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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Chapter 3: The Jewish Sabbath Ceremonial in Nature
“Ceremony. Outward rite; external form in religion.”—Webster. “An outward form or rite in religion; anything or observance held sacred.”—International Encyclopedic Dictionary. This is exactly what the observance of the […]
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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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Chapter 2: The Sabbath a Jewish Institution
Law-teachers try in every way possible to evade the fact that the Sabbath was only Jewish. To admit this would prove that they are trying to revive an abolished institution […]
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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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January 11–17
Lesson 3: ”From Mystery to Revelation “ This week, we move into the first of the prophetic sections of Daniel which starts out with Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and its meaning. […]
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1: The Sabbath: When Originated And When First Enjoined Upon Man
The plan of redemption was conceived in the mind of God prior to the foundation of the world. It was a mystery then hid in him alone. Long ages […]
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January 4–10
Lesson 2: “From Jerusalem to Babylon” The author is to be commended for his introduction to this week’s lesson showing that Daniel and his friends trusted God instead of […]
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11. Galatians 2:11–13
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat […]
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Old Wounds Healed by Annotations
Review of republished Questions on Doctrine (Annotated Edition) The groundbreaking volume, Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine (QOD), has been out of publication for over 40 years. It was […]
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Debunking the Cosmic Conflict Paradigm
As the story goes, Samuel Chadwick, a 19th century English pastor, was walking in his village one day, trying to find inspiration for a sermon illustration he needed the following […]
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