There are a number of strong reasons for believing Ellen White was not an ordinary woman. First, hundreds of people witnessed her in vision. It is reported that physicians would examine her while she was in a trance like state and observed that she stopped breathing for hours while maintaining a healthy skin tone and … [Read more…]
The only things we know about God is what He reveals to us. At times God may reveal something that is a mystery to us. Human logic cannot understand the oneness versus the trinity of God. God’s soverignty versus human freewill is a mystery. God’s knowledge of future events without them being predetermined has been … [Read more…]
The question that keeps coming up: How can I be a Seventh-day Adventist if I question some official teachings of the church? 1. I understand Adventism enough to know the internal debates and where there is room for disagreement and opportunity for doctrinal growth. 2. I agree with the fundamental principles that define Adventism while … [Read more…]
After 40 years of studying Adventism, I have concluded that Gospel Adventism is the most consistent and logical application of the SDA doctrines. 1. Jesus was born with a sinless nature. He was the only sinless human to ever exist. 2. Christ’s primary mission was to be the ultimate and final sacrifice for all sin. … [Read more…]
Everyone knows what it is to mourn. As humans we mourn sickness, we mourn suffering, and we mourn the death of loved ones. But how many of us genuinely mourn our sinful nature? Do our hearts break over the times when we have injured others with unchristlike thoughts and actions? Those who know Christ may … [Read more…]
Pride is the deadliest of all sins. It blinds the minds of those who cherish it and eats away at a Christ-like character like spiritual acid. Those full of spiritual pride do the most evil in the name of what is good. They do not realise the nature of their true condition. By looking down … [Read more…]