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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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #82
With Dale Ratzlaff John 18:28-32 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so […]
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JULY 6–12 COMMENTARY
Lesson 2: “Blueprint for a Better World” In this week’s lesson, it becomes obvious that parts of Scripture are being used randomly, and often out of context, where it supports […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #81
With Dale Ratzlaff John 18:18-27 18 Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were warming themselves; […]
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Walking in the Spirit
By Chris Badenhorst Purpose of the Christian life In order for the Christian life to make sense, we need to understand its purpose and goal. We find this purpose […]
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How Can I Know If I’m Born Again?
During the last couple of weeks I heard two sermons from Loma Linda University Church (LLUC) that elicited compassion in me and the conviction that I have to respond. On […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #80
John 18:12-17 12 So the Roman cohort and the commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him, Here we see that both the Romans and Jewish […]
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JUNE 29–JULY 5 COMMENTARY
Lesson 1: “God Created” The first three days of week one is setting up creation as the base from which to view our world. In Saturday’s lesson we see this: […]
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3RD QUARTER COMMENTARY
“The Least of These”—Introduction In reading through this quarter’s lessons, I find a puzzling purpose expressed repeatedly as “justice” and “seeking justice”. I can’t tell if it’s talking about […]
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IT’S NOT (ULTIMATELY) ABOUT LEGALISM
I can already imagine the wheels spinning in your mind at hearing my provocative title. Of course Adventism has a serious problem with legalism. But before you walk away from […]
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FROM FEAR TO FREEDOM
By Jenny Shaw As a child I remember looking at the pictures in my parents’ Bible Readings for the Home Circle and being frightened by an image of a […]
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