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Summer 2025 Sacred Altars and Holy Offerings
Unit 3: Christians and Sacrifice

We examine the first acts of worship recorded in the Bible, as carried out by Adam and Eve’s two sons, Cain and Abel. The book of Genesis does not explicitly claim an author. But Exodus 17:14; 24:4; 34:27; Numbers 33:2; and Deuteronomy 31:9; Matthew 19:8; Mark 10:5; John 5:45-47; etc., suggest that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible, a section we call the Pentateuch. However, many modern scholars have proposed that the text of the book of Genesis we possess today is a composite workof several different sources written hundreds of years after Moses would have lived. Because Genesis was part of the Law of Moses and Moses was certainly capable of writing, it seems best to take Genesis as having been authored by Moses

Christians and Sacrifice
Acts 18:4 tells us that Corinth had a synagogue (as was the case in most of the large trading cities of the Roman Empire). Paul began his preaching in that synagogue, which was composed of both Jews and Greeks (18:4-5). It was to this mixed congregation that Paul wrote the two Corinthian letters while on his third missionary journey. The four years that elapsed between Paul’s time in Corinth and his first letter back witnessed the development of ungodly trends—trends that needed to be corrected.

Lesson 10 Christians as God’s Temple. 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 413
Paul began his preaching in that synagogue, which was composed of both Jews and Greeks (18:4-5). But opposition caused him to leave and focus on the Gentiles of the city (18:6-7). Nevertheless, there was a strong contingent of Jewish believers in the Corinthian church (18:8).

Lesson 11 Our Bodies Belong to God. 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 421
We’re now in our second lesson from 1 Corinthians, so the Lesson Context from last week’s study also applies here. The difference is that today’s lesson deals with the touchy subject of sexual immorality. For proper context, we need to be aware of how the standards of morality in the Greco-Roman culture of the first century AD differed from those of today.

Lesson 12 The Two Made One. Ephesians 2:11-22 428
Paul’s observation that circumcision was made by human hands is not to imply that God had nothing to do with it. Paul knew the biblical affirmations that God had instituted the practice. But there is something more important than that removal of foreskin: the removal of sin. Only God can do that. This kind of removal results in (or should result in) circumcision of the heart (Romans 2:29; Colossians 2:11; compare Deuteronomy 10:16; 30:6; Jeremiah 4:4).

Lesson 13 Sacrifices of Praise. Hebrews 13:9-21 435
There is no purpose statement in this letter as there are in Luke 1:1-4; John 20:31; 1 John 5:13; etc. We must be satisfied with knowing that the early church valued Hebrews as authoritative, apostolic teaching that should guide the church and have its place in the New Testament.

Lesson 14 Livings Stones in a Spiritual Temple. 1 Peter 2:1-12 442
Peter himself is a perplexing figure in the Gospel accounts. He tended to blurt out whatever was on his mind at the time, sometimes seeming to contradict himself in the process (examples: Matthew 16:22, 23; 26:35; Mark 9:5-6; John 18:25-27). He was impulsive and recklessly bold, often acting before thinking (Matthew 14:22-33; John 18:10). In short, Peter was an apostle to whom we can relate.

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“Who are you when no one’s looking?”

When her people were threatened, Esther had to ask herself that question. Would she step out and risk her own life to try to save her fellow Israelites? Or she could “keep her head down” to wait out the threat in obscurity and safety?

This 9-week study leads you to examine the story of Esther. You’ll discover how godly character often develops under pressure. And you’ll discover ideas for living a godly life in the midst of contemporary pressures.