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9. The Clear Word on Death and the Afterlife

October 5, 2023 Stephen Pitcher Adventism's The Clear Word Analyzed, Books, Feature, State of the Dead, Stephen Pitcher

STEPHEN PITCHER Within Adventism death and the afterlife are explained in one way: the dead, both the saved and the unsaved, remain in an unconscious state from the moment of […]

8. The Clear Word On the Sanctuary, 1844, and the Investigative Judgment

September 28, 2023 Stephen Pitcher Adventism's The Clear Word Analyzed, Books, Daniel and Revelation, Investigative Judgment, Stephen Pitcher

The Investigative Judgment (IJ) is unique. No other church (except a few Adventist offshoots) teaches an IJ that began on Oct. 22, 1844, in the second compartment of the heavenly […]

4. The Clear Word On Foods

August 31, 2023 Stephen Pitcher Adventism's The Clear Word Analyzed, Books, Feature, Health Message, Stephen Pitcher

STEPHEN PITCHER In this chapter, we will show how The Clear Word reflects the Adventist teaching about clean and unclean foods and vegetarianism and compare The Clear Word’s rendering of […]

Adventism’s Death Doctrine: Gospel or Deception

July 20, 2023 Richard Foster Doctrine, Feature, Richard Foster, State of the Dead

BY RICHARD FOSTER I remember when my wife and I were making our exit from Adventist theology, we were hearing talk of humans having souls or spirits that existed consciously […]

28. Death and Resurrection Assumes Man is Physical

July 13, 2023 Rick Barker Adventism Examined, Books, Feature, Man's Nature, State of the Dead

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 […]

I Chose My Mountain

June 8, 2023 Richard Tinker Faith Story, Feature, Richard Tinker, The Sabbath

RICHARD TINKER I was born on a mountain—Howell Mountain adjacent to the Napa Valley in Northern California. This mountain, however, is very similar to another mountain—Mt. Sinai. In order to […]

Ellen White Is Used to Suppress Jesus

May 11, 2023 Nicole Stevenson Ellen G. White, Feature, Nicole Stevenson

NICOLE STEVENSON I probably would have forgotten about the practice altogether if it hadn’t suddenly come to mind while I was singing at church recently. There I was, worshiping in […]

The Law is Not For Us!

March 30, 2023 Margie Littell Colleen Tinker, Doctrine, Feature, Margie Littell, The Law of God, The Sabbath

MARGIE LITTELL WITH COLLEEN TINKER If we cannot define, accurately, what the Gospel of Jesus is, we believe an anti-Gospel message. Let’s identify the gospel before we go any farther. […]

13. Growing in Christ: Growing or Belief?

March 30, 2023 Rick Barker Adventism Examined, Adventist Doctrines, Books, Feature

Fundamental Belief #11: By His death on the cross Jesus triumphed over the forces of evil. He who subjugated the demonic spirits during His earthly ministry has broken their power and […]

What Does Jesus Command?

March 23, 2023 Richard Foster Doctrine, Feature, Richard Foster, The Sabbath

RICHARD FOSTER “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15). As Adventists we were taught that any time we saw the word “commandments” in Scripture it always […]

12. Experience of Salvation: Salvation Not Secure

March 23, 2023 Rick Barker Adventist Doctrines, Feature

Fundamental Belief #10: In infinite love and mercy God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin for us, so that in Him we might be made the righteousness […]

11. Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ: Atonement Not Complete

March 16, 2023 Rick Barker Adventism Examined, Adventist Doctrines, Books, Feature, State of the Dead

Fundamental Belief #9: Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ—In Christ’s life of perfect obedience to God’s will, His suffering, death, and resurrection, God provided the only means of atonement for […]

10. The Great Controversy: God Needs to be Vindicated?

March 9, 2023 Rick Barker Adventism Examined, Adventist Doctrines, Books, Feature, Great Controversy

Fundamental Belief #8: The Great Controversy—All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding the character of God, His law, and His sovereignty over the […]

Sabbath Carries the Death Penalty

February 9, 2023 Guest Devotional, Doctrine, Feature, The Sabbath

BEVERLY QUINN BESSADA Colleen Tinker’s recent article, “Are We Against Catholics?” was, as always, informative and enlightening, and it made me think. Once in a while, my thoughts get carried […]

Sabbath vs. Sunday: A Non-Issue in the Christian Church

January 26, 2023 Richard Foster Doctrine, Feature, Richard Foster, The Sabbath

RICHARD FOSTER Coming from an Adventist background it may sound bizarre and even shocking to consider, but the fact is that Sabbath vs. Sunday is a non-issue to the overwhelming […]