Christ Makes Us Relevant
DARREL CARSON | Off grid loving and sharing Jesus As a child, I learned about “god”, and while still in my teens I had already started to hate him. In […]
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Know The Way
MARTIN CAREY | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Assurance Ministries Board Member Two weeks ago, I was driving near Loma Linda and saw an old, battered sign taped […]
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9. Romans On the New Covenant
JERRY RECTOR | Physician Romans is quite a primer on the New Covenant, and I seem to notice something different each time I study it, though I don’t pretend to understand all […]
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Good News For Dads
This special Father’s Day message was preached by Dale Ratzlaff on Father’s Day in 2016. DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Good morning and happy Father’s Day. This […]
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Who Is Your Husband?
Understanding Romans 7 and 8 DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) I believe that Romans 7:1-6, when fully understood within the context of Romans 7 and 8, will […]
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The Adventist/Protestant Dilemma
MYLES CHRISTIAN | Host, Answering Adventism What is the Law/Gospel Distinction? It has been the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s appeal since their inception that they stand on the shoulders of the […]
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Was Paul’s Gospel Actually Christ’s Gospel?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Can we be certain that the gospel Paul claims to have received “through a revelation of Jesus Christ” […]
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Is The Cross of Jesus a Big Deal For You?
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Why do evangelicals make such a big deal about the cross? The cross and the resurrection are God’s provision for saving humanity. […]
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Overthrowing the Son: How Adventism Denies God His Glory
KASPARS OZOLINS | Assistant Professor, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary At times, we all ought to wisely stop rushing through our busy lives and ponder an important question, “What on […]
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This Man Receives Sinners
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) One of the easiest sections of Scripture from which a hurried pastor can craft an acceptable sermon is Luke 15. […]
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What Is the Meaning of the Cross?
DALE RATZLAFF | Before exploring the meaning of Jesus’ atonement, I want to start with an explanation of my hermeneutical presuppositions. First, I believe the New Testament explains the Old,1 […]
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Do I Need To Be Perfect?
Sinless Perfection Or Faith and Repentance RICHARD FOSTER | As former Adventists we have all heard the reasoning. No disobedient person will enter heaven, therefore only those who perfectly keep […]
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Dale Ratzlaff’s Memorial Homily
RICHARD TINKER | Introduction I am honored to be here and to speak at Dale’s service. He has spoken so much into my life that changed me and my direction […]
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Now Is the Right Time to Claim Salvation
MIKE MEHARRY Ellen White wrote several times that one cannot say “I am saved”: No man can say I am saved until he has endured test and trial, until he has […]
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The Adventist Hope Isn’t Hope
ELMER WIEBE Just another denomination? We are told that Seventh-day Adventism is just another denomination with just a few obscure teachings. In the historical Christianity, the believer’s hope is to […]
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