Necessary Divorce
Beyond Leaving the Adventist Pew TERRY MIRRA Divorce is an ugly word. It evokes images of fighting, legal battles, and dissension of every sort. Divorce is defined as: “total separation; […]
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5. The Father: Spirit or Body
Fundamental Belief #3—God the Father: God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, […]
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We got mail…
History Explains Prophecy I just got my Proclamation! (Thank-you!) and I was reading it (always), and I got to the first letter in the Mail Section and I could not […]
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February 4–10
Lesson 6: “Laying Up Treasure In Heaven” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This is a thinly-veiled appeal to Adventists to “invest” in Adventism and its evangelism in order […]
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Sabbath vs. Sunday: A Non-Issue in the Christian Church
RICHARD FOSTER Coming from an Adventist background it may sound bizarre and even shocking to consider, but the fact is that Sabbath vs. Sunday is a non-issue to the overwhelming […]
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Digging Up the Truth About the Hebrew Roots Movement
DALE RATZLAFF As Peter prophesied in 2 Peter 2:1, there are many “destructive heresies” invading the Christian church. Some are secretly deceptive, and some are boldly confrontive. In this article […]
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4. God: Trinity or Tritheism?
Fundamental Belief #2: There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons. God is immortal, all-powerful, all-knowing, above all, and ever present. He is infinite […]
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We got mail…
Unfulfilled Prophecies The [podcast] on the last half of Daniel 11 was very interesting. You also mentioned other Bible verses that seemed to fit into the 70th-week timeline. In Isaiah 17:1,2 is […]
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January 28–February 3
Lesson 5: “Dealing With Debt” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This lesson cannot fully deal with the debt problem while promoting a false gospel that does not change […]
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Facing Our Former Commanders
NICOLE STEVENSON I’ll never forget the moment. It was early 2010 and I’d only recently left Adventism and discovered the true gospel. It was a quiet afternoon, and I had […]
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A Common Thread in Unity and Adventism
CHERYL GRANGER It all started with a little blue cookbook illustrated with drawings of happy little vegetable people.1 I acquired it when I was a devout Seventh-day Adventist; it was […]
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We got mail…
The Bible Is Starting To Make Sense I just wanted to drop a quick note to thank you for all the information. I’m immersing myself in your podcasts and coming to […]
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3. Introduction to Adventism’s Doctrine of God
The nature of God matters. It matters a great deal. When I first left Adventism, I was offended by people claiming that Adventists worship a different god. I thought this […]
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January 21–27
Lesson 4: “Offerings for Jesus” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The author separates offerings from tithes and makes offerings the sign of our gratitude to God. The lesson […]
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Are We Against Catholics?
COLLEEN TINKER Recently I received an email from a woman who was, it turned out, a Catholic apologist. She was a convert to her religion, and interestingly, she is also […]
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