Sunday Morning Class
Teacher
Lesson Summary
The class began with a brief review of the previous week’s exploration of 1 Corinthians 13, where the teacher explained that the phrase “when the perfect comes” refers to the completion of Scripture before Christ’s return. He clarified that the Greek term for "perfect" means fully finished and mature, and showed how this concept is echoed in Colossians 1:28 and Ephesians 2:20, asserting that the Bible is already complete and sufficient for all believers. The teacher then turned to contemporary challenges, outlining the doctrines of groups that claim new revelation, particularly the Book of Abraham. He contrasted their teachings about premortal existence, multiple gods, and celestial bodies with biblical teaching, emphasizing that Scripture alone is the sole foundation. Citing 1 Timothy 4:1 and Luke 11’s parable of the sower, he illustrated that God’s word is an immutable seed that, when left unchanged, yields the same spiritual fruit across generations. The lesson concluded with a warning against attempting to “engineer” the Word, reaffirming that the church must rely on the one, unchanging foundation of apostolic and prophetic Scripture. Overall, the class reinforced the sufficiency of the Bible, warned against extra‑biblical revelations, and encouraged believers to trust the completed Word as the source of true doctrine and lasting faith.
Key Scriptures
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away. Tongues, they will cease. As for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known.