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Because I value God's teaching in the Bible, I choose to believe and follow its teachings.

 

What To Believe

The New Earth

The Bible teaches that God will make a new earth with no more sin or death. God's people will live forever. Therefore I want to be there with Jesus.

 

I choose to believe the Bible teaching of the New Earth.

Definition

New Earth means: God's plan restored. In the New Earth there will be no more suffering and death. The Great Controversy will be over and God and His people will live forever in happiness and peace.
Artwork Music

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Mansion Over the Hilltop
Far Beyond the sun
Do Lord
The Homeland, SDAH 436
I'm Going Home, SDAH 437
A Song of Heaven and Homeland, SDAH 472
I Shall See the King, SDAH 426
No Night There, SDAH 427
Sweet By and By, SDAH 428
Joy By and By, SDAH 430
Over Yonder, SDAH 431
Shall We Gather, SDAH 432
We Speak of the Realms, SDAH 434
The Glory Song, SDAH 435
How Cheering is the Christian, SDAH 440
How Sweet are the Tidings, SDAH 442
Heaven is my Home, SDAH 445
Never Part Again, SDAH 449
Together Let Us Sweetly, SDAH 451
We Have Heard, SDAH 453
How Far From Home, SDAH 439
I'm a Pilgrim, SDAH 444
Beautiful Zion, SDAH 450
In the Sweet By and By, AYS 170

Student Life Applications

Knowing that the evil of this world will not last forever.
Wanting to be in the Earth Made New that God will prepare for the saved.
Looking forward to the New Earth and telling others about what Jesus wants to do for them.
Praising Jesus for His wonderful grace to plan such a place for sinners like me.
 

Bible, E.G. White


The Nature of the New Earth -- 2 Peter 3:10-13
The New Jerusalem -- Revelation 21:2 -- a bride adorned for her husband
Our Eternal Home -- John 14:3 -- that where I am there ye may be also
Intellectual Life in the New Earth -- Revelation 22:2 -- the leaves of the tree [of life] are for the healing of the nations
There Shall Be No More . . . -- Revelation 21:4 -- "There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away"
Value of Belief in a New Creation -- Matthew 5:12 -- "great is your reward in heaven"
Forever New -- Revelation 11:15 -- "The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever"

Reinforcing Stories

The Children's Hour V, pg. 269, by Arthur S. Maxwell

Student Activities

1. Make a book of your home in the New Earth.
2. Write a poem about your life in the New Earth.
3. Draw pictures of your estate in the New Earth.

 

Links to the Curriculum
Health: List and picture foods to be enjoyed in the New Earth (you may use the ones from anywhere in the world)
Language Arts: Adjectives describe things even as John describes the Holy City in Revelation.
 

Resources

The Children's Hour by Arthur Maxwell. R&H. 1945

On the new earth, in which righteousness dwells, God will provide an eternal home for the redeemed and a perfect environment for everlasting life, love, joy, and learning in His presence. For here God Himself will dwell with His people, and suffering and death will have passed away. The great controversy will be ended and sin will be no more. All things, animate and inanimate, will declare that God is love, and He shall reign forever. Amen.---Fundamental Beliefs, 27

 

Evaluation

Primary:
Tell or write two ways that show what it means to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth.
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone show they believed and followed Bible teaching of the New Earth.
Tell or write about when you showed that you believed and followed the Bible teaching of the New Earth.
Tell or write about when you saw the hurt and unhappiness when someone didn’t believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth.
How do you think God feels when He sees people who believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
How do you feel or act when you follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
Tell two ways that you can show you believe the Bible teaching of the New Earth.
What makes you want to follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
What is the opposite of believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth? Who makes us act or believe that way?
Finish the sentence: We can show we believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth when we..........

Middle:
Why does God care if I believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
What difference does it make whether I believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth or not?
What effect would it have on my future if I did not believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
How would I feel about myself if I did or did not believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
Give some reasons why you think it is best to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth.
Why would someone do differently?
What makes choosing to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth better than the opposite?
List some ways that a person might believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could believe the Bible teaching of the New Earth and show it in his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Is it possible for a person to get better at believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth? Explain.
Can you think of someone who seems good at believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth? What makes them better at it?
How could you learn to be better at believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
How often do you show that you believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth? Think of the last three times and tell me.
Do you like to join in when people believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth? How have you joined in?

High school:
Would you practice believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth if no one were checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you recognize it if someone were not fully believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth?
Are you proud to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth and willing to tell others how you feel?
If someone in a group spoke out against believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth would you speak up to give the other side?
Are you willing to put some of your money toward helping people believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth, in your city, class, work?
Can you say that believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth has become a habit? How often do you show your belief?
What effect do you think believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth will have on your future life?
Do you see your family believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth? How about your church, city, or nation?
What do you think should be done to promote believing and following the Bible teaching of the New Earth in your family, friends, church, city, nation?
Does it make much difference if they believe and follow the Bible teaching of the New Earth or not?