No matter how vigorously they denounce their erstwhile spiritual home, no matter how injurious and destructive they claim their experience in the church to have been, a good many former Adventists can’t seem to “get a life.” Usually they stay within a stone’s throw—and throw stones they do.
Read MoreLAST GENERATION THEOLOGY SYMPOSIUM NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
The October 2020 symposium at Secrets Unsealed on Last Generation Theology is now available for purchase on DVD.
Read MoreLEARNING FROM THE PAST
Many prefer to forget negative history, be it personal or collective. But we can’t learn from our mistakes unless we acknowledge them.
Read MorePRESSING TOWARD THE MARK
What makes one persevere and push ahead despite obstacles, threatenings, betrayal, and even death?
Read MoreA DONKEY'S FUNERAL
The fate of one of Judah’s apostate kings offers a timeless warning to those who reserve the right to reject the testimony of God’s prophets.
Read MoreTHE PATIENCE OF THE SAINTS
The anchor offered the soul by the memory of God’s mighty acts has ever made His promises the enduring marker to which the hope of His saints is fastened.
Read MoreROMANS 1:26-27 UNDER ATTACK
A new article on a liberal Adventist website offers yet another case of abandoning the Bible’s own self-explanatory approach to understanding its teachings, and likewise underscores the decisive role played by higher criticism and personal experience in the filtering and processing of Scripture by those uncomfortable with the message there contained.
Read MoreLESSONS FROM NINEVEH
The most successful evangelistic campaign in human history has more to teach today’s church than perhaps we realize.
Read MoreWATCHING AND WAITING
A harrowing story of courage and survival illustrates the imperative of patient watchfulness as we await the return of our Lord.
Read MorePAUL AND PERFECTION
Despite the illusions of evangelicals both inside and outside Adventism, the apostle Paul’s witness affirming the possibility of divinely-empowered character perfection in this life is clear beyond misunderstanding.
Read MoreThe Poison of Extremism
In a time where the digital age makes information available at the speed of light, we will expect more and more of these deceptions to take hold upon God’s professed people. They may boast that they will not be deceived by the world and its trappings, but then the Devil will ensnare them with false piety and erroneous sentiments.
Read MoreTHE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST: SHOULD WE ABANDON "FEARFUL URGENCY"?
A recent online article urges Adventists to lay aside the “rhetoric of urgency” in their proclamation of Christ’s imminent return. Is this counsel we should follow?
Read MorePOTOMAC CONFERENCE RESPONDS TO VERDICT IN DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL
“As a body of believers, we pledge to oppose evil, prejudice and oppression whenever and wherever it occurs. We join our brothers and sisters around the nation, yes, even the world, as we look to that time when the vestiges of bigotry, hatred and injustice are eradicated and peace abounds for all.”
Read MoreTHE FORM WITHOUT THE POWER
A deeper look at the substance of the apostate threefold union predicted by the book of Revelation for the last days (Rev. 16:13-14).
Read MoreFROM WAX TO GRANITE
How deniers of perfection theology in modern Adventism have evolved in their perspective on Ellen White’s doctrinal authority.
Read MoreLAODICEANISM WRIT LARGE
For some, involvement in a movement or organization is driven more by circumstance than genuine belief.
Read MoreTHE SECRET OF JOY
It is in Christ’s presence where true joy is found. But how do we practice His presence today, when He is physically no longer walking the earth? It is through His words, as recorded in the Bible, and by communion with Him in prayer.
Read MoreTHE BIBLE AND CONSERVATIVE CULTURE ARE NOT IDENTICAL
It should make no difference what label someone attaches to us, so long as we are true to God’s written counsel in our convictions (Isa. 8:20; Acts 17:11).
Read MoreNEW ATTACKS ON PERFECTION THEOLOGY
Recent challenges to the Bible-based, classic Adventist hope of character perfection in this life do despite both to the inspired text and the historical record.
Read MoreNORTH AMERICAN DIVISION LEADERS CALL FOR SUPPORT OF ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
As leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, we denounce the recent acts of violence and hatred against our brothers and sisters in the Asian-American community. God calls us to love all His children, no matter our differences. Our diversity makes us stronger as a people, and the variety of cultures making up our territory are a direct reflection of His creative power.
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