Category: Sabbath School Commentary

Lesson 11: “The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast: Part 1” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: The Adventist end-time scenario is based on the straw-man argument […]

Lesson 10: Satan’s Final Deception COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: The central points of the lesson, “Immortality of the Soul” and “Sun worship”, are built ENTIRELY upon straw-man […]

Lesson 9: “A City Called Confusion” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson:  This lesson is built upon an unbiblical assumption, that the woman of Revelation 12 is the church […]

Lesson 8: “The Sabbath And the End” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: Built on the assumption of the pre-history of Satan’s jealousy and the launch of the great […]

Lesson 7: “Worshiping the Creator” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson The three angels’ messages are removed from their context to teach Adventism’s cultic doctrine. The assumption that worshiping […]

Lesson 6: “The Hour of His Judgment” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: The lesson ignores the fact that Adventist scholars have long known that the framework for explaining […]

Lesson 5: “The Good News of Judgment” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: The lesson assumes that “God’s Judgment” is the investigative judgment. The author relies on EGWs characterization […]

Lesson 4: “‘Fear God and Give Glory to Him’” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: The author assumes the word “commandments” refers to the Ten. The Adventist physicalism prevents […]

Lesson 3: “The Everlasting Gospel” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: Adventism takes the three angels of Revelation 14:6–10 out of context and reinterprets it to be their central […]

Lesson 2: “Moment of Destiny” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: This lesson uses the EGW-endorsed idea of the investigative judgment to interpret Revelation 14. The three angels of […]

THREE COSMIC MESSAGESLesson 1: “Jesus Wins—Satan Loses” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: Salvation is seen as a free-will choice to remain obedient to the Ten Commandments instead of […]

Lesson 12: “Rewards of Faithfulness” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: The author reveals Adventism’s lack of understanding of the teaching of “rewards”. EGW’s revelation that the parable of […]

Lesson 11: “Managing in Tough Times” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: The author uses the story of Jehoshaphat to remind Adventists to believe their prophet. The lesson’s objective […]

Lesson 10: “Giving Back” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: This lesson is a reminder to people to leave part of their inheritance to “the church”. The author uses […]

Lesson 9: “Beware of Covetousness” COLLEEN TINKER   Problems with this lesson: Covetousness is presented as a sin that is able to be overcome by focussed effort. The lesson presents […]