Ted Wilson Affirms Adventist Distinctives (Part 2)
[KELSIE PETERSEN] Last week, we looked at 10 of the 25 “vital truths” shared by Elder Ted Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, in a sermon at […]
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Category: Doctrine
Stand Against the Devil!
[MARTIN CAREY] “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11). Those of us brought up in […]
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Ted Wilson Affirms Adventist Distinctives (Part 1)
KELSIE PETERSEN While visiting family this past weekend, I happened upon a publication for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. In it was an article taken from Ted Wilson’s […]
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Michael Is Not Jesus, And the Resurrection Is Not a Re-Creation
COLLEEN TINKER This week as I wrote our commentary on next week’s Sabbath School lesson, I realized that it addresses two of the Adventist organization’s persistent but less-well-known teachings. I […]
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Truth is Immutable!
[NICOLE STEVENSON] “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). When I was […]
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Hell is Forever
Coming to Grips With the Biblical Hell [RICHARD FOSTER] From the outset it might be asked why I have chosen to write about such an unpleasant subject as hell. But […]
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How Does The Bible Reveal Its Central Theme?
[JORDAN QUINLEY] Redeemer Catechism Series, Question 4 The Bible’s central theme—salvation by God in and through Jesus Christ—comes to us, not all at once, but over time and space, and […]
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Revelation 17: A Marriage Made in Hell
[PHIL HARRIS] Introduction One of the angels who poured out God’s final wrath now takes us back in time to the two beasts and dragon of chapter thirteen, introducing important […]
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Jesus is the Scapegoat
[COLLEEN TINKER] It’s fascinating to me that one of the most stubbornly-defended Adventist doctrines—besides the obvious doctrine of the Sabbath and the slightly-less-obvious doctrine of “soul sleep”—is their almost-unseen doctrine […]
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Are Adventists “Spiritual Israel”?
[MARGIE LITTELL] Hebrews is an interesting book written to the same people who cried for Jesus to be crucified, and it was written to them after Jesus returned to heaven. […]
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Being Born Again Makes All the Difference
[RICHARD K. FOSTER] I can remember it vividly. Indeed, as an Adventist I went through it for years. You do something you “know” you shouldn’t do or you neglect something […]
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What Is Seventh-day Adventism?
[COLLEEN TINKER] The fall of 2015 has proven to be historic in unexpected ways. One of the most surprising unfolding events has been the campaign of retired Seventh-day Adventist neurosurgeon […]
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In Hermeneutics, Even Little Words Matter
[ELIZABETH INRIG] Our youngest daughter Heather always wanted her hair long. It was blonde with a slight curl, and it wasn’t hard to manage—until it was time to wash it! […]
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How Does Forgiveness Work In Believers?
COLLEEN TINKER The question of repentance and forgiveness in a believer’s life comes up frequently among former Adventists. If Jesus died once for all, if we are saved on the […]
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Letters from Jesus
Revelation 2, 3 RICHARD TINKER Richard Tinker preached this sermon at Redeemer Fellowship on July 17, 2022. Jordan Quinley read the letters to the churches. The sermon is available on […]
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