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

2. Why was the Christian church organized, and what is its highest mission? AA 9 5/18/20152 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

3. How did the church become the theater of God’s grace? AA 12 5/18/20153 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

4. What two sources of power has the Christian church always had in order to fulfill its mission? AA 18 5/18/20154 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 5/18/20155 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

6. What special lesson did the death of Ananias and Sapphira teach the New Testament church? AA 73-76 5/18/20156 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 5/18/20157 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

8. Although God is not bound by time, why has He delayed His coming and for what does He wait? AA 111 5/18/20158 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

9. From the standpoint of the great controversy, what role do the angels play in the affairs of this earth? AA 152-154 5/18/20159 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 5/18/201510 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 5/18/201511 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 5/18/201512 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

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 5/18/201513 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

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 5/18/201514 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 5/18/201515 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 5/18/201516 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 5/18/201517 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 5/18/201518 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church

19. Why is the coming of Jesus delayed? AA 600 5/18/201519 God’s Side of the Story in the Great Controversy as Told by the Early Church