2007 October
Editorial
Editorial – Ellen White’s Counsel Regarding the Controversy over the “Daily,” Pt I
Around the turn of the twentieth century, a new view of the daily surfaced in Adventism. This new view was promoted by W. W. Prescott...
Salvation
The Worthlessness of Creature Merit, Part I
Discussions may be entered into by mortals strenuously advocating creature merit, and each man striving for the supremacy, but they simply do not know that all the time, in principle and character, they are misrepresenting the truth as it is in Jesus.
Salvation
How to Overcome the Devil, Part I
Do you suppose that you can overcome Satan on your own? Do you think you are strong enough to do so? There at the cross of Calvary Satan was overcome.
Salvation
God allows us to struggle or to suffer sometimes so we may gain the victory. You may have noticed that this was often the case in the examples given in the Bible. For instance, God saved Daniel in the lions’ den, not from it.
Evangelism
So my present work is preaching to and teaching the historic Seventh-day Adventists in camp meetings and seminars. I am in the pulpit virtually every Sabbath, either near my place of abode, or in some other state.
Faith
False Justification by Faith, Part II
John Janiuk, in his book Great Controversy Endgame II (publisher unknown, 1999), identified points which clearly differentiate between what is true and false justification by faith...
Inspiration
The Pen of Inspiration – Picking Flaws
In the place of coming to God and asking Him to give them a new heart and a new mind, that the transforming influence of the grace of God shall be upon them, they commence to find fault and pick flaws.
Question
Your Bible Questions – Nominal Adventists
QUESTION: To whom was Ellen White referring when she used the term “nominal Adventists” or “nominal churches”?
Health
Restoring the Temple – Simple Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy is a wonderful science that has been used since ancient times. In certain ancient cultures, the use of various baths was their main method of treatment of disease.
Children's Story
Children’s Corner – The Dog That Sold a Book
Yet there was a big black dog lying on the porch, and Leon had the habit of never passing a house with a dog without giving the folks inside a chance to purchase the children’s book he was selling.
Nature
Nature Nugget – Resurrection Plants
These resurrection plants are a lesson in nature reminding us of the resurrection of Christ and the soon resurrection of the righteous dead at His second coming.
Food
Food For Life – Sprouting and Health
Several methods can be used to begin home sprouting—jars, sprout bags, trays, or an automatic sprouter. Regardless of how you grow your sprouts, there are four basics steps:...
Recipe
Recipe – Sprouted Sunflower Seed Pate
Soak 3 cups sunflower seeds 12 to 24 hours. Make sure they are sprouted. When they are sprouted, they will look like the open beak of a bird. When sprouted, blend with 1 cup lemon juice 2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup Bragg Liquid Aminos Blend in a blender by continually pushing the mixture down into ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Delivering God’s Message
October 28, 2007 - November 3, 2007 - Ellen White’s experience in receiving and delivering God’s messages was parallel with the prophets of God in past ages. She was another prophet through whom God gave His messages.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Testing the Prophet’s Claims
November 4, 2007 - November 10, 2007 - Are we justified in testing those who claim divine enlightenment by the messages given through the spirit of prophecy? note: “In these days of peril we are not to accept everything that men bring to us as truth.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Integrity of the Prophetic Message
November 10, 2007 - November 16, 2007 - As Jeremiah delivered an important prophetic message to the leaders of Judah, of what did they accuse him? Who was said to have originated the counsel Jeremiah declared to be from the Lord? Jeremiah 43:2, 3.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Primacy of the Bible
November 17, 2007 - November 23, 2007 - The Bible points to God as its author; yet it was written by human hands; and in the varied style of its different books it presents the characteristics of the several writers. The truths revealed are all ‘given by inspiration of God’ (11 Timothy 3:16);...
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Importance of the Spirit of Prophecy
November 24, 2007 - November 30, 2007 - The testimony of Uriah Smith, one of the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, concerning the influence of the spirit of prophecy on the lives of church members will be helpful:...
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.