Biblical Inspiration and Ellen G. White
RUSSELL KELLY | Baptist, Converted to Adventism, and Returned Baptist 1976: “That the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament were given by inspiration of God, and contain an […]
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Category: Authors
Did Paul Misunderstand Jesus?
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Periodically I encounter resistance against the authority of the Apostle Paul’s epistles. This resistance comes primarily from educated people with college degrees—usually […]
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October 26–November 1, 2024
Lesson 5: “The Testimony of the Samaritans” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Problems with this lesson: The story of the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 contains one of […]
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Gaslighting—By Adventists
KASPARS OZOLINS | Assistant Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary I learned this week that the popular term gaslighting is actually derived from a 1944 film called Gaslight, […]
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You Must Count the Cost
GREG TAYLOR | Former Adventist Pastor There is a tendency in faith communities to share the joys of the Christian life in such a way that it appears to be […]
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Word of Man or Word of God
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! We had been attending Trinity Church for close to two years. Nourished by the Bible teaching we received every week in church as well as in the […]
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October 19–25, 2024
Lesson 4: “Witnesses of Christ as the Messiah” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This quarter’s lessons are especially frustrating because they skate over the significance of […]
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We Got Mail
Good News In Spades It is fascinating and thrilling to listen to these two ladies [Former Adventist Podcast] dialog on the doctrines of justification. I would recommend that not only […]
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The Law Fulfilled [Jesus Reveals His Mission in Matthew 5]
HAROLDO CAMACHO | Former Adventist Pastor The many references to the Law and the Old Testament in the Gospel of Matthew indicate that Matthew wrote this “Good News” with the […]
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Daniel 7:15–28 • Everlasting Kingdom of the Most High
PHIL HARRIS | Seeker of Truth Introduction In the past many Bible commentators have assumed the four beasts of Daniel’s dream correspond to the first four kingdoms of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, which are […]
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October 12–18, 2024
Lesson Three: “The Backstory: The Prologue” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson addresses John 1 in which John echoes Genesis 1:1, presenting the Lord […]
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We Got Mail
Is Our Sin Ours—Or Is It Imputed? I am a little confused about “imputed” sin. Our sin was imputed to Jesus, but was our sin literally ours, or was it […]
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My Faith Is a Wreck: Now What?
MARTIN CAREY | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Assurance Ministries Board Member Why is strong, confident faith in God so hard to find and keep? When I was a young […]
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October 5–11, 2024
Lesson 2: “Signs of Divinity” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s Sabbath School lesson breezes over three of John’s most revealing accounts of Jesus’ true […]
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We Got Mail
I Need Help Exiting This Mess I’m in my 40s, a fourth-generation Adventist pastor’s kid. I just need some help trying to get out of this mess, and I need […]
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