October 15–21
Lesson 4: “The Old Testament Hope” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: Because of Adventism’s worldview and its belief that humans have no immaterial spirit and that death equals […]
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The God of Annihilation and Passive Agreeability I really liked Richard Foster’s article on hell. I too find hell comforting, strange as that might sound coming out of the mouth […]
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Truth is Immutable!
[NICOLE STEVENSON] “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). When I was […]
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Are You Being Led By a Judas Goat?
MICHAEL PURSLEY There is an old story that emerged years ago from the stockyards in Chicago. The stock handlers could not find an effective way to get the sheep from […]
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2. The Mosaic (Old) Covenant
Last time we learned that covenants usually have a promise or promises and a sign. Some covenants are conditional and some are unconditional. We briefly looked at two biblical covenants, […]
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October 8–14
QUARTER FOUR—ON DEATH AND DYING AND THE FUTURE HOPE Lesson 3: “Understanding Human Nature” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems With This Lesson: This classic Adventist apologetic for the physicality of man […]
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Walter Martin and My Discovery of Galatians I always read with great interest the testimonies of how the Lord delivered formers from the cult of Adventism. Every former Adventist has […]
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Hell is Forever
Coming to Grips With the Biblical Hell [RICHARD FOSTER] From the outset it might be asked why I have chosen to write about such an unpleasant subject as hell. But […]
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The Gospel Overwhelmed My Adventism
[MANUELA BOSCIA WITH COLLEEN TINKER] Editor’s Note: This email came to Life Assurance Ministries this week. We reprint it here with the author’s permission. I’m a 37-year-old woman; I live […]
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1. What Is a Covenant?
Introduction Growing up in Seventh-day Adventism, I was taught what is often referred to as the “proof-texting” method of Biblical interpretation. Because I used the Bible in a very fragmented […]
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October 1–7
QUARTER FOUR—ON DEATH AND DYING AND THE FUTURE HOPE Lesson 2: “Death In a Sinful World” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: The lesson opens with Lucifer being envious […]
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Perfect Timing I read your article, “Freedom from Adventist Trauma” and I was floored! I thank God for your ministry on an almost daily basis, but this article came at […]
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Heaven Rules
[COLLEEN TINKER] Richard and I slowly opened bleary eyes about 3:20 AM on Monday to watch the livestream of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service at Westminster Abbey. No one does […]
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The True Church Not an Institution
[CHRIS BADENHORST] Many Christian denominational creeds or statements of faith describe the nature of the Christian Church in the language of The Nicene Creed (AD 325) as the “one, holy, […]
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12. “But how about the Testimonies?”
Many of the brethren, after listening to Scripture evidences of my position, have admitted that from the standpoint of the scriptures, the teaching appeared sound; but invariably they would remark […]
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