It is sad, though at times perhaps amusing, the way visceral resentment on the part of theologically liberal Adventists against our classic eschatology in general and Ellen White in particular has led to unbelievable ignorance of both contemporary and historical reality so far as Catholic teachings are concerned.
Read MoreHOW DID THE TARES GET IN?
We are all familiar with Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares. Most articles and discussions on this topic focus on how the wheat are to treat the tares. That is, they warn of the dangers of being too severe with alleged wrongdoers. But the main focus of this parable is not what we think and have often been taught.
Read MoreREMEMBERING RICHARD SAMUEL PAULSON (1921-2024)
On October 27, 2024, a scant twelve days after reaching the remarkable age of 103, my dear father, Richard Samuel Paulson, passed to his rest in the company of his loving family in Half Moon Bay, California.
Read MoreBEGIN WITH LOVE: UNDERSTANDING BIBLICAL SEXUALITY
Jesus came to set the captives free (see Luke 4:18), and this is the calling He gives us today. No one is beyond the reach of His healing hand. There are many beautiful passages giving hope and encouragement, pointing to a better, happier life—a life God intended, as outlined in His Word.
Read MoreGOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE
In the words of the psalmist, “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes” (Psalm 118:9). The message of Daniel 4:17 is still in the Bible—that “the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.” The clash of freedom lovers and would-be tyrants is ever subject to the jurisdiction of the King of Kings.
Read MoreSTEWARDS OF LIBERTY
In a few days, voters in the United States of America—if they haven’t voted already—will choose a new President and Vice-President, together with countless officials at varying levels of government. Once again it becomes us as Seventh-day Adventist Christians to assess our responsibility as citizens of this present world even as we prepare for citizenship in the world to come.
Read MoreTHE GOD OF TRANSPARENCY
One hundred and eighty years ago today, in fulfillment of the Bible’s longest time prophecy (Dan. 8:14), heaven’s tribunal assembled to commence review of the life records of those within the human family who have professed to be followers of the God of Scripture (Dan. 7:9-14; 12:1; Rev. 3:5).
Why would it take the Lord this long to finish the judgment of the righteous dead?
Read MoreSCARED OF THE TIME OF TROUBLE?
As with so many other perversions of God’s truth that have at times tarnished the witness of God’s people, we can’t deny that inordinate fear of the final crisis has been a problem with certain ones among us. But we have to remember it was Christ Himself who encouraged His disciples to follow the signs betokening His return.
Read MoreTHE SABBATH, THE NEW COVENANT, AND THE GOSPEL
This week our site is publishing two articles in response to the recent renunciation of the Sabbath doctrine by a now-former Adventist pastor. As the final crisis nears, it is imperative that truths many have perhaps taken for granted be repetitively reinforced, objections old and new repetitively answered.
Read MorePARTING WAYS OVER THE SEAL OF GOD: A SEMINARIAN’S VIEW
The doctrine of the Sabbath as the end-time seal of God follows the same pattern of theological deduction as doctrines like the Trinity, which are built on the harmony of biblical teachings rather than on a single explicit statement. The Sabbath, as a sign of God’s authority and a mark of His creative power, holds a central place in the final test of loyalty between God's law and human tradition.
Read MoreSPIRITUAL BATTLE FATIGUE
When God’s people exhaust their energies fighting over culture and politics, labeling each other with nasty epithets arising from agendas unknown to the Sacred Writings, they and those around them could easily find themselves growing so tired of controversy that the craving for peace at any price will gain increasing traction in the weary minds of spent believers.
Read MoreSHOULD ADVENTISTS PUSH FOR A CHRISTIAN STATE?
In the shifting terrain of 1880s America, the National Reform Association (NRA) emerged as a voice determined to shape the nation's core values. Founded in 1864, the NRA's bod mission was to embed the recognition of God's sovereignty directly into the United States Constitution.
Read MoreDivided Nation, Divided Church?
Today, as in James and Ellen White’s day, political sentiments threaten to divide the church just as they threaten to divide the nation. We stand on the brink of a crisis, the likes of which we have not seen in over 160 years.
Read MoreLYING ABOUT LAST GENERATION THEOLOGY
A recent online report illustrates yet again how lies regarding the construct known as Last Generation Theology continue to proliferate in various circles of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is important that these falsehoods be answered.
Read MoreSHOULD TITHES AND OFFERINGS SERVE AS WEAPONS OF PROTEST?
The suggestion has lately been voiced that lay Seventh-day Adventists consider establishing a parachurch organization for the purpose of withholding financial support from certain entities within the denominational structure and channeling such support to other, presumably more worthy entities. Is such a practice in harmony with inspired counsel?
Read MoreTHE WORD OF GOD IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH
The Seventh-day Adventist movement, from its beginning, took Scripture as its foundation and guiding light.
Read MoreIDOLATRY OF THE MIND
God created our minds. He fashioned our intelligence. He designed our ability to ask, to analyze, and to probe. But what is true of our bodies is equally true of our minds. If God made them, He has the right to tell us how to use them.
Read MoreWILL THE SAVED HAVE THEIR FALLEN NATURES REMOVED BEFORE JESUS COMES?
The influence of the Holy Flesh movement of more than a century ago continues to affect certain devout Adventists. Only as we keep the inspired consensus constantly in view can such pitfalls be avoided.
Read MoreA CITY ON A HILL
The Puritans of New England saw the American nation as God's kingdom on earth, to be established through civil force and military expansion. But does such a course represent God's way of revealing His character and reaching the lost?
Read MoreSMALL ENOUGH TO DEFEND
Why the "majoring in minors" allegation often flung at classic Adventism makes no sense.
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