15. The Jewish Sabbath Abolished. Colossians 2
We now come to the direct statement of Paul that the Sabbath was abolished: Col. 2:14, 16, 17. “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was […]
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Left Adventism—So What?
KASPARS OZOLINS Not all “former” Advent-ists and –isms are alike. One might be tempted to assume a similarity, though it doesn’t take much thought to realize that such an assumption […]
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14. The Sabbath in the New Testament
The Sabbath in the Gospels With the opening of the gospel comes the most glorious period of the church’s history. The Son of God himself stands before us clothed with […]
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Observing Scripture Using Five Categories
ELIZABETH INRIG In the past few articles, we have emphasized the importance of knowing God’s Word—not only to fill our heads but to fill our hearts as well. In His […]
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How the Lord Broke Through My Pride
DARREL CARSON “I go to church over there,” I said, pointing to the little white church nestled among the trees on the other side of the field. “You worship the […]
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13. The Sabbath in the Old Testament
The Sabbath in Genesis The Sabbath is not mentioned by name in the book of Genesis, nor till the time of Moses. Gen. 2:1-3 states that God finished creation in […]
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Revelation 4 & 5: Worthy Is The Lord God Almighty
PHIL HARRIS Introduction To be true to the inspired word of God it is important to stay within the context. Staying in context means to keep in mind both what […]
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There Is a New Country!
ROLAANT MCKENZIE In Peter Jackson’s 2003 movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the Dark Lord Sauron sent an enormous force of […]
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12. Sabbatarian Positions on the History of Sunday Refuted
What answer do Sabbatarians make to all the preceding testimony? This: 1. “The Bible, the Bible only, is our rule. We don’t go by history.” Reply: Why then do they […]
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Intervention for a Frightened Father
MARTIN CAREY When we are confronted with difficult challenges that nothing prepared us to handle, how should we seek God’s guidance? We know that He has promised never to leave […]
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Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath
J. MARK MARTIN In his gospel, Mark describes the ministry of Jesus primarily to a Roman audience. Because his audience is Gentile, Mark is careful to explain the Jewish traditions […]
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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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