August 3–9
Week 6: “Worship the Creator” I found this whole lesson to be troubling and difficult to handle. There are few individual problem areas that I can address; in general, […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #85
With Dale Ratzlaff John 19:6-15 6 So when the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves […]
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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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Saul Talked to (Dead) Samuel
Prolog First I would like to say this concerning the study of Scripture: when considering the meaning of any word or passage of Scripture, it is important to understand the […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #84
John 19:1-6 Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe on […]
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July 27–August 2 Commentary
Week 5: “The Cry of the Prophets” There is not much in this week’s lesson that is good or that makes accurate use of God’s Word. It is, first […]
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The Earth is the Lord’s—All Foods are Clean
“Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. For ‘the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof’” (1Cor. 10:25, 26). […]
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The Adventist Way of Death
Richard’s father died two weeks ago. He was almost 92, and his health had been failing. Still, his death came suddenly, almost without warning. He lived in Oklahoma, and because […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #83
With Dale Ratzlaff John 18:33-40 Therefore Pilate entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Are […]
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July 20–26 Commentary
Week 4: “Mercy and Justice in Psalms and Proverbs” In quoting C. S. Lewis, the lesson makes a good point. “Observing that many Bible readers today consider judgment something […]
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I Am Not a Robot
My very first article for the Proclamation! blog was entitled “On Leaving: Peeling Back the Layers,” and I wrote it from a place of both personal experience and anecdotal examples […]
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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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JULY 13–19 COMMENTARY
Week 3: “The Sabbath” This week, we get into the very core of Adventist beliefs — the one on which they hang their entire identity and reason for being. Anything […]
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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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HOW EPHESIANS CONTRADICTS ADVENTISM #9
Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to […]
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