2002 November
Editorial
Editorial – The Accommodation Principle
One of the devil’s principal tools, that he has used with overwhelming success, is the accommodation principle. The accommodation principle is simply the fact that both the human body and mind have the capacity to adapt themselves automatically to the situations in which an individual finds himself.
Church
Adventism and Spiritualism, Part II
For many years we, as Seventh-day Adventists, have thought that we were not susceptible to the dangers of spiritualism because of our understanding from the Bible on the state of the dead.
Daily Living
"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
Daily Living
God wants us to give praise and thanksgiving; that is His will for us. Surely true, sincere thankfulness cannot be commanded, but it will come naturally as we enter into the experience of faith and as we recognize God’s goodness to us.
Doctrine
Remember The Sabbath Day . . . Part III
The Sabbath is not to be a day of useless idleness. Both in the home and in the church a spirit of service is to be manifested. He who gave us six days for our temporal work has blessed and sanctified the seventh day and set it apart for Himself.
Doctrine
The Race to Contact the Dead, Part II
The fascination with death, and the realization of the impossibility of escape from death, has led many into a race to contact the dead. The phenomenon of claiming to contact the dead is becoming almost common place.
Health
Many take a wrong view of the health reform and adopt too poor a diet. They subsist upon a cheap, poor quality of food, prepared without care or reference to the nourishment of the system.
Inspiration
From the Pen of Inspiration – Offer Unto God Thanksgiving
We are to praise him by tangible service, by doing all we can to advance the glory of his name. By improving our intrusted talents, we are to offer God thanksgiving.
Health
Restoring the Temple – The Nervous System
The nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves. The main cell that makes up nervous tissue is the neuron. It is estimated that there are 100 billion neurons in the brain.
Children's Story
Children’s Story – The Golden Windows
And then I think that many times it helps to get a different view of things. You remember the story of the golden windows, do you not? A little boy who had very few pretty things in his own home because his parents were poor,
Nature
Nature Nugget – Pelagic Tubenoses
Tubenoses are a group of marine birds that spend the majority of their lives at sea, only coming to land to nest. Members of this group include the well known albatrosses and the lesser known shearwaters and petrels.
Food, Recipe
Food for Life – Black Bean Casserole and Pumpkin Pie
"Eat simple, wholesome food, and eat it with thanksgiving. God will cooperate with you in preserving your health if you eat with care, refusing to put unnecessary burdens on the stomach. God has graciously made the path of nature sure and safe, wide enough for all who will walk in it. He has given for ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Hour of His Judgment
December 1–7, 2002 - "Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." Revelation 14:7.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Heavenly Sanctuary
December 8–14, 2002 - As the earthly sanctuary was cleansed and the sins were removed, what must be done in the heavenly sanctuary, and when? Daniel 8:14; Hebrews 9:23.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Second Angel’s Message
December 15–21, 2002 - "Thus the substance of the second angel’s message is again given to the world by that other angel who lightens the earth with his glory. These messages all blend in one, to come before the people in the closing days of this earth’s history.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Third Angel’s Message
December 22–28, 2002 - The third angel’s message has been sent forth to the world, warning men against receiving the mark of the beast or of his image in their foreheads or in their hands. To receive this mark means to come to the same decision as the beast has done,...
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.