James Teaches Salvation Apart From Law
DALE RATZLAFF Adventism’s belief that man is purely physical shapes their interpretation of the epistle of James to demand law-keeping. In context, James is teaching that our new hearts […]
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Category: Proclamation! Magazine Archive
From the printed version of Proclamation! magazine
Knowing the Covenants Puts Sabbath In Its Place
COLLEEN TINKER Adventism’s belief that man is purely physical makes its soteriology dependent upon man’s sanctified behavior. Adventists believe that God’s promises are always conditional upon human obedience, but the […]
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Unborn Dehumanized
ROLAANT MCKENZIE Adventism was built on the investigative judgment, a false doctrine used to excuse its unbiblical (and unfulfilled) date-setting. Soul sleep was developed to support the investigative judgment, and […]
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The Source of Adventism’s Physical God
JORDAN QUINLEY Adventism’s theology was built around James White’s denial of “spirit” and his belief that God—and thus man also—was physical and not spirit. Ellen White adopted the view […]
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What Does It Mean to be Born Again?
LIFE AFTER WITH NICOLE STEVENSON Had someone asked me as an Adventist what being born again meant I would’ve said, “Choosing to follow Christ and being baptized”. To me, […]
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OUR READERS RESPOND
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Blessing after brain surgery I had brain surgery recently and thankfully am home now. I just wanted to let all of you know what a […]
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DEATH AND RESURRECTION ASSUMES MAN IS PHYSICAL
ADVENTISM’S FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF #26 The wages of sin is death. But God, who alone is immortal, will grant eternal life to His redeemed. Until that day death is an unconscious […]
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ARE YOU SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE GOSPEL
ASK THE PASTOR Recently, Carolyn and I had some Adventists stay with us for a few days. As is our custom, each night before we go to bed, we […]
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ADVENTISM’S PHYSICALISM DENIES SPIRITUAL REALITY
EDITOR’S COMMENTS In the past nine months, Richard and I have each lost a parent. My mother died in October, and Richard’s dad died in July. Losing our parents […]
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I Have Found My Rest
MICHAEL WERK The year was 1969, when a young man from England met a farm girl from the Canadian Prairies. He was working in Canada that summer to pay […]
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How the Clear Word Distorts Atonement
What is THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT? Is CHRIST CURRENTLY MINISTERING IN THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY? DOES THE CLEAR WORD TEACH BIBLICAL HELL? This article is excerpted from a forthcoming book by […]
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How I Discovered Seventh-day Adventism
By Paul Carden As Christians, we’re commanded to “test all things, hold fast to what is good, and abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thess. 5:21–22) . We’re […]
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Do Your Children Know Jesus?
Ever since I can remember I had a picture of Jesus in my mind. Like most of my Adventist friends, I learned Bible stories and knew the heroes of faith […]
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Walking in the Spirit
By Chris Badenhorst Purpose of the Christian life In order for the Christian life to make sense, we need to understand its purpose and goal. We find this purpose […]
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