We have two lessons remaining in this quarter, and thus it is time for us to begin to wrap up everything we have covered thus far, and to tie up any remaining issues that haven't yet been addressed. This week's lesson covers Romans 12 and 13, which are extremely straightforward when compared with the previous chapters, which were quite theologicall
There are two major topics we need to cover in Romans 9: Predestination and Israel—two topics which have often been a point of debate between Adventists and other Christians. I will begin with predestination. I have spent many years debating the issue of predestination with Calvinists. Those debates often revolve around “predestination” pass
This week’s Sabbath School lesson explores the third chapter of Romans, where the idea of "salvation by grace through faith" is first introduced: But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that
On October 22, 2015, the 171st anniversary of the Great Disappointment of 1844, Spectrum Magazine published an article entitled, “1844 - Pillar of Faith or Mortal Wound?” According to the author, “the viability of 1844 as a prophetic marker continues to depend heavily on isolated proof-texts. It seems Adventist scholars who defend 1844 as an unmova
In a couple of days people will be flocking to Louisville, Kentucky, for this year’s Generation. Youth. Christ. (GYC) convention. I remember my excitement and fervor as I left the corridors of this same city five years ago at the end of GYC 2010, with the theme Unashamed. GYC is driven by a sense of calling for mission as God’s chosen people and ch
