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Grappling with Hell

March 4, 2021 Colleen Tinker Colleen Tinker, Doctrine, Feature, Hell

COLLEEN TINKER For many of us former Adventists, the doctrine of hell is the last one to fall into place as we sort out our Adventist worldview. Because this subject […]

Can Sin Defile My Born-Again Spirit?

January 21, 2021 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature

For those of us who grew up Adventist, coming to terms with our immaterial self, our “spirit”, is sometimes a confusing process. Is our spirit our attitudes and mind? Is […]

The End Of This Age: Matthew 24

January 21, 2021 Phillip Harris Doctrine, Feature

Prologue The stressful events of the past year that are affecting all of us no matter where we might be living in this world have impressed upon me with the […]

What John the Baptist Knew

December 17, 2020 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature

This month Nikki Stevenson and I have been podcasting through Ephesians 2:1–10, and I have been overwhelmed at what is ours because Jesus came as the incarnate God the Son. […]

How Adventism Infiltrated the ETS with Openness Theology

December 10, 2020 Kaspars Ozolins Doctrine, Feature

Last month the Evangelical Theological Society held its annual meeting (for the first time online virtually) which I attended, and I also presented a paper. The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) […]

Hermeneutics Reveals Truth

November 19, 2020 Kelsie Petersen Doctrine, Feature

On a recent episode of the Former Adventist podcast (episode 77), Nikki and Colleen discussed some contextual considerations, as well as 10 hermeneutic guidelines to think through when reading Scripture. […]

Doctrine Matters!

November 12, 2020 Rick Barker Doctrine, Feature

There is a popular movement in the larger body of the Church to set aside doctrine. Doctrines are seen as unnecessary and divisive. You might hear that “Doctrine divides, but […]

Two Bible Books Adventists Ignore

November 5, 2020 Margie Littell Colleen Tinker, Doctrine, Feature, Margie Littell

By Margie Littell with Colleen Tinker There are two New Testament letters which are very difficult for Adventists to understand. Consequently, they pick bits and pieces out of both of […]

Dear Adventist, Have You Disciplined Your Diet?

October 29, 2020 Lisa Winn 2016-3 Proclamation!, Doctrine, Feature, Lisa Winn, Proclamation! Magazine Archive

Many Adventists today are unfamiliar with the writings of Ellen White, and Lisa Winn wishes to re-acquaint them with the roots of their faith. This column is intended either to […]

What About the Son’s Obedience to the Father?

October 22, 2020 Kaspars Ozolins Doctrine, Feature

The Lord Jesus says the following words in John 6:38: “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of Him who sent […]

Unpacking the Adventist Confusion about Death

October 15, 2020 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature, State of the Dead

After an Adventist discovers the gospel and realizes that Jesus completed the atonement at the cross and we are saved by trusting Him alone, no Sabbath required, the next paradigm […]

I Disavow Therapeutic Forgiveness

October 8, 2020 Martin Carey Doctrine, Feature

“Forgive quickly, it’s the Christian thing to do.” This is a popular saying and is often accepted and quoted without close examination. God forgave us of our sins, the reasoning […]

Season of Change and an Unchanging God

October 1, 2020 Kelsie Petersen Doctrine, Feature

Yesterday afternoon my seven-year-old son and I walked the mile to the neighbor’s house for coffee (juice and brownies for the kids). His older brothers had ridden ahead on their […]

Sunday Legislation and the Golden Calf

October 1, 2020 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature

Coming out of Adventism is a bit like navigating a moral minefield. Because we were taught a false worldview, because everything Christians believe was redefined and falsified to keep Adventists […]

Is God Just or Fair?

September 24, 2020 Rick Barker Doctrine, Feature

It is easy to conclude that justness and fairness are the same thing. A quick search of online dictionaries will show us that fairness is a synonym of justness. However, […]