How was Israel saved?
As former Adventists we struggle for years detangling our ideas of law, faith, and salvation. It was not surprising, therefore, that we recently received an email articulating our common confusion: […]
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Author: Colleen Tinker
Colleen Tinker, the editor of Proclamation! magazine, and her husband Richard left Adventism in 1998 with their two sons, Roy and Nathanael, who were in grades six and ten. They have co-led the Former Adventist Fellowship since 1999. Colleen, a graduate of Walla Walla University, is a former high school English teacher and also the former managing editor of Adventist Today magazine. Colleen became the stepmother of Roy and Nathanael in 1989, and in 2008 she adopted them. Romans 8:15-17 has assumed new depth and significance for her and Richard since she and her sons chose to claim each other legally and permanently. She and Richard share an office and a commitment to sharing the gospel of the true Jesus with all of those seeking a way out of the bondage of the false gospel of Adventism.
COMMENTARY: New Adventist Abortion Statement and the Great Disappointment
For decades abortion-on-demand has been the Adventist organization’s dirty little secret. Ever since 1971, when Adventist administrators and health professionals met and “unofficially” approved an internal document permitting Adventist hospitals […]
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Jesus is Human Forever
Recently a former Adventist sent me a link to a recent article from the Adventist Review written by Angel Manuel Rodriguez entitled “Forever Human, Forever Divine”. Rodriguez wrote an answer […]
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New Improved Investigative Judgment
Like a phoenix rising from embers, the ideas of the Investigative Judgment arose from the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844, when Jesus failed to return as William Miller and […]
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How to Talk to an Adventist Boyfriend
This weekend we received two emails from different Christian women who are dating committed Adventist men. They had gone online looking for information and help, and they appealed to us […]
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Adventism Rethinks Abortion Stance
Abortion is logical outgrowth of Adventist view of man Last Friday, August 29, 2019, The Adventist organization announced that it is officially working on an amended abortion statement. In […]
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Knowing the Covenants Puts Sabbath In Its Place
COLLEEN TINKER Adventism’s belief that man is purely physical makes its soteriology dependent upon man’s sanctified behavior. Adventists believe that God’s promises are always conditional upon human obedience, but the […]
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ADVENTISM’S PHYSICALISM DENIES SPIRITUAL REALITY
EDITOR’S COMMENTS In the past nine months, Richard and I have each lost a parent. My mother died in October, and Richard’s dad died in July. Losing our parents […]
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Faith Zaps the Law!
I’ve been spending time in Galatians again. I’ve loved this book for 20 years. In fact, this book has been the foundation of my new covenant understanding since I first […]
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The Adventist Way of Death
Richard’s father died two weeks ago. He was almost 92, and his health had been failing. Still, his death came suddenly, almost without warning. He lived in Oklahoma, and because […]
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Do Your Children Know Jesus?
Ever since I can remember I had a picture of Jesus in my mind. Like most of my Adventist friends, I learned Bible stories and knew the heroes of faith […]
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How Can I Know If I’m Born Again?
During the last couple of weeks I heard two sermons from Loma Linda University Church (LLUC) that elicited compassion in me and the conviction that I have to respond. On […]
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JUNE 22–28 COMMENTARY
“Turning Hearts in the End Time”—Lesson 13 By Colleen Tinker The Sabbath School lessons for this “Thirteenth Sabbath” are, on the surface, an attempt to call Adventist families back […]
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GOD SUBJECT TO LAW?
By Colleen Tinker “The Sabbath is part of God’s law, and God never changes. The Sabbath is eternal,” Adventists often argue. “The Sabbath is God’s day!” These familiar arguments […]
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JUNE 15–21 COMMENTARY
“What Have They Seen In Your House”—Lesson 12 By Colleen Tinker This week’s lesson uses God’s words to King Hezekiah when, after being healed from his disease and granted […]
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