Part 3 of a series by Dr. Gerard Damsteegt on the chronology of the Old Testament book of Ezra.
Read MoreTHE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT STILL IN SESSION
This past Tuesday, October 22, 2019, marked the passing of the 175th year of the investigative judgment (Dan. 7:9-14; 8:14). Born from the ashes and tears of the Great Disappointment, this doctrine embodies both the unique contribution of Seventh-day Adventism to Christian theology, as well as the most basic rationale for the existence of the Adventist faith and movement. It is time we paused for a moment to consider both the Biblical and personal imperatives of this oft-embattled yet still enduring centerpiece of the Seventh-day Adventist witness to the world.
Read MoreTHE CONTRIBUTION OF CYRUS THE GREAT TO THE RESTORATION AND REBUILDING OF JERUSALEM
Part 2 of a series by Dr. Gerard Damsteegt on the chronology of the Old Testament book of Ezra.
Read MoreGOD'S PATIENCE WITH REBELLION
Do we think we’re the only ones in God’s universe who wonder at the slow pace of the struggle between good and evil?
Read MoreGod's Restoring Salvation--Our Last-day Message
Sermon by Elder Ted N.C. Wilson at Annual Council, October 12, 2019.
Read MoreWAGES, EARNING, AND SALVATION
Why Biblical salvation is both free and participatory.
Read MoreEVIDENCES FOR A CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF EVENTS: EZRA 4 AND 7
In the first of several articles, a veteran denominational theologian explains why the book of Ezra should be understood chronologically rather than thematically, an issue directly related to classic Adventist prophetic interpretation.
Read MoreTHE SILENT SEVEN THOUSAND
Why, when Elijah made his great appeal on Mount Carmel (I Kings 18:21), were the seven thousand who hadn’t bowed their knees to Baal (I Kings 19:18) as silent and cowardly as the idolaters all around them?
Read MoreARE YOU READY?
The Second Coming of Christ is the very heartbeat of our hope as Seventh-day Adventists. Are you striving, through God’s power, to meet your Lord in peace?
Read More"PURITY CULTURE" AND THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN
Many in conservative Christian circles have been badly shaken by the recent marital breakup and renouncing of Christianity by the one generally regarded as the leading founder of what has come to be called the evangelical “purity movement.” Could these tragic events have been collateral damage from the implosion of the man-made social paradigm that first made him famous?
Read MoreCALLED AND CHOSEN
Plan to join Pastor Diamond Garcia at the Canon City (CO) Seventh-day Adventist Church in two weeks for a powerful and stirring series on getting ready for Jesus’ coming. For further information call or text Pastor Diamond at (808) 953-0483 or e-mail him at <diamondean1844@gmail.com>
Read MoreCORRUPT CHANNELS AND THE INCENSE OF CHRIST'S RIGHTEOUSNESS
A closer look at a much-abused Ellen White statement.
Read MoreWHAT IS THE GOSPEL?
Becoming a portrait of Christ
Read More"JESUS ALL" OR "JESUS AND"?
When we talk of the centrality of Jesus, are we in fact speaking of the Biblical Jesus?
Read MoreLYRICAL REFLECTIONS
NEGATIVE CULTURAL MEMORIES AND THE STRUGGLE FOR ADVENTISM'S SOUL
The call to Christian perfection must never fail to make a clear distinction between the written counsel of God and the taboos and expectations of popular culture, even if the latter wears a conservative label.
Read MoreCALLED TO COURAGE THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL
“The greatest want of the world is the want of men—-men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.”
Ellen G. White, Education, p. 57
Read More"BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT"
Let those who name the name of Christ depart from all iniquity, that Christ may not be ashamed of His professed followers.
Read MoreTHE TREND CONTINUES
Updated evidence on the continued growth and strength of theologically conservative denominations, and the continued shrinkage and weakness on the part of theologically liberal ones.
Read MoreTHE SIN OF RACISM
“Many Sabbath-keepers are not right before God in their political views. . . . These brethren cannot receive the approval of God while they lack sympathy for the oppressed colored race, and are at variance with the pure, republican principles of our Government.”
Ellen G. White, Testimonies, vol. 1, pp. 533-534
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