The Righteous Requirement of the Law
The only way that we can meet the righteous requirements of God’s Law is to have Christ’s righteousness counted in place of our sin.
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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.
Fishing with Bait or a Net?
Does the fisherman’s masterful use of bait teach us any lessons about effective evangelism?
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Are Non-Sabbath Keepers Antinomian?
A failure to study what other churches actually teach causes many SDAs to bear false witness against other churches and their followers.
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Does a Two-year Old Sin?
Since Christ was sinless, He must have been a unique 2 year old. This uniqueness of Christ is only explained by Christ’s nature as fully God and fully man.
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Pro-choice Stance is About Sunday Laws
The pro-choice stance taken by the SDA Church is really about fearing other churches wielding political power.
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