November 21–27
Lesson 9: “The Church and Education” In a quarterly full of statements that deny the gospel, downgrade the role and person of the Holy Spirit and openly contradict the […]
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How You Can Tell True from False Prophets
By Robert M. Bowman Jr. Many people have claimed to be prophets, but not all of them have really spoken for God. As the apostle John wrote long ago, “many […]
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Doctrine Matters!
There is a popular movement in the larger body of the Church to set aside doctrine. Doctrines are seen as unnecessary and divisive. You might hear that “Doctrine divides, but […]
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November 14–20
Lesson 8: “Education and Redemption” This week’s lesson tries—and fails miserably—to define what it means to be made in God’s image. After saying: “The phrase ‘the image of God’ […]
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Two Bible Books Adventists Ignore
By Margie Littell with Colleen Tinker There are two New Testament letters which are very difficult for Adventists to understand. Consequently, they pick bits and pieces out of both of […]
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My Rules for Understanding Scripture
This week on Former Adventist Podcast Colleen and I began a new series talking through the book of Ephesians. While preparing I remembered that as a new former Adventist I […]
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November 7–13
Lesson 7: “Worship in Education” As the lesson rightly points out, we humans will inevitably worship something or someone. Worship. According to Merriam-Webster, there are several possible definitions of […]
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Dear Adventist, Have You Disciplined Your Diet?
Many Adventists today are unfamiliar with the writings of Ellen White, and Lisa Winn wishes to re-acquaint them with the roots of their faith. This column is intended either to […]
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October 31–November 6
Lesson 6: “More Lessons From the Master Teacher” Had I been the author of this lesson, I would have chosen John 3:16 as the memory verse: For God so […]
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Ellen White’s Counsel To Women To Manage Men’s Lusts
This past weekend we received another heart-wrenching letter. This one was from a young woman who is dating an Adventist. She has begun investigating Adventism in depth, however, since she […]
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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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October 24–30
Lesson 5: “Jesus as the Master Teacher” For the most part, this week’s lesson has some wonderful things to say about Jesus, who He is, what He did, and […]
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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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