Daniel 2: A Dream Certain and Sure
PHIL HARRIS Introduction The Bible as well as secular history indicate that there were two, father and son, who went by the name Nebuchadnezzar. While the father sat on the […]
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11. More Bible Texts Compared
The purpose of this chapter is to collect a number of passages from The Clear Word and its editions that do not fit neatly into one of the subjects studied […]
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October 21–27, 2023
Lesson 4: “Sharing God’s Mission” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: Abraham is represented as an example of great love for his neighbors and as an intercessor for the […]
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Jesus Claims the Keys
MARTIN CAREY On one fateful afternoon of darkness, three men hung on their crosses, waiting for the end. That afternoon marked not only the end of their lives; but also […]
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10. The Clear Word On Hell
The Seventh-day Adventist belief about hell is one of its distinctive differences from evangelical Christianity. Adventism says that hell is a temporary punishment resulting in the wicked’s being annihilated, never […]
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October 14–20, 2023
Lesson 3: “God’s Call to Mission” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The lesson uses Abraham as the central example of being called for “mission”, an appropriation of the […]
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Jesus Worked in the Tomb
MYLES CHRISTIAN One doesn’t need to interact with a Seventh-day Adventist for very long before running into the claim that Jesus was “resting in the tomb on the seventh day […]
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9. The Clear Word on Death and the Afterlife
STEPHEN PITCHER Within Adventism death and the afterlife are explained in one way: the dead, both the saved and the unsaved, remain in an unconscious state from the moment of […]
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October 7–13, 2023
Lesson 2: “God’s Mission to Us: Part 2” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This lesson is another frustrating piece that uses normal-sounding Christian words, such as “mission” and “disciples” […]
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8. The Clear Word On the Sanctuary, 1844, and the Investigative Judgment
The Investigative Judgment (IJ) is unique. No other church (except a few Adventist offshoots) teaches an IJ that began on Oct. 22, 1844, in the second compartment of the heavenly […]
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September 30–October 6, 2023
Lesson 1: “God’s Mission to Us: Part 1” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This quarter’s focus is encouraging individual proselytizing. The lesson is based on the paradigm of […]
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What Is the [True] Church?
RICHARD FOSTER A very important issue that comes up for those transitioning out of Adventism is the question of the church. Where should I go to church when there are […]
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7. The Clear Word On the Sabbath
The seventh-day Sabbath is one of the distinguishing marks of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In fact, Sabbath-keeping has been at the heart of the “Adventist message” since the 1840’s after […]
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September 23–29, 2023
Lesson 14: “Ephesians In the Heart” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The lesson diminishes the point of Ephesians by overlooking the place of the cross in God’s creating one […]
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Our Glorious Christ Revealed
NICOLE STEVENSON As Colleen Tinker and I have been working our way through Daniel and Revelation for the Former Adventist Podcast, I’ve noticed my heart changing in unexpected ways. I […]
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