About the Author
Dale Ratzlaff was a conservative, fourth generation Seventh-day Adventist (SDA). He received all his formal education in SDA schools, graduated from the Seventh-day Adventist seminary, pastored two Seventh-day Adventist churches, and taught Bible in a Seventh-day Adventist school for seven years. In the 1980s, while nearing the end of his doctoral program at Andrews University, he became convinced that the SDA doctrine of the investigative judgment and cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary could not be supported by Scripture, was contrary to clear biblical teaching and undermined the new covenant gospel of grace.
His conference president told him that he either had to promise to teach all of the Fundamental Beliefs of the SDA church or resign. Because he could not do this in clear conscience, Pastor Ratzlaff with his wife Carolyn, who was a denominationally employed Bible worker, left the SDA denomination. Since that time, Pastor Ratzlaff has written four books dealing with Adventist issues.
In 2000 Dale and Carolyn Ratzlaff, working with Richard and Colleen Tinker, started Life Assurance Minis-tries, Inc., a non-profit corporation that publishes the bimonthly journal, Proclamation! which is sent free of charge to approximately 35,000 homes at this writing. This has been a faith ministry from its inception.
Dale Ratzlaff also manages LAM Publications, LLC which publishes and sells a number of books written by former Adventists. These combined ministries have helped thousands make the difficult transition from Adventism to healthy evangelical churches.
Dedication
To all the former Adventists who were brave enough to search out the foundations of their faith; who believe that truth needs no other foundation than honest investigation under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and a willingness to follow truth when it is revealed; who found the simple new covenant gospel of God’s grace and measured their life and theology by its truth.
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