Adventist Doctrines – Page 11 – Proclamation! Online Magazine

23. Why Christians Keep the Lord’s Day

June 11, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

With the exception of a few small sects, Christians universally regard Sunday as a sacred day. This has been true down through the centuries from the days of the […]

22. First Day Observance

June 4, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

Adventists are continually crying, “Sunday is the pope’s day.” They tell the people that it was the pope who started the observance of the first day of the week; […]

21. The Great Memorial Day of the Gospel

May 28, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

There is nothing in the events of Saturday—the seventh day—to inspire a Christian under the gospel. Christ was in the tomb. A guard of Roman soldiers were carefully watching […]

Blindsided by the Health Message

May 21, 2020 Kelsie Petersen Adventist Doctrines, Feature, Health Message

If a survey were taken on public perception and awareness of Seventh-day Adventism, one of the first things to stand out in responses would likely be “diet.” Whether from within […]

20. The Lord’s Day

May 21, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

While John was on the Isle of Patmos he testified, “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day” (Rev. 1:10). This is the first place in the Bible […]

19. The Old and New Sabbaths Contrasted

May 14, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

The shadowy Sabbath was the observance of every seventh day. “The seventh day is the Sabbath” (Exod. 20:10). The new-covenant Sabbath is not the observance of this particular day. “One […]

Are You Led By the Lesser Light or Sola Scriptura?

May 7, 2020 Stephen Pitcher 2013-2 Proclamation!, Adventist Doctrines, Feature, Stephen Pitcher

STEPHEN PITCHER Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from a new book by Stephen Pitcher on The Clear Word, a paraphrase of the Bible by Jack Blanco, which is […]

18. The Gospel Rest

May 7, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

“Sabbath” means “rest.” Sabbatarians admit this. Hear Uriah Smith (leading Adventist), “The word ‘sabbath’ means ‘rest.’ That is the one sole idea it conveys, first, last, and all the […]

Enjoy Sabbath Rest Today

April 30, 2020 Proclamation! 2011-4 Proclamation!, Feature, The Sabbath

SHERYL BARKER Introduction The common understanding of Sabbath today is influenced primarily by the fourth commandment. Christians vary, however, in their interpretation of how Sabbath rest fits in the new […]

17. The Christian’s Law

April 30, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Law of God, The Sabbath

Sabbatarians are constantly crying, “We must keep God’s commandments.” This is true. But where they err is in applying the term “commandments” exclusively to the ten written on stone. […]

16. The Law of Christ

April 23, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Law of God, The Sabbath

“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). “Jesus the mediator of the new covenant testament, margin “ (Heb. 12:24). […]

15. The New Covenant

April 16, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

“Behold, I make all things new.” This is the message of the gospel. Christ came to inaugurate a new creation, an entire new order of things. The seers of […]

14. The Jewish Sabbath Abolished

April 9, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.…Let […]

13. The Old Sabbath Repealed

April 2, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

By reading Rom. 2:12, 14-16, it is seen that there are two kinds of precepts: those that exist in man’s consciousness, independent of law to enforce them, […]

12. The Seventh-Day Sabbath as Mentioned in the New Testament

March 26, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

Since the “first” or “old” covenant—the law—that enjoined the observance of the seventh day, was abolished and ended at the cross, and the “new” and “better” covenant has taken […]