What About the Son’s Obedience to the Father?
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 […]
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An Uncertain Gospel: The Problem of Open Theism
MARTIN L. CAREY Editor’s note: One of the preconceived ideas we as Adventists held—an idea shared with many Christians as well—is that of ultimate human self-determination. Even God, we […]
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Unpacking the Adventist Confusion about Death
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 […]
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Nailed! The law in Colossians
R. K. MCGREGOR WRIGHT Preamble Behind the letter to the Colossians, there was a serious Gnostic-type of legalistic and mythical teaching. It was called “the Colossian Heresy” by such scholars […]
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I Disavow Therapeutic Forgiveness
“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 […]
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Rescued from The Curse of Something Good
By Terialynn Manzano Even before escaping the birth canal, I began attending church with my parents. Soon after outgrowing diapers, I bounded up our church platform’s red-carpeted steps and commanded […]
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13. A Word to Aspiring Prophets
“As professed teachers from God come to us declaring that they have a message from God, it is proper to inquire carefully, How do we know that this is truth? […]
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Season of Change and an Unchanging God
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 […]
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Sunday Legislation and the Golden Calf
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 […]
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Is God Just or Fair?
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, […]
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Living in the Church, the Body of Christ
…we have one concern that I want to address in this short article. Some of the “formers” we met are not regular in church attendance. Some have not been in […]
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Who Is God?
“What comes into your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.” -A.W. Tozer The longer I’ve walked with the Lord the more I’ve understood […]
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Addressing Adventist Fear
When we begin to question Adventism, our internal reality shifts. Things we believed were absolutely true now seem doubtful. On one hand we begin to see that Scripture seems to […]
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Two Reasons Adventism Is A Cult
By Anthony Andreola Years ago when I left Adventism I was sure I had written a letter asking for my membership to be removed. Perhaps they never got the […]
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Does the Manna Support Sabbath Keeping?
Sabbath is always the sticking point when people leave Adventism. In fact, Adventist teaching has so bound the day into the Adventist conscience that Adventists generally worry more about disrespecting […]
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