The Truth About Seventh Day Adventist Inter-Church/Interfaith Relations

The questions are still asked: “Why mingle with other Christians? Is this not a betrayal of Adventist identity, message, and mission?” To these, our unequivocal answer is no, it is not. The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church cannot be fulfilled without mingling as Jesus did. Fears and objections are part of human experience, but […]
The Five Solas of the Reformation
Sola Scriptura: The Scripture Alone is the Standard The doctrine that the Bible alone is the ultimate authority was the “Formal Principle” of the Reformation. In 1521 at the historic interrogation of Luther at the Diet of Worms, he declared his conscience to be captive to the Word of God saying, “Unless I am overcome with […]
The Five Solas

These five statements sum up what lies at the heart of Protestant belief: By Grace alone (Sola Gratia) Through Faith alone (Sola Fide) In Christ alone (Solus Christus) According to Scripture alone (Sola Scriptura) For God’s Glory alone (Soli Deo Gloria) Sola Gratia (Grace alone) Salvation is the free gift of God to man. It is given by God’s Grace […]
Parousia Second Coming of Jesus Christ- God’s Redemptive Love

Parousia Second Coming of Jesus Christ- God’s Redemptive Love When the Bible says that “God is love” [1 John 4:8, 16], it doesn’t mean that one of His attributes is love. It means that He is love. It means that love is the essence of His nature. Because of this, we need to understand everything about […]
Parousia Second Coming of Jesus Christ- The Sin Problem

Parousia Second Coming of Jesus Christ- The Sin Problem The gospel is God’s solution to the sin problem. So it is important to begin our study of the gospel by first understanding sin. Too often we try to understand the solution God has prepared for us in Christ (the gospel) without first recognizing the full […]
Confession, Repentence, Forgiveness: Which Comes First?

The underlying message for us is that God’s forgiveness has no limit just as His agape love has no limit, for God is love! When we come to see more of the depth of His love and His sacrifice then our hearts and minds will be changed and as new creatures in Christ, we also, […]
Encyclical Letter Laudato Si”of the Holy Father Francis on Care of our Common Home

“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”.In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “Praise be to you, my Lord, through […]
Did Paula White Lead President Trump to Christ?

Paula White is a televangelist and recently recounted one of her favorite stories — about when Donald Trump reached out to her in 2011 for guidance on a possible White House run. “Would you bring some people around me to pray?” she said he asked her. “I really want to hear from God.” Paula White […]
The Cross and the Atonement

To study and appreciate the love of God will be the theme studied in all eternity. Here are some precious thoughts for our contemplation, praying that the Holy Spirit would touch our hearts and minds. Christ’s physical suffering on the cross, terrible as it was, played no part in our atonement. The cross not only […]
Young Religious Nones: Who is Replacing Older Christians?

The United States is steadily becoming less Christian and the number of people with no religion is rising. Those are the twin headlines from the latest Pew Research report released Thursday (Oct. 17), which shows a dramatic decline in American religious habits over the course of a decade. The report, an aggregation of yearly political […]