The Adventist Hope Isn’t Hope
ELMER WIEBE Just another denomination? We are told that Seventh-day Adventism is just another denomination with just a few obscure teachings. In the historical Christianity, the believer’s hope is to […]
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What the Bible Teaches About Spirits, Death, and Hell
JEREMY GRAHAM Following is a comprehensive list of Bible passages that show what the Bible says concerning each of these six points: 1. Man was created in the image of […]
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Comparing Adventism with Christianity
COLLEEN TINKER WRITINGS Adventism The Bible, including Adventist paraphrase The Clear Word. Over 600 published titles with divine revelations and counsel by prophetess Ellen G. White (1827–1915), including The Desire of Ages and The […]
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Stunned By Ty Gibson and David Asscherick
COLLEEN TINKER Last weekend I listened, stunned, to two Adventist sermons preached verse-by-verse. One was from the much-beloved 2 Corinthians 3 passage in which Paul contrasts the covenant of death […]
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God Told Daniel the Future
MARGIE LITTELL with COLLEEN TINKER The people of Israel knew for a long time that God was going to bring in a new covenant for them with new words (commandments). […]
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The Taylor’s Letter to Friends and Family
We are running this faith story by Greg Taylor which he wrote just as he was exiting Adventism over two decades ago. Since we first published this story on our […]
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January 20–26, 2024
Lesson 4: “The Lord Hears and Delivers” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson uses a plethora of psalm fragments to teach that God is near and will […]
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Truth Led Him Out. Truth Led Him Home.
KASPARS OZOLINS “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). On Friday, January 5, 2024, Dale Ratzlaff […]
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My Journey Out of Legalism
CLAY PECK Originally presented as a spoken message on January 15, 2000 I’m calling this message, “My Journey Out of Legalism.” As I thought about that title, it occurred to […]
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January 13–19, 2024
Lesson 3: “The Lord Reigns” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The clearest disclosure of the author’s intentions is found this week in the Teacher’s Comments. Even though the title […]
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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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Can We Really “Lovingly” Obey the Law
COLLEEN TINKER We recently received an email revealing an ongoing confusion which, I believe, is common among many Christians and especially among former Adventists. The questions concerns God’s commands to […]
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January 6–12, 2024
Lesson 2: “Teach Us to Pray” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: Once again the lesson assumes the Adventist worldview is reality, and the Psalms are used as useful aids […]
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No Resolutions For Me!
DARREL CARSON Many years ago, I recognized the futility of making New Year’s resolutions. Rarely was I able to get through the month of January with any of my resolutions […]
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Unmasking the Cultic Spirit
SAMUEL PESTES A cult is a simple structure designed to lock you inside a religious or psychological box. It raises walls all around you ostensibly to protect you from danger. […]
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