February 15–21
Lesson 8: “From the Stormy Sea to the Clouds of Heaven” As we get into the later chapters of Daniel that contain prophecies of end-times, we come to subjects […]
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Get Out of Jail—Free!
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, […]
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Is the Clear Word Official?
STEPHEN PITCHER What is The Clear Word ? Is it an official Bible of the Seventh-day Adventist Church? What status does The Clear Word have among Adventists? What kind of […]
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February 8–14
Lesson 7: “From the Lion’s Den to the Angel’s Den” Daniel in the lions’ den is another of those stories we heard as children. On the surface, it is […]
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Are you sitting in a faulty chair?
This weekend our minister taught me a wonderful lesson. He came onto the platform with a wooden chair in each hand. He placed one on each side of the pulpit, […]
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How Ephesians Contradicts Adventism #12
Adventism Warps Our Understanding of Scripture Ephesians 4:17–32 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility […]
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February 1–8
Lesson 6: “From Arrogance to Destruction” This week, we read the story of Belshazzar and the night his kingdom was lost to him and turned over to the Medes […]
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Moving Away from Legalism
When one learns the gospel and leaves an adventist sect such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists, Christadelphians, or the old-style Worldwide Church of God, he or she often feels adrift, unable to understand or even to evaluate how to find a Christian church to attend.
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My Struggles with Adventism’s “Non-Assurance”
By Dennis L. Palmer, PhD In nearly every worship service, Dennis Hester, the Senior Pastor of a Texan Southern Baptist church, offers an invitation for those who are not sure […]
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January 25–31
Lesson 5: “From Pride to Humility” The story of Nebuchadnezzar’s fall and restoration is a good object lesson on the dangers of pride as illustrated by these quotes from […]
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Suffering with the Body of Christ
It’s January and my turn to blog. I knew this date was coming, but with all the busyness of Christmas vacation, I decided to wait to work on it […]
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January 18–24
Lesson 4: “From Furnace to Palace” This week, we have arrived at a story that we loved as children. Who doesn’t like a story about bravery, integrity, an evil […]
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Beautiful—But Where’s the Gospel?
Reflections on a Loma Linda University Church Service By Peter Zenthoefer It was the Saturday after Christmas, and I accompanied some out-of-town relatives who wanted to attend Loma Linda […]
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Are there apostles and prophets today?
As often happens, we received a significant question in a recent email—and this one addressed the troublesome subject of apostles and prophets. It came from a woman who had just […]
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How to live with a husband in a cult
While most of our correspondence addresses issues related to Adventism, sometimes we receive emails written by people with concerns that cross the lines of cultic identity. A few months ago […]
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