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Distortion of the Afterlife

June 18, 2020 Stephen Pitcher 2015-4 Proclamation!, Adventist Doctrines, Doctrine, State of the Dead, Stephen Pitcher

This article is excerpted from a forthcoming book by Stephen Pitcher on the Adventist “devotional paraphrase” of the Bible, The Clear Word (TCW). Written by Jack Blanco when he was […]

Understanding Adventist Terms

June 4, 2020 Proclamation! 2007-5 Proclamation!, Colleen Tinker, Doctrine, Feature, Jeremy Graham

COLLEEN TINKERJEREMY GRAHAM In this article we share a (non-comprehensive) list of terms which, within Adventism, have different definitions than they have in evangelical Christianity. This difference in definitions results […]

Evaluating a Deceptive Dialogue with Adventists

May 28, 2020 Kaspars Ozolins Doctrine, Feature

Of all the 19th century Restorationist movements (including Mormonism and Jehovah’s Witnesses––just to name the two most familiar to evangelicals), Seventh-day Adventism has undeniably made the most headway toward evangelical […]

To Whom Did Jesus Pray?

May 14, 2020 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature, Jesus

The Trinity is a mystery God does not fully explain to us; at the same time, we know that God is One and that all three persons of the Trinity […]

The Case for Inerrancy

May 7, 2020 Rick Barker Doctrine, Feature

In this blog I will lay out my foundation for the inerrancy of Scripture. I won’t claim that the work or ideas are my own. My presentation of this case […]

I Asked My Husband About Sovereignty

April 24, 2020 Nicole Stevenson Doctrine, Feature

One of the many blessings I’ve been thanking God for during this season of unknowns and quarantine mandates has been the unexpected time I’ve had with my husband to discuss […]

Death To All Law-Breakers

April 16, 2020 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature

I had a most surprising email last week from a 15-year-old Adventist who has begun reading about Adventism and is convinced it is wrong. This person wrote: “A lot of […]

More Deadly than COVID-19

April 9, 2020 Kaspars Ozolins Doctrine, Feature

I won’t waste time setting the context we all currently find ourselves in. Each of us feels it more acutely than could ever be described in words. If even a […]

Sanctification Is Not My Work

April 2, 2020 Phillip Harris Doctrine, Feature

Introduction In the last blog I wrote on the subject of godly love as being what distinguishes biblical Christians from all others here on earth. As I was completing that […]

Truth Anchors Us In Strange Times

April 2, 2020 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature

These are strange times. None of us alive today has lived through a pandemic in which countries around the world have been “shut down” to one degree or another. People […]

Are the Red Words More Inspired?

March 12, 2020 Rick Barker Doctrine, Feature

I think it is important for all of us to periodically revisit our thoughts and assumptions about God and His Word. We are all; hopefully, growing in our knowledge and […]

Are There Two Resurrections?

March 12, 2020 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature

We recently received a response to our podcast about what happens when we die. The reader asked a good question that we share with you here along with our answer. […]

God’s Judgment Source of Adventism’s Proof-Texting

March 5, 2020 Margie Littell Colleen Tinker, Doctrine, Feature, Investigative Judgment, Margie Littell

By Margie Littell and Colleen Tinker One of the most profound ways we see God’s great love to us is in understanding that He has given us His eternal […]

Dear Young Progressive Adventist

March 5, 2020 Nicole Stevenson Doctrine, Feature

Dear young progressive Adventist, I pray that you’ll be able to read this in the tone I mean it to have. It’s not my goal to shame you but to […]

Get Out of Jail—Free!

February 7, 2020 Martin Carey Doctrine, Feature

“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, […]