Why I Left Seventh-day Adventism
RONALD N. EMANUEL | Former Third-Generation Adventist | Leaving the Seventh-day Adventist Church was one of the most difficult spiritual decisions I have ever made. For years, I was committed […]
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Category: Gospel
Christ Follower: You Are Righteous
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) We at Life Assurance Ministries often refer to the simple gospel of God’s grace in Christ in our communication with others. Some […]
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The Christ Event and the Spirit of Prophecy
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Resurrection Sunday found two unnamed, sorrowing disciples walking the seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. As they recounted the tragic events of […]
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Rebuilt by the Word of Truth
DEBORAH PRATT | Life Assurance Ministries’ Online Moderator As I begin this blog entry, I’m thinking of Mary and Martha in the gospels. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived in Bethany (John 11). […]
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God Rescued Me!
DANIELA HAYES | Seeker of Truth The last time I told my testimony was at my Adventist boarding school in 2016 during my senior year of high school. I was […]
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“These Stones Will Cry Out!”
KASPARS OZOLINS | Assistant Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary The gospel of Luke conveys the electric atmosphere of Christ’s triumphal entry by reporting a brief exchange between […]
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I Was Approached By Suffering
JOHNNY | Teen Believer Jesus hasn’t approached me in any special way, like in a vision or in a dream; and He doesn’t approach most of us that way. If […]
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Do Adventists preach another gospel?
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) There are two extremes that the Church must continually face; either of which could prove fatal. Like driving down a road while […]
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Why do so many reject assurance of eternal life?
MIKE GENDRON | Proclaiming the Gospel: A Ministry to Roman Catholics Several years ago a pastor in Pennsylvania, concerned for the salvation of the many Roman Catholics in his community, […]
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ζωή: Life in John’s Gospel
DARREL CARSON | Off the grid and loving Jesus If there is one thing I remember about my life as a newborn Christian, it is the fact that everything was […]
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The Promise That Led Us Out
BEN AND DELINA MCPHAULL | Faith Story When Ben and Delina McPhaull married, their vows included (Ben): I promise to guide, protect and provide for you, so together we can […]
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If what you believe is not biblical, would you want to know?
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine The voice on the phone was intense and agitated; the young woman speaking to me was bright and articulate—but confused. She considered herself a former Adventist […]
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The Gospel is Good News!
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) The New Testament makes it clear that obedience to the law is neither a good definition of the righteousness of God nor […]
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How can I be born again?
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Adventism uniquely marks all of us who have lived inside that worldview. Everything we thought we knew was tainted, just “a quarter of a turn” off. […]
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Why repeat the Gospel?
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Republished and edited from Proclamation!, November/December 2008 Question: Why do you keep repeating your understanding of the gospel? Answer: In this world of good […]
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