Facing Death
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Pastor Ratzlaff, don’t you ever worry about whether you are saved? You are not a young man anymore—don’t you […]
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Evangelical, Heterodox, or Cult? Most Don’t Know
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Republished from the 2011 Summer issue of Proclamation! Magazine We just returned from a three-day Conference for Evangelical Free […]
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Was Paul’s Gospel Actually Christ’s Gospel?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Can we be certain that the gospel Paul claims to have received “through a revelation of Jesus Christ” […]
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Is The Cross of Jesus a Big Deal For You?
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Why do evangelicals make such a big deal about the cross? The cross and the resurrection are God’s provision for saving humanity. […]
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This Man Receives Sinners
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) One of the easiest sections of Scripture from which a hurried pastor can craft an acceptable sermon is Luke 15. […]
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Is Sunday Sacred?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Question: What do you say to people who advocate Sunday “sacredness” or keeping Sunday as a measure of one’s gratitude to God? This […]
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Jesus is the Firstborn
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Q. In a recent conversation with a reader of Proclamation! it was stated that he did not agree with the presentation of the […]
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What Is the Meaning of the Cross?
DALE RATZLAFF | Before exploring the meaning of Jesus’ atonement, I want to start with an explanation of my hermeneutical presuppositions. First, I believe the New Testament explains the Old,1 […]
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The Ethics of Darkness and Light
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Q: Can I stay in the church and “make a difference” by teaching the gospel and ignoring the practices and doctrines with which […]
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Abiding In the Word
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Q: How can I pray so my prayers will be answered? There is more authority and power in the word of God* than […]
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What Commandments Do Christians Follow?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Q: If the Ten Commandments came in with Moses and lasted only until Christ, as you say the new covenant teaches, then what […]
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Why do you object to the teaching that Satan is the scapegoat?
• ASK THE PASTOR COLUMN • DALE RATZLAFF | Answer: First, its very origin is framed in gross error. James and Ellen White and Joseph Bates accepted Hiram Edson’s cornfield vision […]
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Proof That We Must Keep the Law?
DALE RATZLAFF Isn’t Matthew 5:17-19 proof that we have to continue keeping the law? Matthew 5:17-19 has been a proof text for many groups. It has also been a text […]
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The Ethics of Darkness and Light
Q: Can I stay in the church and “make a difference” by teaching the gospel and ignoring the practices and doctrines with which I don’t fully agree? A: In the […]
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The Faith of Abraham
DALE RATZLAFF I’ll never forget the revelation I received that day. While it brought a rush of joy to my heart and a sense of God’s presence, I had no […]
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