Our Journey Out of Adventism
A special note to any of my SDA friends reading this letter: Many of you have had a significant impact on my life, encouraging me to love the study of […]
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Author: Rick Barker
Rick Barker is a native of Southwestern Ohio and led a weekly Bible study for former SDAs in the area for over 10 years. Rick graduated from Andrews University in 1987 and received a Masters degree from the University of Dayton. He previously served on the staff of the Thomas Bilney Institute for Biblical Research and volunteered on the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry website. He is an active member of his local Lutheran church, having served as an elder as well as both an adult and youth Sunday school teacher. Rick was a volunteer for 6 years and remains a participant on the discussion boards. Rick and his wife Sheryl formally left the SDA church in 2004. Prior to this they had been active in the Miamisburg and Wilmington Ohio churches.
30. Adventism’s New Earth
Adventism’s Fundamental Belief #28: The New Earth—On the new earth, in which righteousness dwells, God will provide an eternal home for the redeemed and a perfect environment for everlasting life, […]
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29. The Adventist Millennium
Adventism’s Fundamental Belief #27: The Millennium and the End of Sin—“The millennium is the thousand-year reign of Christ with His saints in heaven between the first and second resurrections. During […]
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28. Death and Resurrection Assumes Man is Physical
ADVENTISM’S FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF #26—The wages of sin is death. But God, who alone is immortal, will grant eternal life to His redeemed. Until that day death is an unconscious state […]
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27. The Second Coming of Christ
ADVENTISM’S FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF #25—The second coming of Christ is the blessed hope of the church, the grand climax of the gospel. The Saviour’s coming will be literal, personal, visible, and […]
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26. Christ’s Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
ADVENTISM’S FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF #24—There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle that the Lord set up and not humans. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making available to […]
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25. Adventism’s Marriage and the Family
ADVENTISM’S FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF #23—Marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong union between a man and a woman in loving companionship. For the Christian […]
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24. Working on Christian Behavior
ADVENTISM’S FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF #22—Christian Behavior—We are called to be a godly people who think, feel, and act in harmony with the principles of heaven. For the Spirit to recreate in […]
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23. Stewardship
ADVENTISM’S FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF #21—Stewardship—We are God’s stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We are responsible to […]
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22. The Sabbath
Adventism’s Fundamental Belief #20—The Sabbath—The beneficent Creator, after the six days of Creation, rested on the seventh day and instituted the Sabbath for all people as a memorial of Creation. […]
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21. The Law of God Distorted
Adventism’s Fundamental Belief #19—The Law of God: The great principles of God’s law are embodied in the Ten Commandments and exemplified in the life of Christ. They express God’s love, […]
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20. Adventists Revise Wording on Prophet’s Authority
Adventism’s Fundamental Belief #18—The Gift of Prophecy: The Scriptures testify that one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant […]
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19. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries: The Path to the Prophet
Adventism’s Fundamental Belief #17: God bestows upon all members of His church in every age spiritual gifts which each member is to employ in loving ministry for the common good […]
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18. The Lord’s Supper: From the Bible or Tradition
Adventism’s Fundamental Belief #16: The Lord’s Supper is a participation in the emblems of the body and blood of Jesus as an expression of faith in Him, our Lord and Savior. […]
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17. Baptism: Should Baptism be Required for Membership?
Adventism’s Fundamental Belief #15: By baptism we confess our faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and testify of our death to sin and of our purpose to walk […]
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