April 11–17, 2026
Lesson 3: “Pride Versus Humility” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, are you proud to be part of the Seventh-day Adventist organization? Are you proud of your health message and of […]
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Category: Adventist Doctrines
Rewriting Adventist History
KASPARS OZOLINS | Assistant Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Life Assurance Ministries Board Member | Examine any history textbook and you will learn many things. Quite […]
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The Root and Fruit of Adventism’s Atonement
MARTIN CAREY | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Assurance Ministries Board Member | Recently while having coffee with my Christian friend Greg, he talked about his Adventist friend. “We talked about […]
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Biblical Support Or Obscurantism?
Review of Graffiti in the Holy of Holies DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) | Having just completed the republication of Dale Ratzlaff’s Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventists, we bring […]
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Appendix E: Statements by Seventh-day Adventist Leaders Regarding the Authority of the Writings of Ellen G. White
E. E. Cleveland: “I believe in the Testimonies. Mrs. White’s writings are the world’s only inspired Bible commentary. They constitute the most serious challenge to Christian living that has come […]
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Appendix D: Select Bibliography
The works with an asterisk are those which, in one way or another, document some of the errors in SDA theology. Included in the bibliography are many books written by […]
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Appendix B: Questionable Statements by Ellen G. White
Acquired physical characteristics become genetic By lacing, the internal organs of women are crowded out of their positions…. These fashionably dressed women cannot transmit good constitutions to their children. Some […]
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Appendix C: Ellen G. White Bibliography
I have not listed the publisher for the Ellen G. White books as this information has little practical use. Her books are sold at Adventist Book Centers throughout the U.S. […]
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Appendix A: Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the […]
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20. Alarm Bells—An Evangelical Wake-up Call
Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith. This important chapter is directed specifically to Christian pastors and leaders. Since the late Walter Martin1 did not declare the Seventh-day […]
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19. The Prophet—The Angel and The Church
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! The Prophet […]
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Right Message, Wrong Messenger
Can the messenger taint the truth? COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | A few months ago we received a letter asking an important question. The question came from a ministry that supports […]
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18. The Marks of a Cult—Does the SDA Church Have Them?
For certain persons have crept in unnoticed. In this chapter we will list typical identifying marks of a “Christian” cult, compare the SDA church1 to these characteristics and draw some […]
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Death—Oblivion or Graduation
What did Jesus mean when He said, …and whoever lives and believes in me will never die? John 3:25 SAMUEL PESTES | Proclamation Contributor | The subject of what happens […]
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17. I’ve Been Acquitted! The Good News of Judgment
The good news of the judgment is that Christ has taken our place. He was judged a sinner on the cross. There, He paid the price for all sin-yours, mine, […]
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