1. God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

2. what is its highest mission?
Why was the Christian
church organized, and
what is its highest mission?
AA 9
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3. How did the church become the theater of God’s grace?
AA 12
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4. power has the Christian church always had in order
What two sources of
power has the Christian
church always had in order
to fulfill its mission?
AA 18
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

5. In the final judgment, for what are the unrepentant
sinners finally judged?
AA 62, 232
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6. What special lesson did
the death of Ananias and Sapphira teach the New Testament church?
AA 73-76
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

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
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

8. bound by time, why has He delayed His coming and
Although God is not
bound by time, why has He delayed His coming and
for what does He wait?
AA 111
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

9. the great controversy, what role do the angels play in
From the standpoint of
the great controversy, what
role do the angels play in
the affairs of this earth? AA
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

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
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

11. How did Paul and Barnabas deal with the transition between the old and
new covenants?
AA 189, 190
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

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
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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
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14. How does Paul emphasize one of the key aspects of
the great controversy—a
gift that God has given
to all created beings?
AA 313
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

15. How did Paul explain the Galatian problem? AA 384, 385
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

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
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

17. What is the difference between God’s desire to have His created beings obey Him and Satan’s method of gaining obedience?
AA 541
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

18. What is the only way that sinners can become members of God’s kingdom?
AA 543
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19. Why is the coming of Jesus delayed? AA 600
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God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church