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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Swept Clean But Dirtier
COLLEEN TINKER I recently had a conversation with a former Adventist whom I have known for many years. This person is struggling with some serious medical concerns that are hard […]
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The Great Controversy Requires Sabbath
DALE RATZLAFF The Adventist great controversy paradigm shaped by Ellen White’s (EGW) vision of the same name is built—not on Jesus the cornerstone—but on its own cornerstone of the law. […]
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5. My Objections to the Seventh-day Adventist System
1. It was born in a mistake. The origin of Adventism was in the Millerite time-setting of 1843 and 1844, which all know was a mistake. 2. That work produced […]
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The Heavens Declare God’s Majesty
BY ROLAANT MCKENZIE “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. […]
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Revelation 2 & 3: Studying the Seven Churches of Asia
BY PHIL HARRIS When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first […]
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4. Origin, History, and Failures of Adventism
Every little while, from the days of Christ till now, individuals, and often large sects, have arisen, proclaiming the Second Advent at hand and themselves the God-appointed messengers to warn […]
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Behold! The Bridegroom Cometh!
By Martin Carey “And at midnight there was a cry made, ‘Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him’” (Matthew 51:6). “The king is coming!” Those words should […]
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Commandment Breaking or Lawlessness
WILLIAM HOHMANN There is a behavior people develop in relation to the Bible that can lead to misunderstanding and misinterpretation if one is careless. It is the habit of embracing […]
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3. Adventism: A Yoke of Bondage
Largely, people are drawn into the Seventh-day doctrine through fear, fear of being damned if they refuse. Once in, they try to feel happy, but very few really are. With […]
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