Are You Being Led By a Judas Goat?
MICHAEL PURSLEY There is an old story that emerged years ago from the stockyards in Chicago. The stock handlers could not find an effective way to get the sheep from […]
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2. The Mosaic (Old) Covenant
Last time we learned that covenants usually have a promise or promises and a sign. Some covenants are conditional and some are unconditional. We briefly looked at two biblical covenants, […]
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October 8–14
QUARTER FOUR—ON DEATH AND DYING AND THE FUTURE HOPE Lesson 3: “Understanding Human Nature” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems With This Lesson: This classic Adventist apologetic for the physicality of man […]
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Walter Martin and My Discovery of Galatians I always read with great interest the testimonies of how the Lord delivered formers from the cult of Adventism. Every former Adventist has […]
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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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The Gospel Overwhelmed My Adventism
[MANUELA BOSCIA WITH COLLEEN TINKER] Editor’s Note: This email came to Life Assurance Ministries this week. We reprint it here with the author’s permission. I’m a 37-year-old woman; I live […]
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1. What Is a Covenant?
Introduction Growing up in Seventh-day Adventism, I was taught what is often referred to as the “proof-texting” method of Biblical interpretation. Because I used the Bible in a very fragmented […]
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October 1–7
QUARTER FOUR—ON DEATH AND DYING AND THE FUTURE HOPE Lesson 2: “Death In a Sinful World” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: The lesson opens with Lucifer being envious […]
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Perfect Timing I read your article, “Freedom from Adventist Trauma” and I was floored! I thank God for your ministry on an almost daily basis, but this article came at […]
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Heaven Rules
[COLLEEN TINKER] Richard and I slowly opened bleary eyes about 3:20 AM on Monday to watch the livestream of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service at Westminster Abbey. No one does […]
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The True Church Not an Institution
[CHRIS BADENHORST] Many Christian denominational creeds or statements of faith describe the nature of the Christian Church in the language of The Nicene Creed (AD 325) as the “one, holy, […]
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12. “But how about the Testimonies?”
Many of the brethren, after listening to Scripture evidences of my position, have admitted that from the standpoint of the scriptures, the teaching appeared sound; but invariably they would remark […]
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Septemer 24–30
QUARTER FOUR—ON DEATH AND DYING AND THE FUTURE HOPE Lesson 1: “Rebellion in the Universe” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: The title of the quarterly is wrong, establishing […]
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Adventism’s Replacement Theology I am a “former” who left Adventism about 30 years ago. In a discussion with one of my sisters, the subject of “spiritual Israel” came up. Would […]
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Freedom from Adventist Trauma
[COLLEEN TINKER] If there is any effect of Adventism—besides the worldview—that we formers share in common, it is some form of trauma. Of course, not everyone shares the same types […]
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