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Facing Death

May 30, 2024 Dale Ratzlaff 2011-3 Proclamation!, Dale Ratzlaff, Doctrine, Feature, Man's Nature, State of the Dead

ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Pastor Ratzlaff, don’t you ever worry about whether you are saved? You are not a young man anymore—don’t you […]

3. Israel Learns of the Sabbath

May 9, 2024 Guest Books, Doctrine, Feature, Jerry Rector, New Covenant, The Sabbath, The Sabbath Fulfilled

JERRY RECTOR | Physician There is no record of Joseph getting in trouble in Potiphar’s house or in jail for keeping Sabbath. No record of Pharaoh desecrating the Sabbath by making the Jews […]

Overthrowing the Son: How Adventism Denies God His Glory

May 2, 2024 Kaspars Ozolins Adventist Doctrines, Doctrine, Feature, Gospel, Jesus, Kaspars Ozolins, The Trinity

KASPARS OZOLINS | Assistant Professor, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary At times, we all ought to wisely stop rushing through our busy lives and ponder an important question, “What on […]

2. Did Abraham Keep the Sabbath?

May 2, 2024 Guest Doctrine, Feature, Jerry Rector, The Sabbath, The Sabbath Fulfilled

JERRY RECTOR | Physician So we come to Abraham. God communes with him and they develop an amazing relationship. Paul says his faith was credited to him as righteousness, as […]

1. Sabbath Not Changed

April 25, 2024 Guest Doctrine, Feature, Jerry Rector, The Sabbath, The Sabbath Fulfilled

JERRY RECTOR | Physician Answering the question of why I no longer “keep” Sabbath in the manner I was raised is fairly common for me now days. Almost all other […]

Adventism’s Unifying Theory: The Great Controversy

April 11, 2024 Myles Christian Adventist Doctrines, Doctrine, Feature, Great Controversy, Myles Christian

MYLES CHRISTIAN | I was recently having a discussion with a theology professor who was interested to hear more about Seventh-day Adventist theology due to his regular engagement with those […]

5. Lost Souls Get Bodies For Eternal Punishment

April 11, 2024 Guest Bible Studies, Doctrine, Feature, Jeremy Graham, State of the Dead

JEREMY GRAHAM | 5. The Bible teaches that the spirits/souls of unsaved people will also return to their bodies and they will be resurrected and be punished eternally. 1 Kings […]

An Appeal to Mark Finley

April 4, 2024 Colleen Tinker Adventist Doctrines, Colleen Tinker, Doctrine, Feature, Great Controversy

COLLEEN TINKER | This second quarter of 2024, the Seventh-day Adventist organization has published a new set of Sabbath School lessons entitled The Great Controversy. We have been doing weekly […]

Jesus is the Firstborn

April 4, 2024 Dale Ratzlaff 2007-5 Proclamation!, Dale Ratzlaff, Doctrine, Feature, Proclamation! Magazine Archive, The Trinity

ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Q. In a recent conversation with a reader of Proclamation! it was stated that he did not agree with the presentation of the […]

4. Saved Souls Get Bodies at the Resurrection

April 4, 2024 Guest Bible Studies, Doctrine, Feature, Jeremy Graham, State of the Dead

JEREMY GRAHAM | 4. The Bible teaches that the spirits/souls of saved people will return to their bodies and they will be resurrected and be with the Lord Jesus forever. 1 […]

What Is the Meaning of the Cross?

March 28, 2024 Dale Ratzlaff Dale Ratzlaff, Doctrine, Feature, General, Gospel, Jesus

DALE RATZLAFF | Before exploring the meaning of Jesus’ atonement, I want to start with an explanation of my hermeneutical presuppositions. First, I believe the New Testament explains the Old,1 […]

Do I Need To Be Perfect?

March 28, 2024 Richard Foster Doctrine, Feature, Gospel, Man's Nature, New Covenant, Richard Foster

Sinless Perfection Or Faith and Repentance RICHARD FOSTER | As former Adventists we have all heard the reasoning. No disobedient person will enter heaven, therefore only those who perfectly keep […]

3. Unsaved Souls Are Conscious After Death

March 28, 2024 Guest Bible Studies, Doctrine, Feature, Jeremy Graham, State of the Dead

JEREMY GRAHAM | 3. The Bible also teaches that the spirits/souls of unsaved people continue in conscious existence after physical death. 1 Samuel 28:3, 7-20: “Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel […]

We Can’t Stay To Make a Difference

March 21, 2024 Nicole Stevenson Adventist Relationships, Doctrine, Feature, Nicole Stevenson

NICOLE STEVENSON | I have been thinking a lot lately about those of you who are new to leaving Seventh-day Adventism to follow Jesus. I remember those early days and […]

2. The Human Soul Survives Death

March 21, 2024 Guest Bible Studies, Doctrine, Feature, Jeremy Graham, State of the Dead

JEREMY GRAHAM | 2. The Bible does teach that the spirits/souls of saved people continue in conscious existence after physical death. Genesis 25:8-10: “Abraham breathed his last and died in a […]