THE DOCTRINE OF DOCTRINE
By R. K. McGregor Wright Does the Bible make correct teaching, or orthodoxy, necessary for the progress of the Christian life? If so, how necessary is it? I will argue […]
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Category: Adventist News
JESUS WAS NOT EXALTED ABOVE LUCIFER
By Colleen Tinker A few months ago I was corresponding with a fairly-recently-out former Adventist. She told me she was talking online with an Adventist friend about some of her […]
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WHAT COMMANDMENTS ARE IN REVELATION 12 AND 14?
Colleen Tinker This week we received a letter which asked a simple question: “How can I show/prove to Adventists that John was not referencing the Mosaic Law in Revelation 12:17 […]
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FINDING CONTENTMENT
By Nicole Stevenson “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice!” (Phil. 4:4). For many of us who’ve left Adventism, the holidays can be particularly tricky and sometimes […]
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ISAIAH 66 DOES NOT PROVE SABBATH KEEPING IN HEAVEN
By Colleen Tinker One of Adventism’s recurring arguments for keeping the Sabbath goes something like this: “How can the Sabbath have been cancelled or ended at the cross? After all, […]
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WE ARE GENTILES, NOT SPIRITUAL ISRAEL—PART 2
By Colleen Tinker After last week’s blog addressing “spiritual Israel” and the fact that Adventism cannot be considered to be “spiritual Israel” and that the law was never required […]
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WE ARE GENTILES, NOT SPIRITUAL ISRAEL
By Colleen Tinker Occasionally we receive letters from former Adventists who still argue that the Sabbath was a holy day set apart at creation for all humanity. They sometimes […]
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“KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS!”
By Margie Littell People tell me to “keep the commandments”. This command leaves me a bit uncertain, so let’s be specific: which commandments? Old commandments or new commandments? I […]
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ADVENTISM KEEPS A PHYSICAL SABBATH
By Colleen Tinker In December, the Adventist Review completed its seven-month series, Digging Deeper of what they called Adventism’s Core Beliefs. Beginning in June the magazine featured a different Core […]
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HOW EPHESIANS CONTRADICTS ADVENTISM #6
Ephesians 2:11-12 ESV Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— remember that […]
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THEY ALL DISAGREE—SEARCHING FOR TRUE ADVENTISM
By Colleen Tinker The problem of pinning down “official” Adventist teaching is alive and well. In fact, Tim Martin from The Centers for Apologetics Research has been writing a […]
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TRUST JESUS WITH YOUR SHAME
By Michael Pursley The Virgin Mary knew what she faced. You see, she lived in the largest, greatest, most determined, shame-based religion around. While she knew that she was […]
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CAN YOU HEAR THE LOW WHISPER?
By Phil Harris PROLOGE While secure in the Lord’s salvation, I ask myself: am I fully hearing, understanding and responding to the leading of the Lord? After all, since […]
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ADVENTISTS ANNOUNCE “BRAND PROMISE”
By Colleen Tinker This week on December 3, 2018, Adventist News Network (ANN) announced that the Adventist organization has adopted a new “brand promise” as its public identity. “We […]
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SHOULD YOU WORRY ABOUT UNCLEAN MEAT?
By Rick Barker Do followers of Christ need to concern themselves with clean and unclean meats? To understand the question of clean vs unclean meats, we must start with […]
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