11. Did the Pope Change the Sabbath?
The one great point in the Sabbath question upon which Seventh-day Adventists stake the most, upon which they insist the strongest, which they repeat the most frequently and the most […]
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Adventism’s Inspiration of Scripture
RICK BARKER When I began writing the articles on the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs about a decade ago, I had to fit my comments within the size available for a […]
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Missing My Box
KELSIE PETERSEN When I think back on my years as an Adventist, I realize that Adventism gave us a framework, a rule book. A box. There was an answer for […]
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10. Why Christians Keep Sunday
Almost universally Christians regard Sunday as a sacred day. Do they offer for this any adequate reasons? Yes, indeed, and those which have been satisfactory to all the best and […]
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An Appeal to Adventists: Are You Submitting to the Plumbline?
JOSEPH RIVER* I have spent several years in a careful, fair, and non-judgmental study of Seventh-day Adventism without the benefit of outside help or advice. I commenced this study because […]
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Is There An Age of Accountability?
COLLEEN TINKER Recently I encountered a question from a former Adventist who was upset about the idea that babies are born spiritually dead. The questioner asked how we could make […]
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How the Bible Convinced Me We Have Spirits
NICOLE STEVENSON Examining the 28 Fundamental Beliefs of Adventism for our current series on Former Adventist Podcast has been quite the experience. I confess that preparing for these episodes often […]
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Perseverance Is Never Obsolete
ROLAANT MCKENZIE Most Americans and Canadians probably still remember the popular anthology television series called The Twilight Zone, created by Rod Serling, which aired from 1959 through 1964, and continues […]
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8. Mrs. White and Her Revelations
Seventh-day Adventists regard Mrs. White as a prophetess and her writings as inspired. They make long arguments from the Bible to prove that there should be gifts, miracles and prophets […]
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How Can I Know If I’m Saved?
COLLEEN TINKER The moment is emblazoned in my memory. Richard and I were sitting in a classroom in an Adventist church in San Diego County one Sabbath afternoon in 1996. […]
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The Covenants—The Continental Divide of Biblical Interpretation
DALE RATZLAFF Studying the covenants is like pouring one’s theological water jug out on the Continental Divide. In fact, this mountain of the covenants divides between the ocean of old […]
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7. The Sanctuary
Seventh-day Adventists make everything turn upon their view of the sanctuary. It is vital with them. If they are wrong on this, their whole theory breaks down. The reader should, […]
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Levitical Food Laws Teach Grace
KASPARS OZOLINS For former Adventists, the subject of SDA dietary teachings evokes many strong reactions. Central to leaving Adventism for us has been a proper understanding of biblical covenants, and […]
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Are Humans More Than Living Bodies?
COLLEEN TINKER “I used to think Jesus’ miracles were like the healings the disciples did,” my friend Rosalie admitted to me as I held the phone with one hand and […]
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6. The Two-Horned Beast and the Messages
Seventh-day Adventists lay great stress upon their interpretation of this symbol. Rev. 13:11-18. Their theory of the mark of the beast, and his image, the seal of God, the Third […]
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