, and how might it help if you are discouraged over Christ’s having not yet returned?

13/11/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School | 13 NOV 22| இந்த வாழ்க்கைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட நம்பிக்கை by Pr. Jeyaraj Dhanaraj

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SUNDAY November 13
Hope Beyond This Life
The ancient Greek historian Herodotus (fifth century BC) wrote about a tribe that, at a birth, began a period of mourning because they anticipated the suffering that the infant would face if it lived to adulthood. However alien to us the ritual might seem, there is some logic to it.

Millennia later, an advertisement in America in the early twentieth century read “Why live, if you can be buried for ten dollars?”

Life can be hard enough, we know, even if we believe in God and in the hope of eternity. Imagine, though, how hard it is for those who have no hope of anything beyond the short and often troubled existence here. More than one secular writer has commented on the meaninglessness of human existence, since we all not only die, but we all also live with the realization that we are going to die. And this realization is what makes the whole project of human life, which is often hard and sorrowful in and of itself, seemingly null and void. One thinker referred to humans as nothing but “hunks of spoiling flesh on disintegrating bones.” Rather macabre, but, again, it’s hard to argue with the logic.

Of course, in contrast to all this, we have the biblical promise of eternal life in Jesus. And that is the key: we have this hope in Jesus and what His death and resurrection offer us. Otherwise, what hope do we have?

Read 1 Corinthians 15:12–19. What is Paul saying here about how closely related Christ’s resurrection is to the hope of our own resurrection?

12/11/2022

Last Days Event Online Bible Study by Pr. M. Immanuel – International Tamil Sabbath School - 12 NOV 2022

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11/11/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School | 11 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:07|மரணத்தின்மேல் கிறிஸ்துவின் வெற்றி | Revision and Discussion by Pr. Jayaselvan Selladurai

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10/11/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School | 10 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:07|நித்திரையடைந்தவர்களில் முதற்பலனானார் | By Sis. Sweetlyn Malachi

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THURSDAY November 10
“The First Fruits of Those Who Have Died”
Read 1 Corinthians 15:20, in light of Deuteronomy 26:1–11. In what sense did Paul refer to the risen Christ as “the first fruits of those who have died” (NRSV)?
The offering of “the first fruits” was an ancient Israelite agricultural practice with deep religious significance. It was a sacred recognition of God as the gracious Provider, who had entrusted His stewards with the land where the crops grew and were ready to be harvested (see Exod. 23:19, Exod. 34:26, Lev. 2:11–16, Deut. 26:1–11). The first fruits indicated that the harvest was not only starting but also revealing the quality of its products.

According to Wayne Grudem, “in calling Christ ‘the first fruits’ (in Greek aparchē), Paul uses a metaphor from agriculture to indicate that we will be like Christ. Just as the ‘first fruits’ or the first taste of the ripen ing crop show what the rest of the harvest will be like for that crop, so Christ as the ‘first fruits’ shows what our resurrection bodies will be like when, in God’s final ‘harvest,’ he raises us from the dead and brings us into his presence.”—Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994), p. 615.

It is worth remembering that Jesus came out of the grave with a glorified human body, but He was still carrying the marks of His crucifixion (John 20:20, 27). Does this mean that the risen children of God will likewise bear the physical marks of their own sufferings? In the case of the apostle Paul, will he still carry in his glorified body the “thorn in the flesh” (2 Cor. 12:7, NKJV) and “the marks of the Lord Jesus” (Gal. 6:17, NKJV)?

Until his death, Paul “was ever to carry about with him in the body the marks of Christ’s glory, in his eyes, which had been blinded by the heavenly light [see Acts 9:1–9].”—Ellen G. White, The Story of Redemption, p. 275. But this does not mean that he or any other of the glorified redeemed will be raised with the marks of their own sufferings (compare with 1 Cor. 15:50–54). In the case of Christ, “the marks of this cruelty He will ever bear. Every print of the nails will tell the story of man’s wonderful redemption and the dear price by which it was purchased.”—Ellen G. White, Early Writings, p. 179. His marks are what guarantee us that all of ours will be forever gone.

Christ will forever bear the scars of His crucifixion. What does that reveal about God’s love for us and what it cost to save us? How does it show, too, how much the Godhead has invested in saving us?

09/11/2022

| International Tamil Sabbath School | 09 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:07|உயிர்த்தெழுந்த இயேசுவின் சாட்சிகள் | By Mrs. Selvi Charles

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WEDNESDAY November 9
Witnesses of the Risen Christ
Read John 20:11–29 and 1 Corinthians 15:5–8. How did the disciples react when they first met the risen Christ?
The two angels at the empty tomb told Mary Magdalene and some other women that Jesus had risen (Matt. 28:1, 5–7; Mark 16:1–7; Luke 24:1–11). But soon Jesus Himself appeared to them, and they worshiped Him (Matt. 28:1, 9, 10; John 20:14–18). He appeared also to Peter (Luke 24:34, 1 Cor. 15:5) and to the two disciples on their way to Emmaus, whose hearts were burning while He was speaking to them (Mark 16:12, Luke 24:13–35). When Jesus came into the Upper Room, the disciples were initially terrified and frightened, but then they were filled with joy and marveled at what had happened (Luke 24:33–49, John 20:19–23). A week later, Jesus came again into the same room without opening the doors, and then even Thomas believed in His resurrection (John 20:24–29).

During the 40 days between His resurrection and His ascension, Jesus “was seen by over five hundred brethren at once” (1 Cor. 15:6, NKJV) and by James (1 Cor. 15:7). Jesus joined some disciples at the shore of the Sea of Galilee and had breakfast with them, followed by a talk with Peter (John 21:1–23). There might have been other appearances of Jesus (Acts 1:3) before the final one at His ascension (Luke 24:50–53, Acts 1:1–11). Paul also considered himself an eyewitness to the risen Christ, who appeared to him on the road to Damascus (1 Cor. 15:8; compare with Acts 9:1–9).

When the other disciples first told the absent Thomas they had seen the risen Lord, he reacted by saying, “ ‘Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe’ ” (John 20:25, NKJV). A week later, Jesus reappeared to the disciples, now with Thomas present, Jesus said to him, “ ‘Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing’ ” (John 20:27, NKJV).

Then Thomas confessed, “ ‘My Lord and my God!’ ”

And Jesus added, “ ‘Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed’ ” (John 20:29, NKJV).

“ ‘Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’ ” Even if you have not seen for yourself the resurrected Christ, what other reasons do you have for your faith in Jesus?

08/11/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School | 08 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:07|அநேகர் அவரோடு எழுந்தார்கள்| By Pr. S. Sundaram

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TUESDAY November 8
Many Arose With Him
“Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many” (Matt. 27:51–53, NKJV).

What does this incredible account teach us about the resurrection of Jesus and what it accomplished?
An earthquake marked the death of Jesus (Matt. 27:50, 51), and another one marked His resurrection (Matt. 28:2). At the moment Jesus died, “the earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people” (Matt. 27:51–53, NIV). These saints were raised glorified as witnesses of Christ’s own resurrection and as prototypes of those who will be raised at the final resurrection. Thus, right after the resurrection of Jesus, many of the Jewish people were given powerful evidence to believe in His resurrection and thus to accept Him as their Savior, which many did, including many priests (see Acts 6:7).

“During His ministry, Jesus had raised the dead to life. He had raised the son of the widow of Nain, and the ruler’s daughter and Lazarus. But these were not clothed with immortality. After they were raised, they were still subject to death. But those who came forth from the grave at Christ’s resurrection were raised to everlasting life. They ascended with Him as trophies of His victory over death and the grave. . . . These went into the city, and appeared unto many, declaring, Christ has risen from the dead, and we be risen with Him. Thus was immortalized the sacred truth of the resurrection.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 786.

Humanly speaking, the chief priests and elders had great advantages. They held the religious power of the nation and were even able to convince the Roman authorities and the crowds to help them with their schemes. But they forgot that “ ‘ “the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes” ’ ” (Dan. 4:32, NASB). Their lies were contradicted and invalidated by the existence of those resurrected saints.

No matter how bad things can get now, why can we trust in God’s ultimate victory for us as we still struggle in this fallen world?

07/11/2022

07 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:07|அவர் உயிர்தெழுந்தார் | By Mrs. Helen Johnson | International Tamil Sabbath School

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MONDAY November 7
“ ‘He Is Risen!’ ”
The victory of Christ over Satan and his evil powers was secured on the cross and confirmed by the empty tomb. “When Jesus was laid in the grave, Satan triumphed. He dared to hope that the Saviour would not take up His life again. He claimed the Lord’s body, and set his guard about the tomb, seeking to hold Christ a prisoner. He was bitterly angry when his angels fled at the approach of the heavenly messenger. When he saw Christ come forth in triumph, he knew that his kingdom would have an end, and that he must finally die.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 782. And though Christ’s humanity died, His divinity did not die. In His divinity, Christ possessed the power to break the bonds of death.

Read Matthew 28:1–6; John 10:17, 18; and Romans 8:11. Who was directly involved in the resurrection of Jesus?
During His ministry in Samaria-Peraea, Jesus stated that He Himself had power to lay down His life and to take it again (John 10:17, 18). To Martha He said, “ ‘I am the resurrection, and the life’ ” (John 11:25). Other passages speak of His resurrection as an act of God (Acts 2:24, Rom. 8:11, Gal. 1:1, Heb. 13:20). Even a mighty angel of the Lord was involved in that glorious event (Matt. 28:1, 2).

Meanwhile, Matthew 28:11–15 reveals the futile and foolish efforts of the leaders to continue fighting against Jesus. The Roman guard told the leaders “all the things that had happened” (Matt. 28:11, NKJV). Implicit in this account is the idea that the guards saw the Resurrection. If not, what would their words mean? An angel came down from heaven, moved the stone, sat on it, and the guards fainted? The next thing that they knew the tomb was empty? Maybe, while the Romans were unconscious, the angel took away the body of Jesus? Maybe the disciples did? Or someone else stole it? Whatever happened, the body of Jesus was, obviously, gone.

An angel from heaven coming down, the men fainting from fear, and the tomb being empty would have been disconcerting enough to the religious leaders. But that they “gave a large sum of money to the soldiers” (Matt. 28:12, NKJV) to keep these men quiet implied that whatever the soldiers told them disturbed them deeply. And what they told of, of course, was the resurrection of Jesus.

Some scoff at the idea that the first people to see Christ resurrected were Romans. Why? In what ways is this truth symbolic of what was to come: the gospel going to the Gentiles, as well?

06/11/2022

06 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:07|முத்திரிக்கப்பட்ட கல்லறை | By Pr. Anthony Das | International Tamil Sabbath School International Tamil Sabbath School | 06 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:07|முத்திரிக்கப்பட்ட கல்லறை | By Pr. Anthony Das Please pray for our Ministry! SUNDAY November 6 A Sealed Tomb Christ’s mission seemed to have ended (and even failed) with His death on the cross. Satan succeeded in instigating Judas to betray the Savior (Luke 22:3, 4; John 13:26, 27) and the chief priests and elders to demand His death (Matt. 26:59, Matt. 27:20). After Jesus was arrested, “all the disciples forsook Him and fled” (Matt. 26:56, NKJV), and Peter denied Him three times (Matt. 26:69–75). Now Jesus was lying in a tomb hewed out of a rock, closed with a large and sealed stone, protected by Roman guards (Matt. 27:57–66), and watched by invisible demonic powers. “If he could, he [Satan] would have held Christ locked in the tomb.”—Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, vol. 12, p. 412. During His earthly ministry, Christ had foretold not only His death on the cross but also His resurrection. Using the Eastern inclusive language— in which a fraction of a day stands for a whole day—Jesus mentioned that “ ‘as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth’ ” (Matt. 12:39, 40, NKJV). On other occasions Jesus underscored that He would be killed but on the third day He would rise again (Matt. 16:21; Matt. 17:22, 23; Matt. 20:17–19). The chief priests and the Pharisees were aware of those statements and took measures that they hoped would prevent His resurrection. Read Matthew 27:62–66. How did these actions only help provide the world later with more evidence for the resurrection of Jesus? * Your notes will not be saved! All security measures taken to keep Jesus locked in the tomb only made His victory over death and the hosts of evil even more noticeable because of all the precautions and measures that His enemies took to try to make sure it would never happen. Also, these men surely had heard of the miracles of Jesus; they had seen some of them, too. And yet, they thought that a guard over the tomb could stop Him, the one who was able to do so many miracles, from being resurrected? Also, they put a guard around the tomb in case of—what? That the disciples might steal the body and then claim that Jesus had been resurrected from the dead? When the people would ask, “Where is the risen Jesus?” They could say: “Just take our word for it.” If nothing else, their actions revealed just how afraid the chief priests were of Jesus, even after He died. Perhaps, deep down, they did fear that He just might be resurrected after all.

05/11/2022

Last Days Event Online Bible Study by Pr. John Justin Joseph – International Tamil Sabbath School

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04/11/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School | 04 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:06|அவர் நமக்காக மரித்தார் | Revision and Discussion by Pr. Jayselvan Selladurai

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03/11/2022

International Tamil Sabbath School | 03 NOV 22| Qtr.4|LS:06|சிலுவையின் பொருள் | By Sis. E. Balasundhari

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THURSDAY November 3
The Meaning of the Cross
Read 1 Corinthians 1:18–24. What is Paul saying about the Cross, and how does he contrast it with the “wisdom of the world”? Why, even today, when “materialism” (the idea that all reality is only material, which means there is no God or supernatural realm of existence) dominates “the wisdom of the world,” is the message of the Cross so important?
The Cross of Christ is the very center of salvation history. “Eternity can never fathom the depth of love revealed in the cross of Calvary. It was there that the infinite love of Christ and the unbounded selfishness of Satan stood face to face.”—Stephen N. Haskell, The Cross and Its Shadow (South Lancaster, MA: Bible Training School, 1914), p. v.

While Christ was humbly offering Himself as a ransom for the human race, Satan was selfishly engulfing Him in suffering and agony. Christ did not die just the natural death that every human being has to face. He died the second death, so that all those who accept Him will never have to experience it for themselves.

In regard to the meaning of the Cross, there are several important aspects that we should remember. First, the Cross is the supreme revelation of God’s justice against sin (Rom. 3:21–26). Second, the Cross is the supreme revelation of God’s love for sinners (Rom. 5:8). Third, the Cross is the great source of power to break the chains of sin (Rom. 6:22, 23; 1 Cor. 1:17–24). Fourth, the Cross is our only hope of eternal life (Phil. 3:9–11; John 3:14–16; 1 John 5:11, 12). And fifth, the Cross is the only antidote against a future rebellion in the universe (Rev. 7:13–17, Rev. 22:3).

None of these crucial truths about the Cross can be discovered by the “wisdom of the world.” On the contrary, then, as now, the preaching of the Cross is “foolishness” to worldly wisdom, which often doesn’t even acknowledge the most obvious truth there could be: that a Creator exists (see Rom. 1:18–20).

The Greek word for “foolishness” is linked to the English word “moron”; that is, the preaching of the Cross is “moronic” according to the “wisdom of the world.” Worldly wisdom cannot know Jesus or the salvation that He offers us through His substitutionary death on the cross.

Whatever value some “worldly wisdom” can offer, why must we never let it interfere with what we believe about Jesus and the hope we’re offered through “the foolishness of the message preached” (1 Cor. 1:21, NKJV)?